1.3. Ulzõkītõmi / Pronunciation

This subsection introduces the Livonian alphabet, tone system, vowels, and consonants.

In this photo from 1936, Kōrli Stalte pronounces the vowel u in the University of Tartu phonetics lab. Kōrli Stalte (1870–1947) was a Livonian writer, translator, teacher, and editor of the newspaper Līvli. He was also an important language informant for many researchers.