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Nasalization
Nasalisation is a
phonemic feature in Kashmiri. Vowels are Nasalized.
Listen to the Nasalized
vowels in the word initial position:
ãg
Ãz Ã:ph Ã:t
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ãg
Ãz Ã:ph Ã:t
Listen to the nasalized
vowels in the word medial position
sh?:kh
là :n vu:Th
hà :kal gà :th
hà :Th
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sh?:kh
lÃ:n vuþ:th
hÃ:kal gÃ:th
hÃ:Th
Listen and repeat
the following:
| tsu:Th |
ri~:Th |
sh?:kh |
| tsõ:g |
sõ:th |
Ãz |
| kã z |
hÃ:z |
T?:Th |
Now listen to the
contrast
| sag |
irrigation |
sãg |
company |
| ka:h |
eleven |
kã:h |
someone |
| pu:t |
chick |
pu:t |
about |
| luTh |
lost |
lu:Th |
a piece |
With this Programme, we come to an end of
Kashmiri pronunciation part of the course.
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