Igbo Language 33 - Elision and Assimilation in Spoken Igbo

Vowel assimilation, vowel elision, and consonant elision cause spoken words to be different from written words. Words affected by vowel assimilation and consonant elision are not written the way they are spoken. However, words affected by vowel elision can be written the way they are spoken.

Vowel assimilation is olilo ụdaume
Vowel elision is ndapụ ụdaume
Consonant elision is ndapụ mgbochiume

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