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in reply to a message by LaurieC
There's a BBC man called Rory Cellan-Jones who pronounces it KeH-lan. He is welsh. In welsh LL is a single letter of the alphabet and pronounced hl. (The e is short as in egg).
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I'm not sure that 'hl' correctly describes the sound of LL in Welsh. It is a voiceless, that is the sound is achieved by blowing rather than using the vocal chords. Various guides recommend the following:
1) Put tongue in "l" position and try to hiss.
2) A voiceless 'L' produced by positioning the tongue to pronouce 'L' and blowing.
To answer the original query. The 'C' is always hard in Welsh. As in 'cap', never as in 'city'.
1) Put tongue in "l" position and try to hiss.
2) A voiceless 'L' produced by positioning the tongue to pronouce 'L' and blowing.
To answer the original query. The 'C' is always hard in Welsh. As in 'cap', never as in 'city'.
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If you go to the site below you will hear the pronouncation of cellan in Welsh. Pick out the cellan name among several listed.
http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/sounds/
It will sound a little like kety-than'. the emphasis is on the last syllable. Enjoy
http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/sounds/
It will sound a little like kety-than'. the emphasis is on the last syllable. Enjoy
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