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When the pronunciation is self-evident the titles are not respelled; when by mere division and accentuation it can be shown sufficiently clearly the titles have been divided into syllables, and the accented syllables indicated. | ||
| a as in sofa | o as in not | iu as in duration |
| ä " " arm | ö " " nor | c = k " " cat |
| a " " at | u " " full2 | ch " " church |
| ā " " fare | ū " " rule | cw = qu " " queen |
| e " " pen1 | U " " but | dh (th) " " the |
| ê " " fate | Ū " " burn | f " " fancy |
| i " " tin | ai " " pine | g (hard) " " go |
| î " " machine | au " " out | H " " loch (Scotch) |
| o " " obey | ei " " oil | hw (wh) " " why |
| ō " " no | iū " " few | j " " jaw |
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1In accented syllables only; in unaccented syllables it approximates the sound of e in over. The letter n, with a dot beneath it, indicates the sound of n as in ink. Nasal n (as in French words) is rendered n. 2In German and French names ū approximates the sound of u in dune. | ||
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