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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.

SOUNDS OF THE LETTERS.

Vowels.

a as in far, ‮鴉‬ a ‮拉‬ la ‮匣‬ âp
e they, ‮啞‬ é ‮茶‬ ‮浴‬ êk
i machine, ‮衣‬ i ‮里‬ ‮邑‬ ip
o no, ‮烏‬ o ‮埠‬ po ‮屋‬ ok
aw in fawn, ‮蠔‬ ô̤ ‮好‬ hó̤ ‮卓‬ to̤h
u oo tool, ‮有‬ ŭ ‮搵‬ ùn ‮佛‬ hût
u murder, ‮餘‬ ṳ̂ ‮汝‬ lṳ́ ‮恩‬ ṳn
w o one, ‮完‬ ŵn ‮選‬ sẃn ‮萬‬ bw̄n

Consonants.

b as in bar, ‮馬‬ ‮米‬ ‮麥‬ bêh
g gay, ‮牙‬ ‮鵝‬ gô̤ ‮碍‬ gāi
h hat, ‮魚‬ hṳ̂ ‮鴨‬ ah ‮貪‬ tham
j jam, ‮字‬ ‮如‬ ‮絨‬ jông
k kick, ‮鼔‬ ‮惡‬ ak ‮極‬ kêk
l lad, ‮路‬ ‮驢‬ lṳ̂ ‮林‬ lîm
m mat, ‮姆‬ ḿ ‮暗‬ àm ‮目‬ mâk
n nun, ‮籃‬ ‮因‬ in ‮順‬ sŭn
p pop, ‮巴‬ pa ‮富‬ ‮立‬ lîp
s so, ‮酥‬ so ‮心‬ sim ‮色‬ sek
t tilt, ‮肚‬ ‮鬱‬ ut ‮得‬ tit
ng sing, ‮黃‬ n̂g ‮籠‬ lang ‮言‬ ngân
c chair, ‮止‬ ‮船‬ cûn ‮鐘‬ ceng

This last is a sound between ch in chair and ts in fits.