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PHONETIC KEY 



A grave accent over a vowel indicates falling tone and weak stress. 

 Thus, Sate, Athapascan, approximately rhymes with and has accent 

 of Span. sahe. Where practicable for distinguishing two words, vowel 

 length is indicated by the macron. Thus 'oh/,, hill, but 'dl"U, turtle. 



Phonetic Spelling of Non-Tewa Words 



Vowels: a (French pas), y, (unrounded u), a (French patte), g 

 (French patte, but orinasal). The acute accent over a vowel indi- 

 cates loud stress. Sm*dness is indicated by a circle beneath a vowel. 



Consonants: ' (aspiration), g, d, h (as in Eng.), I (surd I), f 

 (bilabial /). 



