THE ALPHABET.
| When alone. | In the beginning of a word. | In the middle of a word. | At the end of a word. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | ᠠ | ᠠ᠊ | ᠊ᠠ᠊ | ᠊ᠠ |
| e | ᡝ when followed by n in the beginning of a word, a space is left to distinguish it from a: ᡝ᠊ᠨ᠊ en ᠠ᠊ a |
ᡝ᠊ | ᠊ᡝ᠊ | ᠊ᡝ |
| i | ᡳ | ᡳ᠊ | ᠊ᡳ᠊ | ᠊ᡳ |
| o | ᠣ | ᠣ᠊ | ᠊ᠣ᠊ | ᠊ᠣ see b |
| u | ᡠ | ᡠ᠊ | ᠊ᡠ᠊ | ᠊ᡠ |
| ū | ᡡ | ᡡ᠊ | ᠊ᡡ᠊ | ᠊ᡡ |
| n | ᠨ᠊ | ᠊ᠨ᠋᠊ | ᠊ᠨ ᠊ᠨ᠌ like final a, but a vowel preceding shows that it must be n. | |
| k | ᡴ᠊ when followed by a, o, ū ᡴ when followed by e, i, u |
᠊ᡴ᠊ ᠊ᡴ᠋᠊ ᡴ |
᠊ᡴ | |
| g | ᡤ᠊ when followed by a, o, ū ᡤ when followed by e, i, u |
᠊ᡤ᠊ ᠊ᡬ᠊ |
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| h | ᡥ᠊ when followed by a, o, ū ᡥ when followed by e, i, u |
᠊ᡥ᠊ ᠊ᡭ᠊ | ||
| b | ᠪ᠊ | ᠊ᠪ᠊ | ᠊ᠪ the downstroke is longer than that of o. | |
| p | ᡦ᠊ | ᠊ᡦ᠊ | ||
| s | ᠰ᠊ | ᠊ᠰ᠊ | ᠊ᠰ | |
| š | ᡧ᠊ | ᠊ᡧ᠊ | ||
| t | ᡨ᠋᠊ foll. by a, ᡨ᠌᠊ foll. by e, | ᠊ᡨ᠋᠊ ta, ᠊ᡨ᠍᠊ te, ᠊᠊ᡨ᠌᠊ after a vowel and before a consonant. | ᠊ᡨ | |
| d | ᡩ᠊ foll. by a, ᡩ᠋᠊ foll. by e, | ᠊ᡩ᠋᠊ da, ᠊ᡩ᠊ de | ||
| l | ᠯ᠊ | ᠊ᠯ᠊ | ᠊ᠯ | |
| m | ᠮ᠊ | ᠊ᠮ᠊ | ᠊ᠮ | |
| c | ᠴ᠊ | ᠊ᠴ᠊ | ||
| j | ᠵ᠊ | ᠊ᠵ᠊ | ||
| y | ᠶ᠊ | ᠊ᠶ᠊ | ||
| r | ᠊ᡵ᠊ | ᠊ᡵ | ||
| f | ᡶ᠊ foll. by a or e ᡶ᠋᠊ foll by other vowels. | ᠊ᡶ᠊ foll. by a or e, ᠊ᡶ᠋᠊ foll. by other vowels | ||
| w | ᠸ᠊ foll. by a or e | ᠊ᡶ᠋᠊ foll. by a or e | ||
| For transcribing Chinese syllables:—
kʽ ᠺ᠊, gʽ ᡬ᠊, hʽ ᡭ᠊, tsʽ ᡮ᠊, ts ᡮᡟ, dz ᡯ, ž ᡰ᠊, sy (四) ᠰᡟ, cʽy (勅) ᡱᡳ, jy (智) ᡷ᠊ᡳ, | ||||
| ng | ᠊ᠩᡤ᠊ (a) ᠊ᠩᡤᡝ᠊ (e) | ᠊ᠩ | ||
