[=a] as in f[=a]te
[)a] " f[)a]t
[^a] " f[^a]ir
[:a] " f[:a]r
[.a] " f[.a]st
[a:] " f[a:]ll
[a.] " wh[a.]t
_a_ " f[=i]´n_a_l
[=e] " m[=e]te
[)e] " m[)e]t
[~e] " h[~e]r
[^e] " th[^e]re
[e=] " pr[e=]y
_e_ " r[=e]´c_e_nt
[=i] " p[=i]ne
[)i] " p[)i]n
[:i] " ma-ch[:i]ne´
[~i] " b[~i]rd
[=o] " n[=o]te
[)o] " n[)o]t
[^o] " n[^o]r
[o:] " d[o:]
[o.] " w[o.]lf
[.o] " s[.o]n
[=oo] " f[=oo]d
[)oo] " f[)oo]t
[=u] " [=u]se
[)u] " [)u]s
[u:] " r[u:]le
[u.] " f[u.]ll
[^u] " [^u]rge
[=y] " fl[=y]
[)y] " n[)y]mph
[~y] " m[~y]rrh
The symbol [+] placed over a vowel indicates the long sound of that
vowel shortened, or without the vanish. It is used in unaccented
syllables, as in s[)e]n´[+a]te, [+e]-v[)e]nt´, [+i]-d[=e]´a, [+o]-bey´,
[+u]-n[=i]te´.
oi as in oil
ou " out
[c,], soft, like s [c,]ede
[-c-], hard, like k [-c-]all
[=g], hard, as in [=g]et
[.g], soft, like j [.g]em
s like z ha[s+]
[x+] like gz e[x+]ist
[th] as in [th]is
th " thin
[n=] like ng
+n+, nasal tone (as in French) of the preceding vowel, as in encore
([:a]+n+´k[+o]r´)
' (for voice glide), as in often ([)o]f´'n)