The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci Complete


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ma me mi mo mu  
na ne ni no nu  
pa pe pi po pu  
qa qe qi qo qu  
ra re ri ro ru  
sa se si so su  
ta te ti to tu  
The tongue is found to have 24 muscles which correspond to the six  
muscles which compose the portion of the tongue which moves in the  
mouth.  
And when a o u are spoken with a clear and rapid pronunciation, it  
is necessary, in order to pronounce continuously, without any pause  
between, that the opening of the lips should close by degrees; that  
is, they are wide apart in saying a, closer in saying o, and  
much closer still to pronounce u.  
It may be shown how all the vowels are pronounced with the farthest  
portion of the false palate which is above the epiglottis.  
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33.  
If you draw in breath by the nose and send it out by the mouth you  
will hear the sound made by the division that is the membrane in  
[Footnote 5: The text here breaks off.]...  
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