ALPHABET USED IN RECORDING INDIAN TERMS
Reading edition
[The consonants are as in English, except when otherwise noted]
a as in father
ă as in cat
â as aw in awl
ai as in aisle
e as ey in they
ĕ as in net
i as in machine
ĭ as in sit
o as in old
ŏ as in not
ô as owin how
oi as in oil
u as in ruin
ŭ as in nut
ü as in German hütte
ụ as in push
h always aspirated
q as qu in quick
th as in thaw
w as in wild
y as in year
ch as in church
sh as in shall, sash
n nasal, as in French dans
zh as z in azure
' a pause