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Substitution of the Roman [No. 8, new series. 



Symbols. 



Aelapilla, Combua. Raibha. 



Ispilla, 1st and 2nd Aeda. Matransi. 



Papilla, do. do. Gahenukitta. Yangsi. 



Al, do. do. Bindu. Sanyaga. 



Ispilla, Al, and Raibha are written above their letters ; Papilla 

 Aeda, and Matransi are written below their letters. 



The others are written on the same line ; — Combua and Sanyaga 

 before their letters ; Aelapilla, Gahenukitta, Bindu, and Yangsi, 

 after their letters. 



The first Ispilla is joined to letters that have a tail turned back, 

 the second Ispilla is used with all other letters. 



The first Papilla is joined to Jc, &c, the second Papilla is joined 

 with all other letters. 



The first Al is joined with all letters that have a tail turned 

 back, the second Al is written with all other letters. 



Use of the Symbols. 



A is made long by aelapilla, u by gahenukitta, the other three 

 by al. The peculiar vowel is written by adding aeda to a. 



Aelapilla is the symbol for a. 

 Ispilla is the symbol for t, ispilla gaeta for z. 

 Papilla is the symbol for u, papilla paekanea for u. 

 Combua is the symbol for e, combua with al for e. 



Combua with aelapilla is the symbol for o, al added to the aela- 

 pilla makes d. 



Combua with gahenukitta is the symbal for au. 

 Combua doubled is the symbol for ei. 



Aeda is the symbol for the peculiar vowel sound ; aeda paeka- 

 nea makes this vowel long. 



Al has two uses : first it lengthens a vowel, secondly when join- 

 ed to a consonant that has no symbol it suppresses the inherent 

 vowel. (!) 



Bindu is properly a substitute for 6 ; but in common writing it 

 is substituted for all the vowels with al. (!) 



