PHONETIC KEY
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
a as in father
ā preceding sound, prolonged
ă as in what
ä as in hat
ǟ next preceding sound, prolonged
â as in all
ai as in aisle
au as ou in out
c as sh in shall
ç as th in wealth
d pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching the upper teeth, as in enunciating English th in with; the only sound of d employed in writing native words
e as in they
ĕ as in met
f as in waif
g as in gig
h as in hot
i as in pique
ī next preceding sound, prolonged
ĭ as in pit
k as in kick
n as in run
ñ as ng in ring
o as in note
q as ch in German ich
r slightly trilled; this is its only sound
s as in sop
t pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching the upper teeth, as in enunciating the English th in with; this is its only sound
u as in rule
ŭ as in rut
w as in wit
y as in ye [74]
dj as j in judge
hw as wh in what
tc as ch in church
ⁿ marks nasalized vowels, thus eⁿ, oⁿ, aiⁿ, ĕⁿ, äⁿ, âⁿ
ʻ indicates an aspiration or soft emission of breath
ʼ marks the glottal stop, äʼ, ĕⁿʼ
tʻh In this combination t and h are separately uttered, as th in the English words hothouse, foothold. [75]