navi1-2 Exercise 1: Syllables ============================== Kìyevame Kì-ye-va-me 4 syllables; ì is a short i; y is a consonant Irayo I-ra-yo 3 syllables tsahaylu tsa-hay-lu 3 syllables; ts = one consonant; ay = diphthong skxawng skxawng 1 syllable; s + kx start; aw = diphthong; ng = one consonant Neytiri Ney-ti-ri 3 syllables; ey = diphthong kameie ka-me-i-e 4 syllables; every vowel letter is its own syllable Digraphs (one sound written with two letters): ts, ng, kx. Diphthongs: ay (tsahaylu), aw (skxawng), ey (Neytiri). Note that tx appears in the chapter's other words (Kaltxì = Kal-txì) but not in this list.