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CHARACTERS AS ARRANGED BY THE INVENTOR.

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CHARACTERS SYSTEMATICALLY ARRANGED WITH THE SOUNDS.

SOUNDS REPRESENTED BY VOWELS.

a as a in father, or short as a in rival, e as a in hate, or short as e in met, i as i in pique, or short as i in pit, o as aw in law, or short as o in not, u as oo in fool, or short as u in pull, v as u in but, nasalized.

CONSONANT SOUNDS. g nearly as in English, but approaching to k; d nearly as in English, but approaching to; h, k, l, m, n, q, s, t, w, y, as in English,

Syallables beginning with g, except Ꭶ, have sometimes the power of k; Ꮩ, s, Ꮫ sometimes sounded to, tu, tv ; and syllables written with tl, except Ꮭ, sometimes vary to dl.