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RV 3 (Rh)

Note 1.1

This transcription is an attempt to put down systematically on paper the sounds that the instructor will say, or that will be heard on the tapes.

The transcription is based directly on spoken Amharic and is not a transliteration of ordinary Amharic spelling. It is not, strictly speaking, a 'phonetic' transcription. For example, the letter /b/ stands for one sound at the beginning of a phrase or if doubled, and for another sound elsewhere. Since the pronunciation is predictable on the basis of where it occurs, a single letter may be used for both sounds.

The letters and other symbols used are: