Lesson 14: Pronunciation

01

Pronunciation

  • Both t and k occur in Maya in initial clusters before any consonant. Listen carefully and repeat.

Clusters of t or k plus consonant

Pronunciation exercise number 1

  • t bisaj
  • t páanaj
  • t tàasaj
  • t kolaj
  • t tsolaj
  • t chakaj
02

Pronunciation

  • Both t and k occur in Maya in initial clusters before any consonant. Listen carefully and repeat.

Clusters of t or k plus consonant

Pronunciation exercise number 2

  • t pʾilaj
  • t tʾanaj
  • t kʾamaj
  • t tsʾaj
  • t chʾíijsaj
03

Pronunciation

  • Both t and k occur in Maya in initial clusters before any consonant. Listen carefully and repeat.

Clusters of t or k plus consonant

Pronunciation exercise number 3

  • t manaj
  • t náʾataj
  • t lúʾsaj
  • t resolbértaj
  • t wèensaj
  • t y éeyaj
04

Pronunciation

  • Both t and k occur in Maya in initial clusters before any consonant. Listen carefully and repeat.

Clusters of t or k plus consonant

Pronunciation exercise number 4

  • t sèen tóokaj
  • tséentej
  • t xokaj
  • chokoj
05

Pronunciation

  • Both t and k occur in Maya in initial clusters before any consonant. Listen carefully and repeat.

Clusters of t or k plus consonant

Pronunciation exercise number 5

  • tʾúʾul
  • t ʾúʾulsaj
  • toʾ
  • t jóʾsaj
06

Pronunciation

  • Both t and k occur in Maya in initial clusters before any consonant. Listen carefully and repeat.

Clusters of t or k plus consonant

Pronunciation exercise number 6

  • k bin
  • k páan
  • k tàal
  • k kòol
  • t tsòol
  • k chàak
07

Pronunciation

  • Both t and k occur in Maya in initial clusters before any consonant. Listen carefully and repeat.

Clusters of t or k plus consonant

Pronunciation exercise number 7

  • k pʾìis
  • k tʾàan
  • k kʾàam
  • k tsʾàak
  • k chʾíijil
08

Pronunciation

  • Both t and k occur in Maya in initial clusters before any consonant. Listen carefully and repeat.

Clusters of t or k plus consonant

Pronunciation exercise number 8

  • k máan
  • k náʾat
  • k lúʾum
  • k rèey
  • k wenel
  • k y éeymaj
  • k siʾ
  • k xìik
09

Pronunciation

  • Both t and k occur in Maya in initial clusters before any consonant. Listen carefully and repeat.

Clusters of t or k plus consonant

Pronunciation exercise number 9

  • kʾúʾum
  • k ʾúʾuymaj
  • kàan
  • k jàantmaj
10

Pronunciation

  • Both t and k occur in Maya in initial clusters before any consonant. Listen carefully and repeat.

Clusters of t or k plus consonant

Pronunciation exercise number 10

  • kíʾimak ʾóol
  • kíʾimak k ʾóol
  • tòoj ʾóol
  • tòoj k ʾóol
  • jach kʾajóol
  • jach k kʾajóol
  • ʾu láakʾ ʾéet tàal
  • ʾu láakʾ k ʾéet tàal
  • tak ʾíitsʾin
  • tak k ʾíitsʾin
  • ʾum pʾíit kʾóol
  • ʾum pʾíit k ʾòojliʾ
11

Pronunciation

  • In lessons 01.05.02 and 02.11.02, we presented certain Maya intonation patterns. In lesson 03.13.02, we presented some of these in minimally contrasting pairs. Here we present further minimum differences. The contrast in this exercise is between the very common patterns low falling intonation and medium level intonation. this contrast is approximately that between period (.) and comma (,) in usual orthography. Listen carefully and repeat:

Contrasting Sets of Maya Intonation Patterns (Continued)

Pronunciation exercise number 11

  • ká xíʾikech
  • ká kʾuchkech
  • ké xáanchajkech
  • ká xáanchajkech
  • in jàantej
  • ʾin jàantej
  • le wayaʾ
  • jéʾ a tàasikeʾ
12

Pronunciation

  • The contrast in what follows is between level intonational contour and falling. Listen carefully and repeat:

Contrasting Sets of Maya Intonation Patterns (Continued)

Pronunciation exercise number 12

  • màastal
  • tún màastal
  • xáantal
  • wá báʾax
  • sèen yáʾab
  • tíʾ
13

Pronunciation

  • In the following the contrast is between intonation levels medium and low. Listen carefully and repeat:

Contrasting Sets of Maya Intonation Patterns (Continued)

Pronunciation exercise number 13

  • yanakech
  • tojol
  • ʾu tojol
  • ʾin w ilej
  • a w ilej
14

Pronunciation

  • In the following the contrast is between intonation levels high and medium. Listen carefully and repeat:

Contrasting Sets of Maya Intonation Patterns (Continued)

Pronunciation exercise number 14

  • yáʾab
  • rádyoj
  • ràadyoj
15

Pronunciation

  • In the following exercise the contrast presented is between level intonational terminal contour and rising. Listen carefully and repeat:

Contrasting Sets of Maya Intonation Patterns (Continued)

Pronunciation exercise number 15

  • leloʾ bèey
  • máasimáʾ
  • doktor
  • ʾestàados ʾunìidos
  • ʾúuchik in síijleʾ