There are a number of long words in the English language. However, only a few are considered 'long' and exist in major dictionaries.
Examples:
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The base word in "belong" is "long."
No, the word "he" is not a long e word. It is pronounced with a short e sound.
The word "cape" has a long a sound.
The word sleep has a long 'e' sound.
The word "unicycle" has both sounds, although the long I comes from the Y, not the I. The word "moonlight" has a long OO and a long I.
Munene is the Kikuyu word for the English word Long.
Because it wants to be a long word
In Hawai`i, we say loa or loloa for the word long.
Yes, the word 'pirate' does have the long I sound. Another word with this sound is virus.
Yes, the word "diver" is a long "i" word because the sound of the letter "i" in "diver" is pronounced as a long "i" (/aɪ/), like in the word "dive."
Yes, the word 'pile' is a long I word. Some other words with the same long I sound are pine and mile.
Neither. It is a long OO (long U) sound.