(compare the Dakota ɳ) has the sound of the French n in bon, vin, etc. A plus sign (+) after any letter prolongs it.
The vowels 'a, 'e, 'i, 'o, 'u, and their modifications are styled initially exploded vowels for want of a better appellation, there being in each case an initial explosion. These vowels are approximately or partially pectoral sounds found in the Siouan languages and also in some of the languages of western Oregon and in the language of the Hawaiian islands.
