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 ă as a in cat (Dorsey’s ä). b occurs only once, in a proper name. c as sh in she. d rarely used (see t and ṭ). dȼ as d followed by a barely audible dh sound approximating the Sanskrit ddh. dj as j in judge. e as in they; ē, the same lengthened. ĕ as in get. ê like the French ê orè. f rarely used, and then owing probably to faulty hearing. g as in go, seldom heard. h as in he. i as in machine; ī, the same lengthened. ĭ as in it. j as in French, or as English z in azure. k as in kick. x = kh, or ch as in German ach (Dorsey’s q,. x̣ a sound heard at the end of certain syllables; barely audible and nearer h than x(kh) —Dorsey’s ɥ. ḳ a medial sound, between g and k (Dorsey’s ʞ). l occurs only in two modern names. m as in me. n as in no. ñ before a k-mute, ng as in sing, singer, but not as ng in finger. ⁿ a vanishing n, barely audible, as in the French bon, vin, etc., occurring after certain vowels. o as in no; ō, the same lengthened. p as in pen. p̣ a medial sound, between b and p (Dorsey’s d). r occurs in one proper name. s as in so. t as in to. ṭ a medial t, between d and t (Dorsey’s ʇ). tc as tch in catch. tç as t followed by a slightly audible th (as in thin, the surd of dȼ). u as in rule; ū, the same lengthened. û as oo in foot (Dorsey’s ŭ). ŭ as u in but (Dorsey’s û). ụ a sound between o in no and u in rule. ü like German ü and French u. w as in we. y as in you.