Miscellaneous papers relating to Aborigines, ca. 1839-1871 - Page 74

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10. à long (àà) as in Engl. hail ; Germ. See, städtchen ; Ital. lieta ; Fr. méme, fait :- short (á) as in Engl. accurate.
11. e long (ee) as in Engl. Heir, Hare, Hair, were ; Germ, Bêrg, Stürke ; Ital. lamie​​​​​​​ra ; Fr. lumie​​​​​​​re :- short (e) as in Engl. men, lemon, every ; Germ. be​​​​​​​sser, empor ; Ital. caste​​​​​​​llo ; Fr. dange​​​​​​​reux, effort, eloigner.
12. i as in Engl. hill, bit ; Germ. gift, gi​​​​​​​tter ; Ital. ei​​​​​​​nque.
​​​​​​​13. l as in Engl. peel, leave, believe ; Germ. Lie​​​​​​​be ; Ital. vino ; Fr. qui.
14. . as in Engl. people ; Germ. liebe​​​​​​​n (pip.l, lib.n).

DIPHTHONGS.
15. j as in Engl. bite ; Germ. be​​​​​​​issen.
​​​​​​​16. as in Engl. brou​​​​​​​n , bound ; Germ. brau​​​​​​​n ; Fr. Sau​​​​​​​nl.v
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CONSONANTS, ETC.
​​​​​​​17. s as in Engl. soft ; Germ. sanft ; Ital. solo ; Fr. salle.
18. z as in Engl. zinc ; Germ. roz​​​​​​​e ; Ital. roz​​​​​​​a ; Fr. az​​​​​​​ur.
​​​​​​​19.sh as in Engl. sharp; Germ. scharf ; Ital. lasc​​​​​​​iare ; Fr. ch​​​​​​​ien.
20.zh as in Engl. plea​​​​​​​sure ; Fr. jardin.
​​​​​​​21.th as  in Engl. thing ; Span. zapato, nariou.
22.dh as in Engl. that.
23-31, t, d, p, b, f, v, m, n, l, as in English, German, Italian, and French.
32. 
rr as in Engl. pray ; Germ. Rabe ; Ital. rosa ; Fr. err​​​​​​​eur
33.  r as in Engl. smaller.
34. p
 or rh as in Engl. Rhatany, rhubarb.
35. r as in Engl. hang ; Germ. klingen ; Ital. lingua franca.
36. v as in Fr. ninal, rien.
37. v  The nasal sound in Etna, Daieper.
38. h as in Engl. halt ; Germ. H​​​​​​​exe ; Fr. Halte :
39. as in Germ. lack​​​​​​​en ; Span. Ximence, reloj ; Gael. eruack​​​​an.
40. y as in Germ. yelten ; Gael. luy​​​​​​​h.
​​​​​​​Any supplemental letters may be used, if exactly exemplified and identified, for sounds peculiar to certain languages, as the Caffer and Hottentot clicks​​​​​​​, &c. 

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