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The long sounds of a, e, i, o, u, are represented by ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.
The short sounds of a, e, i, o, u, " ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.

a, as in air, pair, is represented by Â.
a, " far, arm, " " Ä or ah.
a, " all, haul, " " aw.
a, " what, squat, " " ?.
e, " ere, where, " " Ê.
e, " obey, weight, " " ?.
e, " her, term, " " Ë.
i, " machine, " " ? or ee.
i, " dirk, whirl, " " Ï.
o, " done, son, " " ?.
o, " woman, " " ??.
o, " do, move, " " ??.
o, " for, storm, " " Ô or aw.
oo, " soon, moon, " " ??.
oo, " foot, good, " " ??.
u, " rude, rule, " " ??.
u, " push, pull, " " ??.
u, " burn, turn, " " Ü.
oi,} " oil, toy, " " oi.
oy,}
ou,} " found, owl, " " ow.
ow,}

c, as in city, cite, is represented by s or Ç.
c, " can, cut, " " k.
ch, " child, much, " " ch.
ch, " machine, " " sh.
ch, " chorus, " " k.
g, " ginger, " " j.
n, " think, uncle, " " Ñ.
qu, " require, " " kw.
s, " these, ease, " " z.

Obscure vowel sounds, or those which are glided over in a word without any noticeable accent, are unmarked. In those cases where the pronunciation is so evident that mistakes seem improbable, the marks are also omitted.


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