NOTATION IN TABLE III. 



VOWELS. 



a as a in ale, mate. 



a " " " art, father, 



a " " " at, tank. 



a « " " aU, 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. 



II as u in use, mute. 

 vl " 00 " food. 



CONSONANTS. 



ch as ch in chin. 



d pronounced harshly by curving back 

 the tongue and bringing it forcibly 

 against the roof of the mouth. 



g hard as in go. 



g soft as in gem. 



h- a sonant guttural. 



n nasal as in drink. 



t' prefixed indicates that the tongue is 

 to be pressed forcibly against the 

 teeth in its pronunciation. 



' An apostrophe after a final syllable 

 denotes a slight breathing sound. 



■? An interrogation mark in the Table 

 indicates that the answer is con- 

 jectural. 



The notation of the cultivated languages is left unchanged. The foUowmg is 

 much used in India: — 



a short as in cat. u as oo in food, 



a as in far. t dental, 



e long a as in pale. palatal. 



i short as in pit. n as French non. 



1 long as e in mete. ch as in church, 



o as in note. au as ow in how. 

 u as in bull. 

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