Letter n

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The detached letter n: [alveolar nasal stop] [SOUND] A word-initial n: name [SOUND] naalo A word-medial n: (sheet of) paper [SOUND] pano A word-final n: always [SOUND] sadaaiin [see note below]       pen [SOUND]   peni

Note: The letter 'n' in this word marks the nasalization of the final vowel 'ii'. The 'n' that marks nasalization does not bear a short vowel diacritic, because it is not a full consonant (like the 'n' in peni, which is a full consonant).

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 n: n.pdf