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The vowel o is normally pronounced /u/. But if you have a word like TOLONA , you don't say tulu-na, you don't give the same length to the two vowels o, you say tu-luna (pronounce tu'ln even tu'll because of the end -na which falls, because the accent is on the first o : tu and no more on lu.
ex: mitolona ny olona m'tu'l' ni 'ull'
The vowel o is normally pronounced /u/. But if you have a word like TOLONA , you don't say tulu-na, you don't give the same length to the two vowels o, you say tu-luna (pronounce tu'ln even tu'll because of the end -na which falls, because the accent is on the first o : tu and no more on lu.
ex: mitolona ny olona m'tu'l' ni 'ull'
French people often make this mistake: for example "Monsieur Rakoto (rakutu instead of raku'tu), Monsieur Solo (sulu instead of Sulu, Monsieur Velo (velu, instead of Velu).
So, there are 3
ways to pronounce o=long u, (weak u=u) and /o/(graphically accentuated ô).
Don't worry, if you say u for the long u and the weak u there is no problem, Malagasy people will understand you.For the diphtongue ao/oa just pronounce separately a and o (a-u or u-a) and it is fine.
O pronounced U like in full, move
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O pronounced weakly u or zero like in for
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O pronounced ɒ or o (ô)
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In 1 syllable words
Zo, fo, lo (zu/fu/lu)
1 syllable
+ a
Soa/Moa/koa/toa
(su/mu/tu/ku)
And
related Tokoa/mandrosoa/Fianarantsoa =(tku/mandrsu/fianarantsu)
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In diphtongues
AO=a- u
tao=ta-u
Feo=fe-u
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O=ao in graphics and is pronounced o like in doctor
Adaoro (ador)/Adizaoza/
Taona (tonə) /aoka (okə)
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If it is in the first syllable o=u
Fohy (fuh)/folaka (fulək)/fototra (futtr)
Tompoko(tu-mpk)/boka (buk)
In the 2nd syllable in a three syllable word, or 3rd in a
4 syllable (not ending)
Antoko(antuk)/akondro (akundr)
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O is in the second syllable or ENDING (always u)
Maso(masu) /telo
(telu)
/afo (afu )/anao
(anau) /adalo
(adalu)/
Andro ‘andru /trano (tranu)/antso (antsu)
Antoko (antuku)/
akondro(akundru)
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0=OA in graphics o
Fotoana (fton)/ loatra (lotr)/ ahoana (ahon)/foana (fon)
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In a word with H
Akoho/ohatra/aloha/taloha/mialoha
(aku/uatr/alu/talu/mialu/)
With ending –Na
Olona= ull'
or neologism o=u
savony (savunə) (from FR savon)
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Personal pronouns
Aho=a or a(u)
Ho= h not pronounced
Ho= u
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0 from neologism
Katolika from catholic
Baolina from ball
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When the words are compounded, or prefixed (after man-/mamp-/faha-/ etc) the rule for o is the same for the word with o.
O at the end of words is always weak (not accentuated).
O at the end of words is always weak (not accentuated).
1-Exercise
Put in the board these words=fanafody / febroary/haingo/io/sarotra/satô (palace), misotro
1-u
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Answers
1-o=u
fanafody/febroary/misotro
2-o=u=weak u or zero
haingo,io, sarotra, misotro
3-o=o
satô,
2-B-How do you pronounce o here?
1-Voafetra
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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
Answers:
long /u/ 2 tunun'-sukaji-5-nu (normally no is not stressed in the sentence=tiako ianao=ianao no tiako I love you = enau n' ti'ku= enau nu ti'ku) -6 itsabun'-9-lutu-10-turu-15-ta'nu'si (compound from nosy)-17-tuetr'
/u/ 4-fe-u/-8-kapuka-11-tranu-13-iu-14-bets'le'u-16-bitru
/o/ 1 vo'fətr-7-vohus'-12-domi-
