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through the operation of definite^ phonetic laws, as of rhythm in quan- 

 tity, etc., which cannot be here considered. There may thus result 

 from one original name several current forms. 



The values of the letters used in recording Gosiute words in the 

 present paper are approximately those of the Smithsonian alphabet 

 and are essentially as follows : 



a is pronounced as in far or as in the German lachen. 



a is sounded like a in the English word fat, etc. 



e is pronounced as in they or as in the German Dehnung. 



e is pronounced as in then or as in the German denn. 



i is pronounced as in pique or as in the German ihn. 



1 is sounded as in pit or as in the German dick. 



o is pronounced as in vote or as in the German Bogen. 



u is pronounced as in rule or as in the German du. 



u is pronounced as in but. 



ii is pronounced as in the German miide or as u in the French lune. 



ai is sounded as in the German Kaiser or as i in bite. 



oi is pronounced as in boil. 



c is pronounced like sh in shall, etc. 



d, f, h, k, 1, m, n, p, r, s, t, y and z are given their ordinary sounds 

 in English. 



g is pronounced as in gig or as in the German geben. 



n is pronounced like ng in sing. 



q is pronounced like ch in German lachen, Dach, etc. 



dj is pronounced like j in judge. 



tc is pronounced like ch in church or like c in the Italian cielo. 



Nasalized vowels are indicated by a small superior n ; thus a n , etc. 



Attention should be called to the essential equivalence and, within 

 the limits marked by certain phonetic rules, the interchangeability 

 (1) of k and g; (2) of t, d, and r; and, less completely, (3) of n and m. 

 Of the letters or sounds of the second group, t is most commonly 

 initial in position and r and d internal. 



Latin or Scientific Names with Popular and Gosiute 



Equivalents. 



Acer glabrum Torr. Maple, 

 pa'-go-ni-up. 



[Probably from pa, water, + 

 ku'-ni-up, oak.] 



Abies menziesii Lindl. Balsam, 

 sa'-nan-go-bi. 



[sa-na-, gum, pitch, etc., + 

 an'-go-bi, spruce.] 



