Letter DH
Letter dh is pronounced as in English 'the' or 'this' but never as in English 'thick' or 'thin'. It is pronounced with the tip of the tongue between the teeth, permitting air to flow between the tongue and teeth. It is a voiced sound (made with the vocal cords vibrating).
Click on a video below to see and hear Mrs. Irene Arnold pronouncing words with DH.
dhihdah I am sitting
łuudh dwarf birch
dádhíinęy be quiet!
shthédh' my skin
Click below to hear Mrs. Irene Arnold illustrating the difference between th and dh at the start of syllables.
Sentences with contrasting dental sounds.
Ddheł k'et taathéth déltthox naandeddh dídedháltth'ih. On the mountain you are all sitting in front of a brown tent.
Ttheetheł naadeddh dídzéltth'ih. We are sitting in front of the steambath.
Dihthâad tah ntthûuy ts'eeyithet. Your (man's) grandchild woke up at Mansfield.
Tanacross th and dh are voiceless and voiced dental fricatives [Ɵ] and [ð], respectively.
Letter th is a semi-voiced fricative. It can generally be described as beginning voiceless and transitioning to a fully voiced fricative.
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