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COMPLETE PHONOTYPIC ALPHABET.

G. German; F. French; I. Italian; P. Portuguese; W. Welsh.

1. = . . feet, puffy; ihnen, G; vie, F.

2. I i = . . fit; inne, G; imiter, F.

3. ˊI í = [] The Polish y in open syllables.

4, ˋI ì = [i] close

5. ˆI î = [ɑŋ] fin, F.

6. ¯I ī = [] fim, P.

7. Ɛ ɛ = . . date, Sunday; heer, G; imiter, F.

8. E e = . . debt; wenn, G; exister, F.

9. Æ æ = . dare; wer, G; läben, G; chéne, F.

10. ˋE è = [e] ben; Italian e aperto in close syllables.

11. A a = . . father; vater, G; fracas, F.

12. ɑ = . . fat. This vowel is only found in English.

13. ˊA á = [a] páte, F.

14. ˋA à = [ɑ] patte, F; mann, G. This sound may be heard in Yorkshire and in Scotland.

15. ˆA â = [oŋ] an, F.

16. ¯A ā = [a] v?a, P.

17. O ɵ = . . nought, austere; Swedish ås.

18. O o = . . not; von, G. Some pronounce instead of o in German.

19. ˊO ó = [ɵ] Italian o aperto in open syllables. Some say this is the Swedish å and Danish aa.

20. ˋO ò = [o] Italian o aperto in close sylbls.

21. ˆO ô = [ɷŋ] on, F.

22. ¯O ō = [ɵŋ] nao, P.

23. ˍO o̱ = [ɷŋ] Camoes, P.

24. ¨O ö = [u, or ɛ in German] höken, G; peu, F.

25. ˙O ȯ = [, or e in German] böcke, G; jeune, F.

26. U u = . . cur, ochre, able, open; liebe, lieben, G; le, F.

27. U u = . . but. This sound is not found in any European language but English and Dutch.

28. ¨U ü = [ꝡ, or in German] kühnste, G; vú, F.

29. ˙U u̇ = [, or i in German] künste, G; suffit, F.

30. ˆU û = [uŋ] un, F.

31. ɷ = . . bone; bohne, G; cause, F.

32. = [o] bonne, F. In some parts of Germany instead of o.

33. ɯ = . . fool, into; buhle, G; toute, F.

34. = . . full; bulle, G.

35. = . . eye; ein, G.

36. i ɑi = . aye; naive, F; guai, I.

37. Φ o = . . oyster; neu, G.

38. = . . cow; bau, G.