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a. e, i, o. u ha\o thcii' contiiiciitiil sounds (short). 



fi, (", T, 0, u Viw^ vowels. 



K obsi-uro (' ill llower. 



", ", ', ", " vowels not arliculated, Imt indicated hy position of the 

 iiioutii. 



ii in (iciinaii Bar. 



si aw ill law. , 



6 o (Tcriiuiii \'oll. 



e e in hell. 



ai i in island. 



au ow in how. 



L posterior palatal 1; the tip of tongue touches the alveoli 



of the lower jaw, the back of the tongue is pressed 

 against the hard palate; geiKM'ally surd. The occur- 

 rence of th(^ corresponding sonant is doubtful. Pos- 

 sibly there is still another 1, produced a little nearer 

 the front pai't of the hard palate. 



q velar k. 



g velar g. 



k English k. 



g' palatalized g, almost gy. 



k' palatized k, almost ky. 



X ch in German Bach. 



X X pronounced at the posterior border of the hard palate. 



X' palatal x as in German ich. 



s pronounced with open teeth, therefore somewhat similar 



to Ena'lish sh. 



d. t 

 b. p 



as in English, but surd and sonant more difficult to dis- 

 tinguish. 



h as in English. 



y as in year. 



w as in English, probably always aspirated. 



1 \ as in English; as terminal sounds articulated but Inaud- 



m >- ible, unless followed by a word beginning with a 



n ' \()wel. 



' a pause; when following an initial or terminal mute, it 



tends to increase the stress of the latter. 



