Vowel Combinations
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Two-Letter Vowel |
English Sound |
Example Word |
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αι αί |
ĕ (end) |
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άι αϊ |
ī (eye) |
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ει εί |
ē (feed) |
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έι εϊ |
ei |
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οι οί |
ē (feed) |
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όι οϊ |
oi (boy) |
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u (put) |
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oo (soon) |
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όυ |
oi (boy) |
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af, ef |
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av, ev |
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Consonant Combinations
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Two-Letter Consonant |
English Sound |
Example Word |
English |
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b (bottle) at beg. of word |
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mb (ember) elsewhere |
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d (dog) beg. of word |
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nd (bending) elsewhere |
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g (good) beg. of word |
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ng (finger) mid. of word |
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ng (finger) |
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τσ - |
ts? ch (church) |
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tz? j (job) |
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σ -βγδζμρν |
s → z |
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-ν π τ κ |
final ν if followed by … |
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