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DAKOTA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY, 
has the same sound as in English. 
is an emphatic letter, bearing the same relation to k that Kg 
does to “6.” In all the printing done in the language, it is 
still found most convenient to use the English g to repre- 
sent this sound.* 
has the common sound of this letter in English. It is peculiar 
to the Titonway dialect. 
has the same sound as in English. 
has the common sound of » in English. 
denotes a nasal sound similar to the French ~ in bon, or the 
English » in drink. As there are only comparatively very 
few cases where a full is used at the end of a syllable, no 
distinctive mark has been found necessary. Hence in all 
our other printing the nasal continues to be represented by 
the common ». 
has the sound of the English p, with a little more volume and 
stress of voice. 
is an emphatic, bearing the same relation to p that “¢” does 
tone. = 
has the surd sound of English s, as in say. 
is an aspirated s, having the sound of English sh, as in shine. 
Formerly represented by 2.t 
is the same as in English, with a little more volume of voice. 
is an emphatic, bearing the same relation to ¢ that ‘¢” does 
BO Goes 
has the power of the English w, as in walk. 
has the sound of English y, as in yet. 
has the sound of the common English z, as in zebra. 
is an aspirated z, having the sound of the French J, or the English 
s in pleasure. Formerly represented by j.¢ 
The apostrophe is used to mark an hiatus, as in s’a. It seems to be 
analogous to the Arabic hamzeh (<). 
Norre.—Some Dakotas, in some instances, introduce a slight b sound before the 
m, and also a d sound before n. For example, the preposition “om,” with, is by some 
persons pronounced obm, and the preposition “‘en,” ir, is sometimes spoken as if it 
should be written edn. In these cases, the members of the Episcopal mission among 
oo es write the b and the d, as “ob,” “ed.” 
* These are called cerebrals by Lepsius. : 
t'These correspond with Lepsius, except in the form of the diacritical mark, 
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