Letter GH
Letter gh is pronounced with the tongue in the same part of the mouth as for g, except that air is permitted to flow between the back of the tongue and the roof of the mouth, giving the sound a distinctive "raspy" quality. Although the gh sound does not occur in English, some learners find it similar to English r.Click on a video below to see and hear Mrs. Irene Arnold pronouncing words with GH.
ghihhaał I am walking
nesheegh plant
êy gha because
t'aagh under
gheldzeey moon
taamâagh beach
Click below to hear Mrs. Irene Arnold illustrating the difference between x, x and gh at the start of syllables.
Sentences contrasting velar sounds -- sounds produced in the back of the mouth.
Gah gha xuu'éł naxghogdek. I am telling them a story about a rabbit.
Naagêddh ké' k'ée shgáal' aaxá' nék-'ęh. I see fox tracks near my rabbit snare.
Wuk'îig yaashěg' ts'enh xetl gaay xaaxeeł. They are packing the small sled down from the distant ridge.
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