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LIGHT-LINE PHONOGRAPHIC ALPHABET
Consonants.
| P. B. | F. V. | K. G. | R. L. | CH. J. | T. D. | N. M. |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| S. Z. | SH. ZH. | TH. TH. | H. | NG. | W. | Y. |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| down | up |
Vowels.
| Short | ... | ǐ ? as in lit | ă (ah) ? as in lad. | |||
| Medium | I. | ě ? as in let | II. | ä (ah) ? as in lard | ||
| Long | ... | ē ? as in lead. | ā (Eh) ? as in late. | |||
| Short | ... | o (aw), ? as in lot | ǔ ? as in lull. | |||
| Medium | III. | ö (aw) ? as in laud. | IV. | ǒǒ ? as in look. | ||
| Long | ... | ō (oh) ? as in load. | ōō ? as in loom. | |||
Diphthongs.
ī ? as in ire
oi ? as in oil
ū ? as in use
ow ? as in owl
The distinguishing marks are omitted in practice.
