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malay and english spelling 

 9. Tables of Vowels. 



The Vowels. 



Their sound iu English. ! Examples in Malay. 



a 

 a 



e 

 e 



i 

 i 



A 



o 







u 

 u 



au 

 ei 



Soprano 

 Diploma 



Fete 

 Ten 



Pique 

 Tin 



Those 

 Proportion 



Truth 

 Full 



lama, kepala 



The second a in makati 



Perak, kreta 

 sendok, preksa 



tidor, pisau 

 pintu, bintang 



korek, tolak 

 tongkat, sarong 



buka, gum 

 tumbok, tunjuk 



o. u. 



or . 

 a. e. i. o. u. 



As the e in " lateral" ke1jun,p§rampuan,pSng- 

 " considerable" lima, b£tul 



Faust (as in German ) . bakau, kerbau 

 with the sound of now- 



Height Sungei, bagei 



The dot indicates the 

 presence of © (ain.) 



