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Consonants in Sesotho phrasebook
Consonants in Sesotho phrasebook
b�
same as English, only fully voiced
bj�
pronounced as above, followed by either the s as in vision or the j as in yarn
d�
same as English as an allophone of l that only occurs before i and u
f�
same as English
fj�
pronounced as above, followed by sh as in she
h�
same as English, voiced or unvoiced; it's an allophone, either way
j�
as in vision or jam
k�
as in skill, only unaspirated
kh�
fully aspirated k, which occurs mostly in old loanwords and ideophones
l�
same in English
m�
same in English
n�
same in English
ng�
as in sing
ny�
as in onion or Spanish "el niño"
p�
as in spit, only unaspirated
ph�
fully aspirated p
pj�
pronounced as p, followed by sh as in she
pjh�
aspirated pj
s�
same as English
sh�
as in shoe
t�
as in stalk, only unaspirated
th�
aspirated t
tj�
as in which, only unaspirated
tjh�
aspirated tj
ts�
as in cats, only unaspirated
tsh�
aspirated ts
w�
same in English
y�
as in yarn
Tricky Consonants
hl�
kg�
as in the way the Scottish say loch
r�
as in French, only soft; originally pronounced as an alveolar rolled lingual
tl�
tlh�
aspirated tl
q�
qh�
aspirated q
nq�
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