Low Class I Characters

'A is for Apple'

Beginning
Syllable Sound
Ending
Syllable Sound
Character influence -- as a
percentage of the 3500 syllables found in the course.
Sound files
naw nuu - rat
N
N
648 syllables -- 18.0%
paw pahn
- dish with a base
P
P
171 syllables -- 4.7%
faw fahn - tooth
F
never occurs
62 syllables -- 1.7%
paw sompao - sailing junk
P
P
28 syllables -- 0.7%
maw mah - horse
M
M
426 syllables -- 11.8%
yaw yahk - giant
Y
only in
vowel form
474 syllables --13.2%
raw reua - boat
R
N
572 syllables --15.9%
law ling - monkey
L
N
442 syllables --12.3%
waw waan - ring
W
only in
vowel form
383 syllables --10.6%
law julah - fighting kite
L
N
4 syllables -- 0.1%
haw nog hook - owl
H
never occurs
19 syllables -- 0.5%