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A photo of the Wells Commons signs

Wells Commons

Address: Wells Commons, University of 海角社区

mawikamikw= community meeting house

Pronunciation Guide

z 鈥� is a gutteral sound. (place a finger on the bottom of your throat and say 鈥渁h,鈥� when
you say alpha the throat is more tense, and the sound is made lower in the throat.
a 鈥� like a in father
e 鈥� this is a short 鈥渆鈥� like in 鈥渉en鈥�
r 鈥� is a very subtle sound, almost like it isn鈥檛 there, like the 鈥渁鈥� in idea.
c 鈥� sounds like the 鈥渏鈥�
f 鈥� sounds like 鈥渃h鈥� as in 鈥渃hime.鈥�
h 鈥� there are two types. (1) (unaspirated) sounds like a 鈥測鈥� when it has vowels around it,
(2) (aspirated) sound like 鈥渉,鈥� we breathe through it more 鈥渉er鈥�
g 鈥� like the aspirated 鈥渉鈥� but with a quick 鈥渨鈥� following
I 鈥� is always short like in 鈥渋n鈥�
k 鈥� sounds like a 鈥済鈥�
u 鈥� is the hard 鈥渒,鈥� as in 鈥渒ite鈥�
j 鈥� sounds like a 鈥済鈥� with a aspirated 鈥渨鈥�
v 鈥� is the hard 鈥渒,鈥� as in 鈥渒ite,鈥� with a 鈥渨鈥� like 鈥渜uick鈥�
l 鈥� sounds like an 鈥渓鈥�
m 鈥� sounds like an 鈥渕鈥�
n 鈥� sounds like an 鈥渘鈥�
o 鈥� is the long 鈥渙鈥� as in 鈥渓oon.鈥�
p 鈥� sounds like 鈥渂鈥�
b 鈥� sounds like 鈥減鈥�
s 鈥� sounds like a 鈥渮鈥�
d 鈥� sounds like 鈥渟鈥�
t 鈥� sounds like 鈥渄鈥�
x 鈥� sounds like 鈥渢鈥�
w 鈥� sounds like 鈥渨鈥�
y 鈥� sounds like 鈥測鈥�

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