N. B.--Phonetic characters not entered in this list are to be
pronounced as in Italian. Whenever it is essential to distinguish
spelling from pronunciation, _italic_ type is used for the former,
Roman for the latter.
· (under a vowel): close quality.
¸ (under a vowel): open quality.
¯ (over a vowel): long quantity.
̆ (over a vowel): short quantity.
̑ (under a letter): semivowel, not syllabic.
´ (over a letter): stress.
´ (after a consonant): palatal pronunciation.
✱ (before a word): conjectural, not found.
＞ (between words or letters): derivation, the _source_ standing
at the _open_ end.
+: followed by.
ạ: French _â_ in _pâte_.
ą: French _a_ in _patte_.
β: bilabial _v_, as in Spanish.
c: see k.
c´: palatal _k_, as in English _key_.
ð: English _th_ in _this_.
ẹ: French _é_ in _thé_.
ę: French _ê_ in _fête_.
g: English _g_ in _go_.
g´: palatal _g_, as in English _geese_.
h: English _h_ in _hat_.
ị: French _i_ in _si_.
į: English _ĭ_ in _pit_.
k: English _k_ in _maker_.
k´: see c´.
l´: palatal _l_, as in Italian _figlio_.
n´: palatal _n_, as in Italian _ogni_.
ŋ: English _ng_ in _sing_.
ọ: German _ō_, as in _sohn_.
ǫ: German _ŏ_, as in _sonne_.
r´: palatal _r_.
š: English _sh_ in _ship_.
þ: English _th_ in _thin_.
ụ: German _ū_, as in _gut_.
ų: German _ŭ_, as in _butter_.
ü: French _u_ in _pur_.
w: English _w_ in _woo_.
χ: German _ch_ in _ach_.
y: English _y_ in _ye_.
z: English _z_ in _crazy_.
ž: French _j_ in _jour_.
[Illustration: THE PROVENÇAL TERRITORY]