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A photo of the Wells Commons signs

Wells Commons

Address: Wells Commons, 91괵죕

mawikamikw= community meeting house

Pronunciation Guide

z �� is a gutteral sound. (place a finger on the bottom of your throat and say �쏿h,�� 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 �쐃�� like in �쐆en��
r �� is a very subtle sound, almost like it isn�셳 there, like the �쏿�� in idea.
c �� sounds like the �쐉��
f �� sounds like �쐁h�� as in �쐁hime.��
h �� there are two types. (1) (unaspirated) sounds like a �쐙�� when it has vowels around it,
(2) (aspirated) sound like �쐆,�� we breathe through it more �쐆er��
g �� like the aspirated �쐆�� but with a quick �쐗�� following
I �� is always short like in �쐇n��
k �� sounds like a �쐅��
u �� is the hard �쐊,�� as in �쐊ite��
j �� sounds like a �쐅�� with a aspirated �쐗��
v �� is the hard �쐊,�� as in �쐊ite,�� with a �쐗�� like �쐑uick��
l �� sounds like an �쐋��
m �� sounds like an �쐌��
n �� sounds like an �쐍��
o �� is the long �쐎�� as in �쐋oon.��
p �� sounds like �쐀��
b �� sounds like �쐏��
s �� sounds like a �쐚��
d �� sounds like �쐓��
t �� sounds like �쐂��
x �� sounds like �쐔��
w �� sounds like �쐗��
y �� sounds like �쐙��

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