South African English pronunciation: Triphthongs

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South African English 3 Vowel Sounds +

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Please note: the words and symbols below refer to the British English sounds. They
are only provided for comparison. Many of the South African sounds are quite different!

		Diana, dialysis, "my acne", diaspora
		hire, higher, liar, fire, pliers, buyer, diagram, Ireland diarrhoea, hierarchy, science, giant, iron, ion, admire, friar
		ionosphere, biology, bionic, "I often go"
		shower, hour, power, sour, "how are the boys?"
		mayor, mayonnaise, player, play a song
		slower, mower, Goa, "go a mile", "sew a shirt"
		pronunciation, affiliation
		stereo, Romeo, radio, rodeo, Ethiopia
		fewer, newer, manure, cure, lure, "I knew a man", liqueur
		enquire, choir, "Why are we here?", wire
		query, queer, weir, we're, weary

Our warmest thanks go to ...

Speaker	Geographical origin	Date of recording	Approx age
Unnamed Unnamed	Johannesburg Natal	Feb 10, 2006 Feb 10, 2006	50 22

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