| rN. CEE B: 
___ In the orthography of all the African words in this book, I have 
ee followed a simple phonetic system. The consonants are to be pro- 
& 2: nounced as in English, and the vowels as in Italian or Portuguese, 
ye = ah; e=ehyixee; 6 = aw (0 = oh); u =00. 
Af have only diverged from this system where the proper names from 
< long use have accustomed us to other spelling. Thus I write “the 
aie Congo” and “Angola,” because for several centuries the 
~ Portuguese have spelt these names in the same manner. Properly, they 
2 : oe should be, according to the simplest system, “ Kongo ” and “ Noola.” 
