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ami luaviiiy the vowel open if long. Wlieve this is insufficient, or A\lici'o 

 greater distinetness is desirable, a horizontal mark above, to indicate a long- 

 vowel, a curved mark a short one, thus: a, a, c, c, &c A nasal syllabic, 

 like those found so commonly in French, to be marked b}' an index, it, at 

 the upj)er right-hand corner of the vowel; thus, o'\ d'\ a'\ a", will represent 

 the sounds of the French oi/, an or eii, in, and uii, respectively. 



CONSONANTS. 



B as in English hlah. 



c not to be used excepting in the comjjouitd c//; write k for tlie hard 



sound, s for the soft. 



D as in English did. 



F as in English Jife. 



G as in English^///, never for the soft sound, as n\ fjnn/cr; tor this nse 



always j. 



H as in English hoic, lioc, haiidlt. 



J as in English jud(jc. 



K as in English hick. 



L as in English hdh J 



M as in English mimic. 



N as in English noon. 



p as in English pi2)e. 



Q not to be used; for qu write hw. 



K as in English rear. 



s as in English .■iaucc. 



T as in English tight. 



V as in English voiv. 



w as in English ifayirard. 



X not to be used; write k.s or (jz, according to the sound, in wax, example. 



Y as in English you, year. 

 z as in English zeal, buzz. 

 N as iiy in E)iglish sinyiny. 

 su as in English shaU, shoe. 

 ZH as z in azure, s in fusion. 



