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of the breath while the glottis is considerably contracted : — 

 Irara, ubora. (The rough sound represented by this letter ia 

 other languages, is not in CafFrarian.) 



4th. Of the Compound Sounds. — These are represented by 

 the following combinations of the Consonants. 



Dvv has the sound of dw in the English words dwarf, dwell. 

 Dwila, indwc, iiidweza, isidwala. It assumes a, e-e, and i. 



Dy has the sound wliich some Britons express when pro- 

 nouncing the words due, duty, &c. as if they were written 

 dyuty. 



Dyoba, indyungudyungu. It assumes a, e-e-o, and u. 



Dzh has the sound of j or g soft in English. 



Dzhika, idzhodzo, idzhedzhe, indza. It assumes a, e-e, i, 

 o, and w. 



Dzhw, if a in the English word jaw is dropped, and an open 

 a affixed (jwa), an idea of the sound may be obtained: — 

 Dzhwaqa, idzhwabu, isidzhwibi, umdzhwaku. It assumes 

 a, e, and i. 



Dyw ranks with the preceding sound, being only so much 

 harder as dy is harder than dzh. It assumes a and i : — Dywaba, 

 idywadi, idywahcll. 



Ts has perhaps the exact sound of the Hebrew tsa'de. Tsala, 

 tsatsa, intso, intsika, intsuutsu. It assumes a, e e, i, o, & u. 



Tw has the sound of tw in the English words twelve, twenty. 

 Twesa, intwana, itwatwa, umtwa, itwecu. It assumes a, ere, 

 j, o, and u. 



Tsh has the sound of ch in the English words chin, china, 

 cheek. Tshaya, isitshetshe, tshotsho, tshisha, iutshipintshipi, 

 intshivela, intshwabuli. If assumes a, e-e, and i. 



Tsw is the sound of ts, with the addition of vr, Twsina, 

 itswele. 



Ty assumes a, e-e, i, o, u. Tyala, isityebe, intyalo, ityolo. 



Tyw assumes a, e, i, Tywila, itywalwa, tywakaza, isi- 

 tywaka. 



Till assumes a, c, i, o, u. Thlala, inthlebe, isithlele, in- 

 thlovu, inthlu, ithlaka, isithla, inthlele, ithlatyani, thlula. 



Thlw assumes a, c, i. Tnthlwana, thlwengula, umthlwengu. 



Gw is perhaps heard in the first syllable of the word guaia- 

 cum, Gwcba, igwagasi, igwilita, gwega, igwangwa. 



Gy assumes a and o. Gyaba, ingyebo, ingyaba. 



Gc is the sound of g with the semidcntal klick attached. 

 Gcina, igcegceya, ingcambu, isigcawu, ingcawgcazelo. 



Gcw, Gcweuza, ingcwalisa, ingcwele, ungeweno, igcwizi. 



Gq is the sound of g with the palatial klick attached. 

 Igqihwiza, imingqi, iugqele, ingquzugquzu, ingqoqo, gqita, 

 ingqanda, igquma, ingqonqo, jgqogqobra. 



