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Cerehrah. 



t, pronounced like t, with the tip of the tongue placed far back against 



th, the same sound, aspirated. [the palate,* somewhat like t in art. 



d, a cerebral d, pronounced nearly like d in drum. It is sometimes pro- 



dh, the same sound, aspirated. [nounced like a hard r or I. 



n, pronounced like n, with the tongue back (as in horn). 



Dentals. 



t, pronounced like Spanish i, with the tip of the tongue against the teeth. 

 th, the same sound, aspirated, nearly as in hothouse. 

 d, pronounced like d in day. 

 dh, the same sound, aspirated. 

 n, pronounced like n. 



LahiaJs. 



p, pronounced like ^;. 



ph, the same sound, aspirated, nearly as in haphazard. 



b, pronounced like b. It is often confounded with the semi-vowel v, 

 " with which some grammarians consider it to be at all times option- 

 ally interchangeable. "t 



bh, the same sound, aspirated, nearly as in Cohhouse. 



m, pronounced like m. 



Semi-vowels. 



y, pronounced like y in yarn. In Bengal, it is usually pronounced like^. 



r, " " trilled r. 



1, " " I. 



V, " nearly like German w. 



Sibilants. 



g, pronounced like sh in shun,j- and interchanges with k, z, or 7i.| 



f, " " sh in sJioe. Pronounced in some schools like A-'/i.f 



S. 



li II 



Aspirate. 



h, pronounced like h. 



* Wilkins. f Wilson. 



t " Haec litera orta est e c et respondet graeco x. hit. c, lith /.• et sz, Slav. 

 /; et s, hib. c, ch, et s, germ, /i." — Bopp. 



