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in reply to a message by Llewella (nsi)
Thank you very much. So where in Wales would they pronounce it which way?
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Not sure.
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According to Mr Iain Ó hAnnaidh (native Welsh speaker and linguist):
"In the penultimate syllable, especially in South Wales, the diphthong EI [əɪ] becomes a simple vowel, short (I) [ɪ] or semi-long (II) [iˑ] , depending on the following consonant."
"In the penultimate syllable, especially in South Wales, the diphthong EI [əɪ] becomes a simple vowel, short (I) [ɪ] or semi-long (II) [iˑ] , depending on the following consonant."
This message was edited 8/31/2009, 1:02 PM
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Thank you very much!
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