Lesson 4: Pronunciation
Pronunciation
Neutral Accent Contrasted with Glide Accent before Rising Terminal Contour
Pronunciation exercise number 2
- pik
- tsʾíib
- ʾek
- máakʾ
- bʾat
- bʾáat
- koj
- kóok
- ʾukʾ
- kúuk
Pronunciation
Neutral Accent Contrasted with Level Accent before Rising Terminal Contour
Pronunciation exercise number 3
- pik
- pìik
- ʾek
- ʾèekʾ
- bakʾ
- bàak
- chʾom
- chʾòom
- ʾukʾ
- mùukʾ
Pronunciation
Neutral Accent Contrasted with Glide Accent in the Next-to-the-last Syllable before Rising Terminal Contour
Pronunciation exercise number 4
- chan kimen
- k u kíimil
- k a wenel
- k a éemel
- t u y ajal
- t u báanal
- k u y okʾol
- k u y óokʾot
- k u lukʾul
- k u lúubul
- le pikoʾ
- le tsʾíiboʾ
- le ʾekoʾ
- le méekʾoʾ
- le batoʾ
- le báatoʾ
- le kojoʾ
- le kóokoʾ
- le ʾukʾoʾ
- le kúukoʾ
Pronunciation
Neutral Accent Contrasted with Level Accent in the Next-to-the-last Syllable before Rising Terminal Contour
Pronunciation exercise number 5
- chan kimen
- chan jìitil
- k a wenel
- k a bèetik
- t u y ajal
- chan bàanal
- t u y okol
- chan ʾòokol
- k u lukʾul
- chan lùubul
- le pikoʾ
- le pìikoʾ
- le ʾekoʾ
- le pèekoʾ
- le bakʾoʾ
- le bʾàakoʾ
- le chʾomoʾ
- le chʾòomoʾ
- le ʾukʾoʾ
- le mùukʾoʾ
Pronunciation
Glide Accent Contrasted with Level Accent before Rising Terminal Contour
Pronunciation exercise number 6
- chan míis
- chan j mìis
- chan léech
- chan léek
- chan máak
- chan màak
- chan pʾóok
- chan bòok
- chan kúuk
- chan pùut
Pronunciation
Pronunciation exercise number 7
- k u jíitʾil
- chan jìitʾil
- k u y éemel
- chan ʾèemel
- k u káajal
- chan kàajal
- k u xóotʾol
- chan xòotʾol
- k u xúulul
- chan xùulul
- le míisoʾ
- le j mìisoʾ
- le léechoʾ
- le lèekoʾ
- le máakoʾ
- le màakoʾ
- le pʾóokoʾ
- le bòokoʾ
- le kúukoʾ
- le pùutoʾ
Pronunciation
Broken Syllables
Pronunciation exercise number 8
- xiʾik
- teʾex
- baʾal
- toʾon
- tuʾux
- maʾalob
Pronunciation
Broken Syllables Contrasted with Glide Syllables
Pronunciation exercise number 9
- síis
- siʾis
- kéex
- teʾex
- yáax
- yaʾax
- nóol
- toʾon
- kúuk
- kuʾuk
Pronunciation
Broken Syllables Contrasted with Glide Syllables
Pronunciation exercise number 10
- pʾíilij
- pʾiʾilij
- jéepʾij
- jeʾepij
- sáatsij
- saʾatsij
- xóotij
- xoʾotij
- múutsʾij
- muʾutsʾij