| Samala has two consonant
sounds that don't occur in English at all. |
| x |
This sound is a raspy "H." It's like the "J" in Spanish baja
or the "CH" in German Bach. |
| The x sound can occur anywhere
in a Samala word: |
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at the beginning: |
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 xus |
"bear" |
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in the middle: |
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taxama |
"skunk" |
xus |
taxama |
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 ixpan  |
"acorn" |
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at the end: |
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tx |
"eye, face" |
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ax |
"bow, weapon" |
tx |
ax |
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Remember not to pronounce
Samala x like either "X" in Xerox. |
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| The second Samala sound that doesn't
occur in English is more unusual. |
| q |
This sound is a "K" that"s pronounced further
back in the throat than regular Samala k
or English "K" |
| The q sound can
occur anywhere in a Samala word: |
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at the beginning: |
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qap |
"leaf, feather" |
| |
qsi |
"sun, day" |
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in the middle: |
qap |
qsi |
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aqiwo |
"star" |
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aqan |
"to die, be dead" |
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at the end: |
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itaq |
"to hear, listen" |
aqan |
itaq |
