NOTATION IN TABLE II. 



VOWELS. 



a as a in ale, mate. 



a " " " art, father, 



a " " " at, tank, 



a " " " all, fall. 



e as e in even, mete, 

 e " " " enter, met. 

 e has a nasal sound as the French en 

 in mien. 



i as i in idea, mite, 

 i " " " it, pity. 



o as o in over, go. 

 6 " " " otter, got. 



u as u in nse, mute, 

 u " 00 " food. 



CONSONANTS. 



ch as eh in chin. 



g hard as in go. 



g soft as in gem. 



h* represents a deep sonant guttural. 



h' represents a breathnig sound of the 



letter, 

 kw' represents the same. 

 n nasal as n in drink, 

 n' nasal pronounced with the tongue 



pressing the roof of the moutli. 

 r pronounced with the tip of the tongue 



touching the roof of the mouth. 



s hissing sound of s. 



' An apostrophe after a word denotes 

 an almost inaudible breathing 

 sound of the last letter. 



■? An interrogation mark at the end of a 

 term implies a doubt of its correct- 

 ness. 



' " A circumflex connecting two sylla- 

 bles indicates that the two are 

 pronounced quickly with X)nc effort 

 of the voice. 



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