NAMES OF THE LETTERS.

4. The vowels are named by their sounds, as given in (2). The names

of the consonants are "bo", "co", "cxo", "do", "fo", "go", "gxo",

"ho", "hxo", "jo", "jxo", "ko", "lo", "mo", "no", "po", "ro", "so",

"sxo", "to", "uxo", "vo", "zo". These are used in speaking of the

letters, in pronouncing them in abbreviations, as "ko to po" for

"k. t. p." (= etc.), and in spelling words, as "bo, i, ro, do, o,

birdo".

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