SOME NOTES ON THE SAKAI DIALECTS. 2! 



a is pronounced like the vowel sound in calm, ex., Da~ 

 to come. 



a is pronounced like the vowel sound in blast, ex., A-gap=s 

 a rhinoceros. 



a very short a sound, ex., Am-cha'=to eat; Dak=to bear, 

 to support. 



a 1 similar to sound of the final ak in the Malay word Banyak 

 in the dialects in which the k is silent, ex., Pa'-ho'=to lie ; 

 Ma'=to, towards. 



e as in the English word get, ex., Jel-jol=to hang. 



e as in the French word est, ex., Jek=an axe ; Ne*= 

 three. 



e a very short e sound, ex., Ren-tak=the tongue ; 

 Me-nang=a younger brother or sister. 



<?' similar to the e sound in the Malay word Ckapek, the 

 k being silent, ex., Nya'-ne'=a ghost, a spirit. 



i as in the English word hit, ex., Ke-mit=a mosquito. 



i similar to the vowel sound in cheat, ex., Ku-i=lan- 

 guage, speech ; I-ok n =to fall. 



i a very short i sound, shorter than in the English word hit, 

 ex., Bi-lut=to extinguish ; Bi-jog=wet. 



V as in the Malay word badik, the k being silent, ex., 

 Si'=to fell. 



o as in ox, ex., Sok=hair. 



6 as in broken, ex., Shok=the navel ; Ok=to give. 



o shorter than the o in ox, ex., Deng-dok n =a branch. 



o ) similar to the final ok in puchok, the k being silent, ex., Da'- 

 do , =sufficient, enough. 



u similar to the vowel sound in moon, ex., Nyun=near; 

 Ku-rul=the knee. 



u similar to the u sound in acute, ex., Ku-ish=a porcu- 

 pine ; Dul— the handle of a weapon. 



u rather shorter than the u sound in hug, ex., Kre-rug= 

 to pull or pluck out. 



