16 INTRODUCTION TO THH STUDY OF INDIAN LANGUAGES. 
Syllables should be separated by hyphens. In connected texts 
hyphens should be omitted. 
The accented syllable of every word should be marked by an acute 
accent, thus: Ycu-ar'-u-dim-pu-rin-kint. 
Norre.—The student should become familiar with the preceding alpha- 
bet, but its proper use will only be acquired by practice in writing Indian 
words. At first it will be necessary to refer to the alphabet frequently, 
and to facilitate this reference the alphabet has been reprinted on a card, 
which the student should keep before him in the earlier part of his work. 
