And if any sound comes before the vowel, it is either an “h” sound or what’s called a glottal stop, a consonant sound formed by a complete closure of the glottis, the thin space between the ...

It is pronounced as [U] between rounded consonants. In Downriver and Upriver dialects it ... Vowels do not appear word-initially but may be preceded by a glottal stop ' >. * In Island and Downriver ...

It is pronounced as [U] between rounded consonants. In Downriver and Upriver dialects it ... Vowels do not appear word-initially but may be preceded by a glottal stop ' >. * In Island and Downriver ...