Oe Pronounciation

Started by Aysok, August 19, 2010, 04:12:51 PM

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Aysok

How is oe pronounced? This has me stumped and it doesn't seem to be in the na'vi in a nutshell pdf.
-Ngopyu Aysok

MIPP

QuoteWhen oe is by itself or at the end of a word (e.g. moe), each vowel is
pronounced individually; when it has an ending (oeyä, oel, oeti, oeru) or occurs in the
middle of a word the vowels are pronounced as "we" in wept, went, or wed. Finally, in the
dual and trial forms, regardless of whether there's an ending, the vowels are pronounced
individually. So, oe has two syllables, oel has one syllable, pxoe has two syllables and pxoel
also has two syllables. If you hear someone pronounce oeru as "ohehroo" instead of
"wehru," they are speaking formally.

in Na'vi in a Nutshell Guide ;) (Page 12)
Na'vi for beginners | Dict-Na'vi.com

Hufwe lìng io pay, nìfnu slä nìlaw.
Loveless, Act IV.

Aysok

Thanks! Guess I didn't look good enough. ;D
Would've never thought it would be pronounced like that
-Ngopyu Aysok

Lolet

Hmm I've always pronounced as "way".

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Quote from: Lolet Maticay Tsam'Tirea Omatikaya on August 20, 2010, 01:41:45 PM
Hmm I've always pronounced as "way".

This is incorrect because there is no diphthong in "oe". It is pronounced "oh-weh" with 2 syllables. See MIPP's post for more info.

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In addition, I always say {o̯ɛ} instead of {wɛ} when the diphthongal version of "oe" occurs, yet it is still {o.ɛ} in formal speech (and even more formally, "ohe" {o.hɛ}).
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