Vowels
There are 6/7 vowels in the Khasi language depending on how you treat the letter 'y'. They are as follows with a pronunciation guide:
Vowels
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Pronunciation Guide
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Example in word Khasi (with meaning)
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English
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हिंदी
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A a
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Same as ‘A’ in Ask
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आ in आम
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Khasi (Khasi person or language)
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E e
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Pronounced as the letter ‘A’ in the English alphabet
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ऐ in ऐक
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Em (no)
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I i
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Pronounced as the letter ‘E’ in the English alphabet
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Both ई in इंडिया
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Shabi (key)
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Ï ï
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Pronounced as ‘Yee’
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यी in यीशु
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Ïew (market)
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O o
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Same as in English
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ओ
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Ong (say/tell)
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U u
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Pronounced as ‘U’ sound in Youth
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ऊ
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U (he)
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Y y
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Same as in English, many times used as a vowel.
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वअई or something closer to the English letter Y
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Used as a vowel. In actual word pronunciation the letter is either sounded as ‘o’, ‘u’ or closer to it or ‘i’.
Ym (not); ‘y’ here has a ‘o’ or ‘u’ sound.
Kyntiew (raise); ‘y’ here has an ‘i’ sound.
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Audio:
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