نطق الأحرف الطويلة

AA                      EE                           II                         OO                              UU 

OOY                   UUY                      AAY

DH                       TH                             KW                   GW

A,I,U are short vowels like Arabic diacritics, i.e. Fatha   , Kasra   , Damma  

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Aa = long  a, is a definite article in the nominative, i.e. subject case for a plural masculine noun. E.g.  Aa kam eeyaan = the camels came (masculine plural subject).

The feminine case is: taa.  E.g  Taa kam eeyaan = the she camels came (feminine plural subject).

Ee = long e,  is a definite article in  the  accusative, i.e. object, case for a masculine plural noun. E.g.  Ee kam rihan = I saw the camels (masculine plural object).

The feminine  case is:   tee E.g. Tee kam rihan = I saw the she camels (feminine plural object).

Ii = long i as in   Iidif  = was going.

Oo = long o,  is a definite article in the accusative, i.e. object case for a  singular masculine  noun. E.g. Oo tak rihan = I saw the man (masculine singular object).

 The feminine  case is too:  E.g.  Too kaam rihan = I saw the she camel (feminine singular object).

Uu = long u;  is a definite article the nominative, i.e. subject case for a singular masculine noun. E.g.  Uu tak eeya = the man came (masculine singular subject).

The feminine case is tuu  E.g.  Tuu kaam eeta = the she camel came (feminine singular subject).

E = always silent. It is used to separate two letters as in dehay = people, dehaay = on (preposition), . Specially in cases where there might be confusion E.g:

Dh retroflex d,  as in Bidhaawyeet.

Th retroflex t, as in Thibin: darkness,

Dhehaab   = fat (adj).  Dehaab = warm or warmth, ect.

This e =   i.e Dheh = Dh+h.

This e is used only to differentiate between the normal D and T when they are  followed by an h and,  the Dh and the Th,  the two retroflex consonants. When these, i.e the Dh and the Th, are followed by an h we have to use the silent e  in order to separate the two hs, the h of the retroflex dh, or th and the following h. 

E.g:  Dhehaab   = fat (adj).  Dehaab = warm or warmth, ect

Sh e.g Shalik = few, little.

Sheh  = Sh+h.

Seh = S+h.    

(')  is a glottal stop  , or (a) sound normally in a medial or final position as; in gan'a   = palm, hand

Kw, as in kwat = sister, female.

Gw, as in gw’ad = eye, water spring .

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Aan a masal ustaaz Mahmmad Adaroob u haaji kitaabiib eefeen

* Uu gaw i (u) dheefaay shuumamiini.
* Uu kaam i (u) girmaay itehasiil
* Too yin ta gan’a ka’assiyaan
* Teefeet katalaagamta.
* Uu nakw hoomee lawiini.
* Tuu da tu hooy teefi titnadi.
* Naat ka w (u) hisiisoo kwinehatni.
* Tuu ri bitehaay mhiin kitehim.
* Uu reew i* kwrayee tan’i.
* Amas hook timmarriit too na, oo mha dehaay mhasaa.
* W (hu) iiyya indiinaayt tamaayaa, w (hu) iidhehan indiinaayt rishida.

W (u) had’a Muusaab wa Muusa Ibraahiim wa Mumtaaz Baashaa(b) wa

W (u) had’a Maasa wa, i  (u) sooki had’a wa ingwissisirna een. Winneet, taktak girmaab akay,
Mirtaad oo sook y’i een. Mirtaad y’i hoob, i  (u) sooki had’a oon Mirtaadiib daayeetiit
w (u) had’a Muusaab isgirimna een. Aflaan, i*  gariimi, i (u) sooki had’a wa,
w (u) had’a Muusaa (b)* wa, Mirtaad wa iktiin een. I (u) sooki had’a wa
Mirtaad wa,  w (u) had’a Muusaab amaag iiwriin een. Amaag weeree
amaag weeree, malya, w (u) had’a Muusa han ee* raw amaag iid akoo,
Mirtaad oon w (u) had’a Muusaab oo kena tu had’aayyeetii arfidi een. Arfidi hoob w (u) had’a
Muusa, oon Mirtaad, kalaafi een. Kalaafyeet kalaftib Mirtaad w (u) had’a Muusaab
digiit irib een. Irib hoob w (u) had’a Muusa iid een :

I*  baasha barook baakaay ee*  raw feetakisnii,
amooyyaayooki (u) , w  (hu) oori baabaay yehaa, taadi(u) dehook biishaliikeek

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W, u, i, hu : Definite article, w, u, hu,  are differences of regional dialects.

i*, é * :  There are  no dialects changes applicable.

i, u : Verb to be. These are differences of regional dialects.

i,u: possessive case. Regional dialect differences.

(b)* the correct grammatical form but the b here is not pronounced because it is difficult since it is followed by  wa sound.

E.g Araka(b)waa? pronounced Akrawaa? Libaabii(b)waa, pronounced libaabiiwaa? and so on.