TRANSLITERATION OF MALAY. 147 
to denote the accentuation of any particular syllable; translitera- 
tion, not pronunciation, is the first object to be kept in view. For 
general purposes, the accents may be omitted at option. It cannot 
matter whether wl, the eye, is rendered méta or mata. Thus :— 
dé corresponds with \ written in Malay, as .sls papan. 
g and e correspond with futhah where the vowel is omitted, as 
= panjang, gy» ber-cheret. 
i and é correspond with .¢ written in Malay, as ie bini, eS 
kéchek. 
7 and e correspond with kesrah where the vowel is omitted, as 
ex dinding, »\b zahir, ,3\8 patel. 
mw and 6 correspond with , written in Malay, as oy» dita, ae 
béhong. 
w and o correspond with dammah where the vowel is omitted. 
as wis duntut, 53:3 pondok. 
* The Greek rough breathing before a vowel denotes the pre- 
sence of & ain in the native writing. as jac ‘akal, sc “umur a sxe 
ma‘aluin. 
DIPTHONGS. 
at corresponds with | and «& when followed by a consonant, 
as pb baik wai naik. 
au corresponds with ,, as J pulau. 
et corresponds with (¢, as (Ew sunget. 
¥Y and W:: 
Y should be written for ., when it precedes or is preceded by 
a long yowel,as fale sdyang: »¥ layar; 4 bayang ; 215. moyang ; 
&s2 buyong. Exception, .¢ should never be rendered by iy for this 
gives two letters to one Malay character where one letter is 
sufficient ; ace siang, not siyang; ¢ se0 siong not siyonyg. 
W should be written for , when it precedes or is preceded by 
a long vowel, as), awa: ys kawan; gs¥ lawak. 
Exception :— 
- should never be renderei by we, for this gives two letters to 
