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16. The following' Arabic consonants marked with a dot 

 beneath, occur occasionally and must also be borne in mind :— 



Consonants. 



Pronunciation. 



Malay name. 



• d 



Hard 



Da 



h 



in back of throat 



Ha 



~) 



Hard K. When used at the end of a 





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word it is only partially sounded 

 being begun and then suddenly 

 stopped. 

 Like Welsh LI. 



Kof 

 La 



s 



Hard like ss. 



Sod 



t 



Hard against roof of mouth 



Ta 



tii 



as in " this" 



Tha 



z 





Zal 



17. * A list of proper names is attached, carefully spelt ac 

 cording to the system here recommended. 



H. A. K. Whampoa, 

 W. A. Pickering. 



G. F. Hose. 

 A. M. Skinner. 

 J). h\ A. Hervey. 



[* This list is too lengthy to be published in this Journal, but copies of it 

 can be obtained at the Colonial Secretary's Office.] 



