Pronunciation 3: Glottal Stop
Glottal Stop - A glottal stop is when you end a word abruptly. These words end with vowels. It only sounds slightly different, but it can change the meaning of the word. For example, if you say, "wala," and you cut the word off abruptly, it means "none." If you say it normally, it means "left."
(In these lessons, glottal stops will be marked with a circumflex (^), i.e. "walâ" vs "wala.")
Mid-Word Glottal Stops - There are a few words that have a brief pause partway through. When an Ilonggo word has a hyphen, that indicates there is a pause. For example, "sud-an" has a little pause in it. These mid-word pauses aren't very common, and they're often quite subtle to hear.