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A photo of the sign outside of the Memorial Union

Memorial Union

Address: Memorial Union Orono, Maine

m廔患ikamik妢 = community, meeting house

Pronunciation Guide

z �� is a gutteral sound. (place a finger on the bottom of your throat and say �𦡞h,�� when
you say alpha the throat is more tense, and the sound is made lower in the throat.
a �� like a in father
e �� this is a short �𩃀�� like in �鄄en��
r �� is a very subtle sound, almost like it isn�脌 there, like the �𦡞�� in idea.
c �� sounds like the �穅��
f �� sounds like �𦣇h�� as in �𦣇hime.��
h �� there are two types. (1) (unaspirated) sounds like a �䛐�� when it has vowels around it,
(2) (aspirated) sound like �鄄,�� we breathe through it more �鄄er��
g �� like the aspirated �鄄�� but with a quick �菏�� following
I �� is always short like in �𦤹n��
k �� sounds like a �𦤦��
u �� is the hard �鷰,�� as in �鷰ite��
j �� sounds like a �𦤦�� with a aspirated �菏��
v �� is the hard �鷰,�� as in �鷰ite,�� with a �菏�� like �𠀡uick��
l �� sounds like an �𦧺��
m �� sounds like an �騦��
n �� sounds like an �𦨭��
o �� is the long �㙟�� as in �𦧺oon.��
p �� sounds like �營��
b �� sounds like �𦑩��
s �� sounds like a �𦲤��
d �� sounds like �𦨴��
t �� sounds like �筂��
x �� sounds like �𦭛��
w �� sounds like �菏��
y �� sounds like �䛐��

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