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Re: Pronounciation of " HIDjolev "

Philip Newton ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol ghojwI']



On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:44:11 -0600, Steven Boozer <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would divide it as {HID-jo-lev} as a syllable may end in a vowel, but it
> may never begin with one (except for the suffix {-oy}).

I thought {SoSoy} would be syllabified {So.Soy}... are you saying that
not only does {-oy} start with a vowel, it remains a separate syllable
and doesn't "steal" the previous consonant? That is, the word is
pronounced {SoS.oy}?
-- 
Philip Newton <[email protected]>
HovpoH 3413.85





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