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Vowel ii

CONTENTS: [ Description | Writing Animation | Pronunciation Notes | Exercises ]

Description

This vowel is marked with the sequence alifu + ye , with the zeri diacritic below the ye, in detached and initial forms. In medial and final forms, "ii" is marked with ye plus the zeri diacritic alone , as  .

Writing Animation:
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The detached letter ii: [SOUND]
A word-initial ii:

faith

[SOUND]
iimaan
A word-medial ii: lion [SOUND]
shiinhun
A word-final ii: bread, food [SOUND]
maanii
The nasalized vowel iin: [SOUND]
A word-medial iin: lion [SOUND]
shiinhun

Pronunciation Notes

This vowel is pronounced as long [ii], as the vowel in American English "bead" or "keep". The nasalized version is pronounced as in American English "bean".

Exercises

Visual Discrimination Exercise

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