In the orthoëpy given in the vocabularies, the vowels used represent the following sounds:-
1 | a | short as in fat | fat |
2 | â | long like a in far | fâr |
3 | e | short as in wet | wet |
4 | ê | long as in where | whêre |
5 | á | short and acute as in fate | fáte |
6 | ā | longer than a in fame | fāme |
7 | i | short as in wit | wit |
8 | ĕ | short as in we | wĕ |
9 | ee | long as in wee | wee |
10 | o | short as in cot | cot |
11 | ô | long as in cord | côrd |
12 | ó | short and acute as in photo | phóto |
13 | ō | long as in fold | fōld |
14 | u | short as in shun | shun |
15 | û | long as in jeûne | zhûn |
16 | ū | short like ou in would | wūd |
17 | oo | long like ooe in wooed | wooed |
The English i as in fire is represented by ae~.
The consonants are pronounced as in English, with the following exceptions:-
Ch is not hard like k, nor soft as in chase, but always guttural, as in loch, trachle.
Dd, tt, ll, and nn represent a very soft sound of these consonants, in forming which the tongue, near the tip, touches the upper gum.
Ly and ny represent a peculiar modification of the sounds of l and n, effected by placing the centre of the tongue against the roof of the mouth when pronouncing these consonants. The l is rather softer than in million, and the n softer than the first n in pinion.