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Guide to Sundanese Music - Free EBooks Library

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SUNDANESE PRONUNCIATION<br />

a as in father: never o as in Jowo<br />

e as in egg<br />

e as in taken<br />

eu rather like German 6, or like ea as in pearl<br />

i as in pin<br />

o as in on<br />

u as in rude<br />

The vowels are single "pure" sounds, not diphthongs as they often are in<br />

English.<br />

Double vowels are pronounced twice, eg goong = go-ong.<br />

The consonants are lighter and less guttural than in Javanese: there are no<br />

Javanese dh or th sounds.<br />

c as in cello or chair<br />

ng as in singer (RP, not Lancashire)<br />

ngg as in anger

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