NOTATION IN TABLE III. 



VOWELS. 



a as a in ale, mate. i as i in idea, mite, 



a " " " art, father. i " " " it, pity, 

 a " " " at, tank, 



a " " " all, fall. o as o in over, go. 



6 " " -" otter, got. 

 e as e in even, mete. 



e " " " enter, met. u as u in use, mute, 



e has a nasal sound as the French en u " oo " food, 

 in mien. 



CONSONANTS. 



ch as ch in chin. t' prefixed indicates that the tongne is 

 d pronounced harshly by curving back to be pressed forcibly against the 



the tongue and bringing it forcibly teeth in its pronunciation. 



against the roof of the mouth. ' An apostrophe after a final syllable 

 g hard as in go. denotes a slight breathing sound, 



g soft as in gem. 1 An interrogation mark in the Table 

 h- a sonant guttural. indicates that the answer is cou- 



rt nasal as in drink. jectural. 



The notation of the cultivated languages is left unchanged. The following is 

 much used in India : 



a short as in cat. u as oo in food, 



a as in far. t dental. 

 e long a as in pale. palatal. 



i short as in pit. n as French non. 



i long as e in mete. ch as in church. 



o as in note. au as ow in how. 

 u as in bull. 



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