[09] RULE 3: the sequoun

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              Can you break words up into syllables?
                
                  Rule 3: A consonant plus a short or long vowel plus
              a consonant carrying a sequoun equals a syllable.

              [cons. + short or long vowel + cons. with sequoun =                       syllable].
                
              The sequoun (ﮦ) means the absence of a  vowel. The               sequoun appears above the letter as a small circle                 demonstrating that the letter carries no vowel.

 Click and listen to the syllables…
These are not real words but for the purpose of learning to read.

	Consonant + short or long vowel + consonant (with a sequoun) = syllable. Note: The consonants carrying the sequouns are shown in brown.
	هاهْ 1  haah
	عاحْوَ  2  çaaḥ-wa
	ضِضْعَ  3  ḍiḍ-ça
	هوحْ  4  huuḥ
	ضيضْ  5  ḍiiḍ
	هِهْضَ  6  hih-ḍa

  Notice that in the above examples the consonants that carry a sequoun become a part of the prior syllable.

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