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N.B. — The following peculiarities are to be noted in this list : — In 

 4troit, froid, oi is pronounced often like e in Fr. tres ; d vxfroidi^ 

 pronounced like t. 



(16) (oi, oy, in this list pronounced like ou in Fr. oui ^ a iw Eng. 



father). 



bois foyer luois 



employer incroyable vaoyen 

 envoyer loyer poids 



(17) an and en in avant, argent, vent, are often pronounced like in in 



Fr. vin. 



(18) au becomes a (a in Eng. hat) in sauvage. 



CONSONANTS. 



b often becomes ?h in houhlon (pronounced omnon). 



c = (k) has sometimes a peculiar sound between k and < as in aiicun 



(almost otien). 

 c = g in canif. 



ch =j (as in Fr. jour) in cheval. 



d = d + g (as iia Eng. gender) before i and u in (Ht, d^cr, &c. 

 d = I sometimes in cadenas. 



d is sometimes inserted in genre between n and r. 

 d — tin cadre and yVoic?. 

 g = c ofte n in ^?as. 



h is never heard as far as I have observed. 

 I = r sometimes in allaiter. 



I often becomes I mouillee in such words as aller, ballade. 

 I is often silent in cloison. 



