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exercise LII

§ 310. Sounds of d and g aspirated

d and g aspirated ( or vh, ġ or gh) are pronounced in exactly the same way.

§ 311.

A. At the end of words, and ġ are SILENT
B. In the middle of words, and ġ are SILENT
C. At the beginning of words:

and ġ slender are sounded as y
and ġ broad have a guttural sound not in English, and which we will represent by the Greek gamma ( γ ).

 

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16

 

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