

A discussion of the diphthong usage of ว can be found on the vowels page. ว as the second consonant deserves special mention since

īoth consonants contribute equally to the pronounced sound of the cluster. Thai grammar identifies as true clusters, or อักษรควบ แท้ /ak L saawn R khuaap F thaae H/, those cluster permutations where the first consonant is one of. Please refer to the section on special symbols, where you'll also find usage examples. For more information on the "Phinthu" character, Clusters beginning with H, such as HP, HT, HCH, HK, HY, and HW.Sometimes the พินทุ /phin M thoo H/ symbol, a small dot below a consonant which carries no vowel sound, is used in dictionaries and other language-specific materials.Finally, CH is spelled like a consonant cluster, but it most often stands for a single sound, either or, as in ᒑᑭᑦ chaakit.Īctual (audible) clusters are described on the next few pages.Similarly SH is spelled like a consonant cluster, but it stands for a single sound, as in ᔒᔒᑉ shii shiip.The letter W is silent in many clusters spelled with W, including KW, TW, SHW, etc. For example, although there is a spelled consonant cluster, PW, at the beginning of the word ᑆᓂᔥ pwaanish, you can only hear a single, not a cluster.Single consonants which are spelled with two consonant lettersįinally, sometimes you will see clusters in the spelling of a word, but you will not hear a consonant cluster. See the page on clusters resulting from silent vowels for details. Such clusters happen when vowels are silent, or when the letters I, U, or A are silent. For example, although there are no consonant clusters in the spelling of the word ᒫᒫᐱᓱᓐ maamaapisun, the word is pronounced as the cluster is spelled as PIS.Some consonant clusters are not spelled like clusters, even though you can hear a cluster. Ĭonsonant clusters that are audible, but not spelled as clusters examples of initial and final consonant clusters Lesson Planning of Consonant Clusters Februby Lesson Plan Coaches Common Consonants Clusters Students Learning Outcomes Pronounce with reasonable accuracy, common three consonant clusters in initial and final positions. Clusters beginning with H, such as HP, HT, HCH, HK, HY, and HW.Clusters beginning with S or SH, such as SP, ST, SCH, SK, SHP, SHT, SHCH, SHSH, SHK, SKW, SHTW, and SHKW.Consonant clusters that are audible, and also spelled as clustersĬonsonant clusters that you can both hear and see in the spelling include: For example, is spelled with two letters, SH, even though it is one sound, as in ᔒᔒᑉ shii shiip.Īll three cases are described below. Sometimes a single consonant sound is spelled with two consonant letters.For example, in the word ᑎᐦᑳᐤ tihkaau, the cluster is spelled as TIHK. Sometimes an audible consonant cluster is not spelled like a cluster.For example, the cluster is spelled with two consonant letters, SK, as in ᒋᓵᔮ ᔅᑯᓂbᐃᓯᒻ chisaayaa skunibisim. Sometimes an audible consonant cluster is also spelled like a cluster.When talking about consonant clusters, we need to distinguish between consonant sounds and consonant letters. (Note: Northern East Cree examples are used on this page.)ĬONSONANT CLUSTERS consist of more than one consonant in a row. Large syllabic symbols that sound like finals.How the small syllabic symbols change when an ending is added.Syllabic symbols not to forget to write.How the syllabic finals change when an ending is added.Small syllabic symbols at the end of a word.12a: Conjunct Indicative Neutral-Subjunctive.Cree Southern Verb Conjugation Applet Legend.Noun + Noun final (concrete, body part).12b: Conjunct Indicative Neutral – Habitual/Iterative.12a: Conjunct Indicative Neutral- Subjunctive.02: Independent Indicative Neutral – Subjective.Cree Northern Verb Conjugation Applet Legend.
