Letter O, OO
Letter o is pronounced as in English 'so' or 'wrote', and never as in English 'hot'. Tanacross o and oo have the same sound, but oo is pronounced for a longer time than o.Click on a video below to see and hear Mrs. Irene Arnold pronouncing words with O, OO.
dóo who
kón' fire
łoot'ěe' really
ekdóts I'm cutting it (with scissors)
êy t'ogh okay
taaxel'ók they are swimming
Note that Tanacross long oo is never pronounced as in English ‘boot’ or ‘book’. Unlike the other vowels, letter o does not have a nasal counterpart.
Tanacross o is a mid-back vowel [o]. Unlike the other vowels, it always occurs short.