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In
this Programme we are introducing the vowel sounds
I and I:
Listen to the sounds
carefully
I I:
Listen and repeat
I I:
For producing sound [I]
raise the middle of the tongue to the maximum height without making any contact
with upper plate so that air passes through smoothly. The lips should remain
unrounded.
For producing sound [I:]
prolong the duration at the same position. These are typical vowel sounds of
Kashmiri and are rarely found in other Indian languages.
Remember, vowel [I] does
not occur at initial position of words in Kashmiri.
Listen to the [I] sound
in the medial position in the following words:
patIj rIkan
tIr
Listen and repeat
patIj rIkan
tIr
Listen to again the same
sound at word final position
batI
bI zI
Listen and repeat
batI
bI zI
Now listen to the [I:]
sound in the initial position of the following word
I:Thim
Listen and repeat
I:Thim
Listen to the sound [I:]
in the medial position of the following words:
tI:r krI:1
Listen and repeat
tI:r krI:1
The sound [I:] does not
occur at word final position.
For the sounds I and I:
listen to the following words and repeat:
patIj rIkan
tIr batI
bI zI tI:r
I:Thim
Listen and repeat again
rIkan zI
patIj tI:r batI
bI I:Thim
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