Letter A , AA
Letter a is always pronounced as in English 'father' and never as in English 'hat'. Tanacross aa is longer in duration than a.
Click on a video below to see and hear Mrs. Irene Arnold pronouncing words with A , AA.
shaa for me
sáx gaff hook
k'éetaa back to where it was
shdá' my chin
saa the sun
tah during
Short a and long aa both represent a low central vowel [a].
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