Letter m

Writing Animation:
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The detached letter m: [bilabial nasal stop] [SOUND] A word-initial m: man [SOUND] maarnhuu [see note below] A word-medial m: sea [SOUND] samundiru A word-final m: kind, sort [SOUND] qisimu

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

Pronunciation Notes

Exercises

1. Visual Discrimination Exercise

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2. Writing Exercise

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