Atong Spelling Lesson 15. Why is the letter H so important in Atong Spelling?
Channel: Atongmorot
Date: 2022-01-08

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Creator and Speaker: Dr Seino van Breugel
https://independent.academia.edu/SeinovanBreugel
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In this video, we will look at the spelling of words like banga, pang'a, phe'ep ~ phep, darai, tarai, tharai, gal, kal and khal. In other words, we look at the difference between voiced (b, d, g), voiceless (p, t, k) and aspirated stop (ph, th, kh) consonants in Atong, and how these are spelled using the Atong spelling system. Emphasis is placed on the aspirated versus non-aspirated stops: ph - p. th - t, and kh - k. The aspirated stops are written with the letter H. Because Atong has different sounds, they need to be spelled with different letters. This spelling system makes Atong easy to spell, and therefore easy to teach and learn.

There are three exercises in this video: two dictations and one reading exercise.

This video is entirely spoken in Atong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atong_language_(Sino-Tibetan)

To learn the names of the letters in the Atong alphabet, watch Atong Spelling Lesson 1. Link: https://youtu.be/XDBQEl1i1kc

To test your knowledge of Atong spelling and maybe make it into a competition, paly the Atong Spelling Game. Link: https://youtu.be/UOCtvE08KA4