Lesson 3~7 min
Vowels and Pronunciation
The 5 Vowels That Carry the Rhythm
Learn the 5 Tut vowel sounds. Vowels are never skipped — they carry the rhythm of the language.
Key Concepts
- 1
There are 5 vowels: A, E, I, O, U
- 2
Vowels are spoken as their English letter names
- 3
Vowels are never skipped in Tut
- 4
Vowels carry the rhythm of the language
Historical Note
Tut vowel pronunciation varies across family and community traditions. Tutnese.org uses English letter-name vowels (ay, ee, eye, oh, you) as a consistent learning convention.
Examples
A
A→ay
Spoken as the letter name "ay"
E
E→ee
Spoken as the letter name "ee"
I
I→eye
Spoken as the letter name "eye"
O
O→oh
Spoken as the letter name "oh"
U
U→you
Spoken as the letter name "you"
CAT — vowel in action
CAT→cut-ay-tut
The A becomes "ay" — never skip it
SUN — vowel in action
SUN→sus-you-nun
The U becomes "you"