KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION
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ā as in fāte ō as in nōte
ă " făt ŏ " nŏt
â " fâir ô " nôr
ä " fär o̤ " do̤
ȧ " fȧst ọ " wọlf
a̤ " fa̤ll ȯ " sȯn
ạ " whạt o͞o " fo͞od
a " fī´nal o͝o " fo͝ot
ē " mēte ū " ūse
ĕ " mĕt ŭ " ŭs
ẽ " hẽr ṳ " rṳle
ê " thêre ụ " fụll
e̱ " pre̱y û " ûrge
e " rē´cent
ī " pīne ȳ " flȳ
ĭ " pĭn y̆ " ny̆mph
ï " ma-chïne´ ỹ " mỹrrh
ĩ " bĩrd
The symbol ⊥ placed over a vowel indicates the long sound of that vowel shortened, or without the vanish. It is used in unaccented syllables, as in sĕn´[+a]te, [+e]-vĕnt´, [+i]-dē´a, [+o]-bey´, [+u]-nīte´.
oi as in oil x̝ like gz ex̝ist
ou " out [th] as in [th]is
th " thin
ç, soft, like s çede ṉ like ng
c̶, hard, like k c̶all ɴ, nasal tone (as in French) of the preceding vowel, as in encore (äɴ´k[+o]r´)
ḡ, hard, as in ḡet
ġ, soft, like j ġem
s like z has ' (for voice glide), as in often (ŏf´'n)