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| _Aj_ (ahy), like _ah y_ in _ah yes_ (almost |
| like _y_ in _my_); as _kaj_ (kah'y), |
| _rajdi_ (rah'y-dee), _krajono_ (krah-yo'no) | ahy
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| _Ej_ (ehy), like _ay y_ in _say yes_; as |
| _plej_ (pleh'y, *one* syllable) | ehy
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| _Oj_ (oy), like _oh y_ in _oh yes_ (almost |
| like _oy_ in _toy_); as _ranoj_ (rah'noy), |
| _kojno_ (koy'noh) | oy
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| _Uj_ (ooy), like _oo y_ in _too young_; as |
| _tuj_ (too'y, *one* syllable), _prujno_ |
| (proo'yno, *two* syllables) | ooy
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Jx, jx | (zho) like _s_ in _vision_ or _pleasure_, |
| or _j_ in French _jeune, j'ai_; as _jxeti_ |
| (zheh'tee) | zh
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K, k | (ko) as in English | k
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L, l | (lo) as in English | l
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M, m | (mo) as in English | m
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N, n | (no) as in English | n
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O, o | (oh) like _o_ in _horse_, not |
| diphthongized, but pronounced purely and |
| rather shortly, as _bona_ (boh'nah NOT |
| bow'nah), quite without the short |
| _oo_-sound frequently heard with the |
| English vowel in such words as _note_, |
| _boat_. Its sound is almost equivalent to |
| _aw_ in _caw_, pronounced shortly and with |
| the lips placed roundly as if for saying | o,
| _oh_; as _estonta_ (ess-tohn'tah) | oh
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P, p | (po) as in English
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