Pronunciation
Languages used by the Choir are English and Latin. Latin words are generally pronounced as if Italian, namely:
Vowels
A as in father
E (and æ) as in met (but approaching the sound of mate)
I as in meet
O as in oh (but with no diphthong)
U as in moon
Consonants
C as in cat before A, O, U; as in chin before E, I
G as in game before A, O, U; as in ginger before E, I
GN as NY (magnus = manyus)
GU before a vowel as GW (lingua = lingwa)
H always silent except in mihi and nihil when pronounced hard, almost like a K
QU as KW (quod = kwod)
TI before a vowel as TSI (gentium = gentsium)
XC as KSH (excelsis = ekshelsis)
Vowels
A as in father
E (and æ) as in met (but approaching the sound of mate)
I as in meet
O as in oh (but with no diphthong)
U as in moon
Consonants
C as in cat before A, O, U; as in chin before E, I
G as in game before A, O, U; as in ginger before E, I
GN as NY (magnus = manyus)
GU before a vowel as GW (lingua = lingwa)
H always silent except in mihi and nihil when pronounced hard, almost like a K
QU as KW (quod = kwod)
TI before a vowel as TSI (gentium = gentsium)
XC as KSH (excelsis = ekshelsis)
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