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Letter gg

CONTENTS: [ Writing Animation | Pronunciation Notes | Exercises ]

Writing Animation:
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The detached letter gg: [implosive voiced velar stop] [SOUND]
A word-initial gg:

a talk, a matter

[SOUND]
ggaalihi [see note below]
A word-medial gg: only, merely [SOUND]
ruggo
A word-final gg: turban [SOUND]
pagga

Note: there is a difference between the printed version of medial "h" on this website (as in ggaalihi   'a talk, a matter' ) and the handwritten one (same word: ggaalihi  ). See more on this on the h-info page.

Pronunciation Notes

This letter represents the implosive consonant [gg], and is a sound that is not present in English, nor is it found in any other European or South Asian language. It is formed in the mouth in the same way as a regular [g] sound, but is made with a sucking-in gesture. See SCRIPT BASICS: PRONUNCIATION TIPS FOR IMPLOSIVES for more information.

Exercises

1. Visual Discrimination Exercise

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2. Writing Exercise

Print out the PDF file and follow the instructions to practice writing gg: gg.pdf