Difference between revisions of "Language/Icelandic/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation"

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* HV is pronounced as KV in the standard    language, but in some areas it is pronounced as Scots WH.
* HV is pronounced as KV in the standard    language, but in some areas it is pronounced as Scots WH.


* J, L, M, N, and R are voiceless before H     and in most areas before K, P, and T (no English equivalent)
* J, L, M, N, and R are voiceless after H, which is silent, and L is voiceless at the end of a word as well.
 
* L and R are voiceless at the end of a word


* There are no silent letters in Icelandic.,    though in spoken language some letters might produce a different sound    than usual.
* There are no silent letters in Icelandic.,    though in spoken language some letters might produce a different sound    than usual.
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