1891-92]. DENE ROOTS. 153. 
am mistaken in my assumption, these alterations of essential consonant 
sounds afford the comparative philologist data well worth some moments 
of study. 
g. As for the phonetic value of letters, it is as follows :—The vowels 
are pronounced as in Italian except 2, which is equivalent to the e in the 
French words 7¢, ¢e, le, me; & corresponds to the vowel in the French 
“mets ;” 6 to the e of English “ten.” Phonetic accents (@, 4, #, #) as in 
French. The consonants have generally the English sound except the 
following :—g is always hard; 7 is sounded as in French; 4, 4 are very 
guttural ; 7 is a peculiarly sibilant 1; # is nasal, but its sound is usually 
ollowed by that of a common z.* @Q almost corresponds to zy, both 
etters being consonant and simultaneously pronounced. A is the result 
of uvular vibrations and in such compounds as £7, yr, ’kr, it is hardly 
audible. 7h, kh, are equivalent to JT plus h and k plus h. The 
apostrophe before certain consonants represents the Indian exploding 
sound. Cisthe English sh: ¢c is the English cz in church. There are 
two principal dipthongs: az and az, pronounced respectively as the 
ow of “how” and the z of “ mire.” 
10. Initial or terminal 7 is changed into / or ’4/ when the word is in the 
possessive case, and initial 4 likewise becomes ¢ in the possessive. 
II.—VOCABULARY. 
VERT (HOMO) <5, eielers: s)e\sishe Déné, diné, dané, duné, denu, tane (C), tani (Ch), tana (N), 
dunyé (Esp.); dindjyé (L.) tey in compos.=RR.: 
d-n-, t-n- 
Pe Wan (Vit) epics sect esas chs déné-yu (M.), déné-ju (S.), déné-yi (B.); dene-liné (H.) ; 
dindjyé-yu and Tikren (L.) ; tayosz (Ch.)=RR.: y-, j-; 
tin- 
BIMW OMAN DE cia eyclele<ieisraverisiei Siac T’sé-khé, t’sé-khu, t’sé-kwi (M.), t’sé-ndj6 (L.); t’se-life 
(H.); t’s6 (A.L. and S.); Tci-ké? (N.); ekhué (R.M.) 
=RR.: t’s-k- 
ALOT 0G | RR Ane ce ree aes askhe (L.C.) ’eskhés (Bab.), eskha (B.), ékhé (H.), ekyeé 
(D.R.): t’sitan (C.), t’sifito, t’sidoné (B.); t’siya and 
t’sifén (L.); a-cike (N.)=RR.: -skh-; t’s-t-n 
5 Young man (juvenis) ...... Tcit plur. Tcilkhe (C.), tcé, plur. tcélekhe (Ch.), tcilekwi 
(M.) tsilké (N.) tstcia (L.)=RR.: te-lk. 
GuGivl (pruella)y veyeieseescte aro eyo eve ’Tét plur. ’tédakh6é (C.), ’tyede (A.L.) ’téré (D.R.), e’tte 
(B.), et’tedu (S.), e’t’tede-kwi (M.), e’t’tede-khe ; 
t’se-lin (S.)=RR.: ’t-t 
PMEEUGH OL Fete cies ee ores tiaras iets qtha, thyén (L.), theni (V.L.); apa (C.), apép (Bab.)=RR.: 
-th-; -p- 
PPMP GHNOD os. ...jooresiie ao q4af, o108; emah, emof ; enaf (R.M.(. apan (Ch.); ’ellu. 
(CJ =RRes ens). p-n's -llu: 
*In Tcijkhoh’tin, #% is the equivalent of the French nasal 7 in such words as extends, sein, s on 
