Thoughts: Two of Esperanto's Exceptions and Why They Are There??
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Ubutumwa 32
ururimi: English
ceigered (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 21 Rusama 2009 14:09:57
darkweasel:But ju (like 'you') is a different sound to iŭ (iŭ being like "ill" with a dark L), unless you were getting at something else in which case I'm confusedceigered:oŭ yes, iŭ no since that's written "ju"
And I'd say iŭ and oŭ are also other possible constructions, as they aren't necessarily impossible to pronounce, but definitely rare.
Rogir (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 21 Rusama 2009 19:51:57
oŭ is how we describe the 'English o', an o with an audible rounding at the end.