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PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION F. 



The other principal features of the system are : — 



{a) That the consonants are sounded as in English. 



(b) That every letter is pronounced and no redundant 



letters are introduced. 



(c) That one accent only is used, the acute, to mark the 



syllable on which stress is laid. 



(d) That all vowels are shortened in sound by ^doubling 



the following consonant. 



The following examples will shew some of the changes which 

 would have to be made on the adoption of this system : — 



Letters. 



PronuQciatioa and Remarks. 



ah, as in father 



eh, a as in fate 

 English e i as 

 of ee in beet 



in ravine : the sound 



Examples. 



o as in mote 



long u as in flute ; the sound of oo in 

 boot . . 



as i in ice ; as in eye (Threlkeld) 



ow as in how ; as in cow (Threlkeld) 



is slightly different from the above, 

 both vowels are sounded, but often 

 pronounced as one, like ey in they 

 " as in pew " (Threlkeld) 

 as in English. 



Not Capertee but Kepati. 

 This is one prominent ex- 

 ample, but in many N.S.W 

 words the proper letters 

 are used, e.g., Narara, 

 Waitara, Killara. 



Not Bega but Biga. 

 Bena but Bina. 

 Kerrabee but Kerrabi. 

 Meermaul but Miamaul. 

 Pee-Dee but Pidi. 

 Wee-Waa but Wiwaa. 

 Emu but Imiu. 



Not Caloola but Kaliila. 

 ,, Boolaroo but Bularii. 

 ,, Boonoo-Boonoo but 



Bunu-Bunu 

 ,, Coogee but Kuji. 

 ,, Coolabah but Kulaba 

 ,, Coolamon but Kulamon 

 , , Woolloomooloo but Wu- 

 lumulii or WuUumulii. 

 ,, Woollahra but Wulara. 

 Not Kiama but Kaiama. 



,, Bondi but Bondai. 

 (N.B. — This spelling is pro- 

 perly used in many words 

 e.g. Gilgai, Gundagai.) 

 Not Bowral but Baural. 

 ,, Bowna but Bauna. 

 ,, Cowra but Kaura. 

 , , Cowlong but Kaulong. 



Not Emu but Imiu. 



