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KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION VOWELS
REGULAR LONG AND SHORT SOUNDS
LONG. –ā, as in fame; ē, as in mete (and y as in lady); ī as in fine; ō, as in note; ū as in mute; ȳ, as in fly.
SHORT. –ă, as in fat; ĕ, as in met; ĭ, as in fin; ŏ as in not ŭ, as in but; y̆ , as in nymph.
VOWELS. –OCCASIONAL SOUNDS EXAMPLES.
â, as in care,
ä Italian, as in
ȧ, as in last (ă in Modern American English) a̤ broad, as in all
ạ, as in what (like short o)
ê like â, as in
ẽ, as in term,
e̱ , like long a, as in
ï, like long e as in
ĩ, as in bird,
ȯ like short u, as in
o̤ like long oo, as in
ọ like short oo, as in
ô like broad a, as in
o͞ o (long oo), as in
o͝ o (short oo), as in
ṳ long,͝ preceeded by r, as in
ụ like oo, as in
e, i, o (italic) are silent
âir, shâre, pâir, beâr. fäther, fär, bälm, päth. ȧsk, grȧss, dȧnce, brȧnch. ca̤ ll, ta̤ lk, ha̤ ul, swa̤ rm. wạn, wạnton, wạllow thêre, hêir, whêre, êre. ẽrmine, vẽrge, prefẽr.
pre̱ y, the̱ y, e̱ ight.
pïque, machïne, mïem. fĩrm, vĩrgin, dĩrt.
dȯve, sȯn, dȯne, wȯn. pro̤ ve, do̤ , mo̤ ve, to̤ mb. bọsom, wọlf, wọman. ôrder, fôrm, stôrk.
mo͞ on, fo͞ od, bo͞ oty.
fo͝ ot, bo͝ ok, wo͝ ol, go͝ od.
rṳde, rṳmor, rṳral. pụt, pụsh, pụll, fụll. token, cousin, mason.
oi, or oy (unmarked), as in ou, or ow (unmarked), as in
oil, join, toy out, owl, vowel
REGULAR DIPHTHONGAL SOUNDS EXAMPLES
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