First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
5
SOUNDS OF THE LETTERS.
Vowels.
a as in | far, | in 鴉 a, | 匣 âp. |
e as„ in„ | they, | in„ 啞 é, | 掖 êk. |
i as„ in„ | machine, | in„ 衣 i, | 邑 ip. |
o as„ in„ | no, | in„ 烏 o, | 屋 ok. |
ɵ as„ in„ | aw in fawn, | in„ 蠔 ɵ̂, | 桌 tɵ̂h. |
u as„ in„ | oo in„ tool, | in„ 有 ŭ, | 搵 ùn. |
ʉ as„ in„ | French u, | in„ 餘 ʉ̂, | 恩 ʉn. |
w as„ in„ | o in one | in„ 完 ŵn, | 萬 bw̄n. |
Consonants.
b as in | bar, | in 馬 bé, | 麥 bêh. |
g as„ in„ | gay, | in„ 牙 gê, | 鵝 gɵ̂. |
h as„ in„ | hot, | in„ 魚 hʉ̂, | 貪 tham. |
j as„ in„ | jam, | in„ 字 jī, | 絨 jông. |
k as„ in„ | kick, | in„ 膠 ka, | 角 kak. |
l as„ in„ | lad, | in„ 路 lō, | 拉 la. |
m as„ in„ | mat, | in„ 夜 mê, | 迷 mî. |
n as„ in„ | not, | in„ 籃 nâ, | 艱 kan. |