IROQUOIS USES OF MAIZE 7 



ai as in aisle, as i in mine, bind; Germ. Hain 



au as cm in out, as ow in how: Germ. Hans 



c as sh in shall; Germ, sch in schcllcn; Fr. ch in charmer 



c as th m wealth 



d pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching the upper teeth 



as in enunciating the English th; this is the only sound of d 



in the language 



e as e in they, as a in may; Fr. ne 

 e as in met, get, then: Germ, denn; Fr. sienne 

 g as in- gig; Germ, geben; Fr. gout 

 h as in has, he; Germ, haben 

 i as in pique, machine 

 I the same sound prolonged 

 i as in pick, pit 

 k as in kick, kin 

 n as in no, nun, not 

 n as ng in ring, sing 

 o as in note, boat 

 q as ch in Germ, ich 

 s as in see, sat 

 t pronounced with the tip of the tongue on the upper teeth, as in 



enunciating the English th, this being the only sound of t in 



the language 



u as in rule; Germ, du: Fr. ou in dou.v 

 u as in rut, shut 

 w as in wit, win 

 y as in yes, yet 

 dj as j in judge 

 hw as wh in what 

 tc as ch in church 

 n marks nasalized vowels as a n , e n , e n , o n , a n , ai n , etc. 



indicates an aspiration or soft emission of the breath which is 



initial or final, thus 'h, e n< , o', etc. 

 marks a sudden closure of the glottis preceding or following a 



sound, thus 'a, o', a', a', etc. 

 ' marks the accented syllable of a word 

 th in this system are always pronounced separately 



In abbreviating the names of the various languages the following 

 have been used: Mk., Mohawk; Od., Oneida; Onon., Onondaga; 

 Ca., Cayuga, and Sen., Seneca. 



