Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 3.5: Notes on pronunciation 2 - List of words 2

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The initial a changes. In akokõ, agorõ, and agofoõ, it is pronounced with 'dark' timbre as it is for instance in abñ and in asõ. In ako, ago, agoo it is pronounced with 'clear' timbre as in ani or aduane. How do you think could this be explained?
'dark' timbre

Examples

afe

afei

adeñ

agye

akokõ

ako

agorõ

ago

agofoõ

agoo

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