KEY TO PRONUNCIATION 



a as in father. 



b as in bad. 



9 as in thin, thong. 



d as in dog. 



e a.s in pre}'. 



'e exploded e. 



g aa in go. 



h as in he. 



i as in pierce. 



'i e.xploded i. 



i" nasalized i. 



'i" nasalized exploded i. 



j as in joy, jade. 



k as in kin. kind. 



k a medial k (between k and g). 



m as in man, mine. 



n as in no, nap. 



hn The sound of the initial letter is expelled from 



the nostrils and is scarcely audible. 



o as in note. 



'o exploded o. 



o" nasalized o. 



p as in pipe. 



p a medial p (between p and b). 



r as in road, rope. 



8 as in sit, sing. 



sh as in shun. 



. t as in ten. 



t a medial t (between t and d). 



th as in then, thou. 



u as in rule. 



'u exploded u. 



w as in wet, win. 



X rough German ch. 



zh as in azure. 



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