daôly /daoli/=dôly /doli/=daholo /dahulu/= all of you
The vowel o
is always pronounced /u/. But there
are some exceptions.
Opening of
lips/mouth
|
Back of the mouth
|
close
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O
/u/ (1)
|
mid
|
O
/o/ (2)
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(from free wikipedia)
Wherever the
position of the vowel o, it is pronounced /u/
First syllable
|
Second syllable
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Third/fourth syllable
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olona (people/person) /uluna/
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Lafo (expensive) / lafu/
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Mololo (hay) /mululu/
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Tolona (battle/wresting)
/ tuluna/
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Gorodona (wooden floor) /guruduna/
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Ronono (milk) /rununu/
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Exceptions (2)
The vowel o is pronounced /o/ when the syllable bears an accent, or it is a
diphtongue ao/oa. Oa is normally pronounced
/u/ in roa/ toa/ moa/koa/ loa/doa. And ao is normally distinctly pronounced aoriana (a-oriana), rasao (rasa-o), izao
(iza-o), so on. But here they are stressed so they become /o/. /o/ is also used
for a new word from a foreign language, and adapted to the Malagasy language.
O graphed o
pronounced /u/ (1)
|
O graphed ao/oa/ô
pronounced /o/ (2)
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Fo (heart ) /fu /
Loko (color) / luku/
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Laoka (meat) /loka/
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Mofo (bread) /muff/
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Loaka (void/hole)/
loka/
Goaka (hole) /goka/
Mipoaka (blasting) /m’poka/
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Loha (head) / lu’a/
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Mibôsy (to work) from
boss (Am) /m’bossi/
Mikilôsy (not
fitting) from cloche (Fr) /m’kloss/
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EXERCISES
A-Put back /o/ [ao/oa/ ô] or /u/ [O]: and put how you pronounce it /o/ or /u/:
1) V…sazy i
Zaka fa maditra.
2) Tsy
mahay les…na i Malala.
3) Misol… tena
ny mpifidy ny depioté.
4) eo anol…n’ny
trano misy magazay ary ao aoriana misy mpanety v..lo.
5) B…r…sio
ny nify.
6) Mar… ny
mpanao gazety tonga naka sary.
7) Sar…bidy
ny aina, fa tsy ananan-dr...
8) ts…ts…tra
ny sakaf.. fa tsisy haingitraingitra.
B-How do
you pronounce o here?
Listen here
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwDbOGaZ6bSPel9SZDROUVNNVkU/edit
Listen here
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwDbOGaZ6bSPel9SZDROUVNNVkU/edit
/u/
|
/o/
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1-Voafetra
2-Tononina
3-Sokajy
4-Feo
5-No
6-Itsaboana
7-Voahosy
8-Kapoka
9-Loto
10-Toro
11-Trano
12-Domy
13-io
14-Betsileo
15-Tanosy
16-Bitro
17-toetra
audio text https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwDbOGaZ6bSPXzdzT0hFU2tLaEk/edit
C- TEXT:
Put under the vowel o the right pronunciation : /u/ or /o/
Put under the vowel o the right pronunciation : /u/ or /o/
Fiainam-pianakaviana – Voatondro ho mampirongatra ny herisetra eo amin’ny mpivady ireo fiangonana sasany
Fombafombam-pivavahana miafara amin’ny herisetra sy fisaraham-panambadiana. Voamarik’ireo mpiantsehatra momba ny fiarovana ny zon’ny olombelona ny firoboroboan’ny herisetra eo amin’ny mpivady hatramin’ny nisian’ireo antokom-pivavahana [ kristianina ] maro samihafa [=sekta]. Samy nanaporofo izany avokoa ireo mpiantsehatra ireo, nandritra ny fifanakalozan-kevitra nokarakarain’ny »Hetsika kristianina ho fanafoanana ny herisetra » (Acat) teny amin’ny tranomboky monisipaly Analakely.
« Fitarainana manodidina ny 30 isan’andro no voarainay momba ny herisetra sy ny fanolanana eo amin’ny mpivady. Ny fisian’ny fomba ifampifehezana any anatin’ireny fiangonana miforona etsy sy eroa ireny no fototry ny ankamaroan’ny fitarainana », araka ny nambaran-ny mpandrindra nasionalin’ny (Acat).
Voatanisa nandritra ny fifanakalozan-kevitra ireo fomba samihafa mety mitarika fikorontanan’ny fiainam-pianakaviana maro toy ny fisarahan-toerana, ny fanaovana saron-doha, ny fanaovana akanjo rebareba, …. « Heverin’ny lehilahy ho toy ny vehivavy tsy mahava-tena ny vehivavy rehefa manao saron-doha foana, na manao rebareba matetika. Izany fiheverana izany no mitarika ny fanafintohinana ka mahatonga ny herisetra. (....)
AO RAHA Newspaper 8/12/2012.
AO RAHA Newspaper 8/12/2012.
audio text https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwDbOGaZ6bSPXzdzT0hFU2tLaEk/edit
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VALINY
A-Put
back /o/ [ao/oa/ ô] or /u/ [O]: and put how
you pronounce it /o/ or /u/
1) Voasazy i
Zaka fa maditra./o/
2) Tsy
mahay lesona i Malala./u/
3) Misolo tena
ny mpifidy ny depioté./u/
4) Eo anoloan’ny
trano misy magazay ary ao aoriana misy mpanety volo./u//u/
5) Borosio
ny nify./u//u/
6) Maro ny mpanao gazety tonga naka sary./u/
7) Sarobidy
ny aina, fa tsy ananan-droa./u//u/
8) Tsotsotra
ny sakafo fa tsisy haingitraingitra./u/u/u/
B-How do you pronounce o here?
/u/
|
/o/
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2-Tononina
3-Sokajy
4-Feo
5-No
6Itsaboana
8-Kapoka
9-Loto
10-Toro
11-Trano
13-io
14-Betsileo
15-Tanosy
16-Bitro
17-toetra
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1-Voafetra
7-Voahosy
12-Domy
(from domino Fr)
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voa-: may be pronounced vo-a /u-a/ if it is in the written language and /vo/ in the oral form ( or when mute h or vowels like i and e are in the following syllables, it is also used as an emphatic stress voatifitra/o/voakapoka/o/)
C- Answers:
all o or a-o/o-a are pronounced /u/ except
all o or a-o/o-a are pronounced /u/ except
foana /o/ fotoana /u//o/ and voa- pronounced vo-a or vo as you like ( in the written language it is vo-a but pronounced it is likely vô)
