How do you pronounce ew?

Started by Sora57, January 12, 2010, 06:31:46 PM

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Sora57

The phonetics guide just says heyo...I have never heard of that word before. The IPA symbols are ɛw...I'm an eighth grader, so I really don't understand any of this...I mean, I'm taking Spanish and I speak some German and learning Japanese...but that's about it.

So, um, help?

Kiliyä

What language do you speak natively?  English?  Heyo is not really a word, just a sounds-like.  ayooh would be pretty close too.
Peu sa'nokyä ayoengyä?  Pefya ayoeng poeru kìte'e sayi?
Pefya ayoengìl poeti hayawnu, na poel ayoengit hawnu?

What of our mother?  How shall we serve her?  How shall we protect her as she protects us?

Doolio

well, it wouldn't really, as "ayooh" would be more of a 'triphthong' than a diphthong:)

there is no adequate word in english that i can think of, but "ew" is just a natural diphthong that you get when you put na'vi "e" and na'vi "w" together. there is no any distorsion, you just read it, as any other na'vi word.

we can find examples in english words for each sound separately, and then, in actual vocalization, you just say them one after another, like any other two letters.

"e" is pronounced like in english words "set", "net", "fell"
"w" is pronounced like in english words "world", "word", "weapon", "weak"

you just pronounce them one after another
...taj rad...

kewnya txamew'itan

I've uploaded an audio clip here that should hopefully explain it.

Kìyevame.
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Coda

It's not quite english, but it should be intelligible to most English speakers: ew is pronounced like the eu in "deus ex machina."

kewnya txamew'itan

That's a pretty good example. Although IMO the u needs to be a bit laxer than in deus but that's no big deal, both are acceptable for u in Na'vi (or so I am informed) so why should they not be for ew.
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learnnavi's

Coda

Well, another hint is that in the script ew was transcribed as eu, mostly to prevent actors from pronouncing new as the english word "new" and such.

Doolio

yes, but some americans tend to 'americanize' the latin, so i think that it's important to emphasise that the "eu" in "deus" is not pronounced "day-oos", but same as it would in na'vi - "deus".

and yes, it's not "eu", it is still "ew" (and that is somewhat noticable difference), but you will make yourself understood just fine if you pronounce it "eu", too.
...taj rad...