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13. The semivowel w is pronounced as in the English word William. 
14. The double sounds clj , tch , ts, etc., are indicated by letters 
representing the sounds which compose them. Example: Matshim. 
15. The n is pronounced gn , as in seigneur. 
16. The letters a?, c, and g are not used, since they are duplicates of 
other letters representing the same sounds; but q may serve to indi- 
cate the xA.rabic qaf and the soft aspirate may be used to represent the 
Arabic am. 
An attempt should be made to indicate as exactly as possible, by 
means of the letters given above, the local pronunciation without try- 
ing to give a complete representation of all the sounds which are heard. 
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