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mercredi 23 mai 2012

Diphthongs and stress accent : OA/ AI

Listen and tick: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwDbOGaZ6bSPQlkwV2xZME54ZGc/edit






Answers:


kiTAi - DOmy

VOAhirana - VItsika

RAhona - SOloMAso - FEhiKIbo


Remarks:


* The diphthongs in general, and here AI/OA are counted as one vowel though they are pronounced stronger on the first vowel

* domy is from domino

* voahirana is a compound word which is no more counted as compound voa+(h)irana: h is not pronounced /vô'ir'an/

* solomaso comes from solo (substitution) and maso (eyes) so it has two stresses

* fehikibo comes from fehy (to tie) and kibo (belly)