II.
The following is the system of orthography employed.
VOWELS.
| a | as | a | in | far, never as in man. |
| e | as„ | e | in„ | they |
| i | as„ | i | in„ | machine, not as in tin, sin. |
| o | as„ | aw | in„ | law |
| u | as„ | u | in„ | rude |
| ṳ | as„ | ü | in„ | Trübner |
DIPHTHONGS.
In all the diphthongs each vowel is heard distinctly with its own proper sound.
| ai | as | y | in | fly |
| au | as„ | ow | in„ | cow |
| oi | as„ | oy | in„ | boy |
| ou nearly | as„ | ou | in„ | four |
| ua | as„ | wa | in„ | war |
| ui | as„ | wee | in„ | weed |
CONSONANTS.
Most of the consonants are pronounced as in English, or very nearly so.
ch—always as in cheese.
g—is always hard.
h—is always pronounced, except when final.
j—always as in judge.
ng—as in king, cut off ki will leave the exact nasal sound of ng.
s—as in song, never as in choose, lose.
z—always as ds or dz; never as in zeal, zone.
k, p, and t,—as final consonants are pronounced without the slightest emission of vocal breath as there usually is in pronouncing English.
