Tíhel

Quick References:

• The ‘hil’ vowels are: e, è, i, & ì.

• The ‘dàm’ vowels are: a, à, o, ò, u, & ù.

Consonants
* - Double letter before hil vowels.

** - ‘h’ is only required before dàm vowels.

*** - Only before hil vowels.

**** - Only before dàm vowels.

Phonotactics
Syllable Structure: (C)(C)(V)V(C)(C)

•Initial Consonants: P, F, N, A, PF, PA, & FA.

•Final Consonant: P, F, N, A, PF, FP, NP, NF, AP, AS, & AN.


 * (Clusters between Plosives and/or Fricatives must be of same voicing.)

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Writing System
Letter names:

•Consonants- Add [a] sound to the original letter sound (for b, d, f, g, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, & z), or add [u] sound to original letter sound (for c & ç). ‘H’ is pronounced [ha].

•Vowels- Say original vowel sound. * - Double letter before hil vowels.

** - Before hil vowels. Or with ‘h’ before dàm vowels.

*** - Only before dàm vowels.

**** - Only before hil vowels.