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melt into each other, the ng of "-ngup" will also be the 

 sound required. At the end of a syallable, ng has the sound 

 of ng in king. 



The sound of the Spanish n frequently occurs. At the 

 beginning of a word or syllable it is given as ny, but when 

 terminating a word the Spanish letter ii is used. 



])h is pronounced nearly as th in "that," with a slight 

 sound of d preceding it. Nh has likewise nearly the sound 

 of tli in "that," with a perceptible initial sound of the n. 



Th is frequently used at the commencement of a word 

 instead of dh, and in such cases an initial t sound is substi- 

 tuted lor that of the d. Dh and th are generally inter- 

 changeable. At the beginning of a word our English sound 

 of d and t seldom occurs; it is generally pronounced dh or 

 ///, in the way just explained. 



A final h is guttural, resembling eh in the German word 

 "joch." 



Y at the commencement of a word or syllable preserves 

 its habitual sound. 



R in general has a whirring sound, at other times it is 

 rolled, and occasionally the English value is assigned to it. 



T is interchangeable with d, p with b, and g with k, in 

 most of the words in which these letters are used. 



Tij or dij at tlie commencement of a syllable or word has 

 nearly the sound of the English j or Spanish c/i, thus -tya 

 in the word min-tya, closely resembles cha or ja. 



Some native words terminate with t//, as 4 kur-gaty,' one 

 of the frogs. The last syllable of this word can be pro- 

 nounced exactly by assuming e to be added to y, making 

 it -gat-ye. Then commence articulating the word, includ- 

 ing the y, but stopping short without sounding the added e. 

 An accurate pronunciation can also be readily obtained by 



