KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE RESPELLING
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The long sounds of a, e, i, o, u, are represented by ā, ē, ī, ō, ū. The short sounds of a, e, i, o, u, " ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ. a, as in air, pair, is represented by â. a, " far, arm, " " ä or ah. a, " all, haul, " " aw. a, " what, squat, " " ŏ. e, " ere, where, " " ê. e, " obey, weight, " " ā. e, " her, term, " " ë. i, " machine, " " ē or ee. i, " dirk, whirl, " " ï. o, " done, son, " " ŭ. o, " woman, " " ŏŏ. o, " do, move, " " ōō. o, " for, storm, " " ô or aw. oo, " soon, moon, " " ōō. oo, " foot, good, " " ŏŏ. u, " rude, rule, " " ōō. u, " push, pull, " " ŏŏ. 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.