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a as a in cat (Dorsey's a). 



b occurs only once, in a proper name, 



c as sh in she. 



d rarely used (see t and t). 



d^ as d followed b}' a barely audible dh sound approximating the 



Sanskrit ddh. 



dj as^' \n judge. 



e as in they,' e, the same lengthened, 



e as in yet. . 



e like the French e or e. 



f rarely used, and then owing probably to faulty hearing, 



g as in go, seldom heard, 



h as in he. 



i as in machine; i, the same lengthened, 



i as in it. 



j as in French, or as English z in azure. 



k as in hicli,. 



X = M, or ch as in German ach (Dorsey's q,. 



X a sound heard at the end of certain syllables; barely audible and 



nearer A than x {Jili)°' — Dorsey's y. 



% a medial sound, between g and h (Dorsey's iy). 



1 occurs only in two modern names, 



m as in me. 



n as in no. 



fs. before a k-mute, ng as in sing, singer, but not as ng in -finger, 



° a vanishing ??, barely audible, as in the French hon, vin, etc., 



occurring after certain vowels. 



o as in no; o, the same lengthened. 



p as in pen. 



p a medial sound, between h and j*;" (Dorsey's d). 



r occurs in one proper name. 



8 as in so. 



t as in to. 



t a medial t, between d and t (Dorsey's g). 



tc as tch in catch. 



tf a t followed by a slightly audible th (as in thi7i, the surd of df). 



u as in rule; u, the same lengthened, 



u 2iS, oomfoot {DoYS^''su). 



u as w in hut (Dorsey's u). 



u a sound between o in no and u in rule. 



ii like German ii and French u. 



w as in we. 



y as in you. 



a Nevertheless, probably the palatal spirant and so to be classed with x. — J. R. S. 



