I. Transcribing vowels
[ ] or [ ] as in {mum} or {some} will be written as /a/.
A
[k] as in {Scot} or {skill} will be written as /k/. k
[q] (as in {Luke} vs {leek}) will be written as /q/. q
Index to m:lhar .
Drafted in Sep 2002 and posted on 26 Jan 2005.
[a] as in {Mom} will be written as /a/ or /a:/ or /aa/.
Aa
[ ] as in {mix} or {pin} will be written as /i/.
E
[i] as in {machine} will be written as /î/ or /i:/ or /ii/.
I
[ ] as in {cook} or {foot} will be written as /u/.
u
[u] as in {stew} or {food} will be written as /û/ or /u:/ or /uu/.
U
[e] as in {May} or {fade} will be written as /e/ or /e/.
O
[æ] as in {mass} or {fad} will be written as /æ/ or /ai/.
Oð
[o] as in {most} or {go} will be written as /ô/ or /o/. Aað
[ ] as in {law} or {fought} will be written as /au/.
Aaò
II. Transcribing consonants
[kh] as in {cot} or {kill} will be written as /kh/. K:
[g] as in {got} or {gill} will be written as /g/. g:
[gh] (as in {pig-headed}) will be written as /gh/. G:
[ ] as in {longing} will be written as / / or /ng/.
{
[c] as in {chat} or {church} will be written as /c/. c:
[ch] (as in {atchoo!}) will be written as /ch/. C
[j] as in {Jim} or {judge} will be written as /j/. j:
[jh] (as in {orange-house}) will be written as /jh/. J:
[ñ] as in {lunch} or {onion} will be written as / ñ/. W:
[t] (as in {warts} or {stop}) will be written as /t/ or /T/.
X
[th] (as in {wart} or {top}) will be written as /th/ or /Th/.
Y
[d] (as in {ward} or {drop}) will be written as /d/ or /D/.
R
[dh] (as in {hard-hearted}) will be written as /dh/ or /Dh/.
Z
[n] (as in {warn} or {harness}) will be written as /n/ or /N/.
N:
[t] (as in {eighth} or {what thing}) will be written as /t/.
t:
[th] (as in {fourth tear}) will be written as /th/. T:
[d] (as in {breadth} or {breathed}) will be written as /d/.
d
[dh] (as in {breathed hard}) will be written as /dh/. D:
[n] as in {fifteenth} or {one thing} will be written as /n/.
n:
[p] (as in {spot} or {spiel}) will be written as /p/. p:
[ph] (as in {pot} or {peel}) will be written as /ph/. P
[b] (as in {bed} or {Bob}) will be written as /b/. b:
[bh] (as in {abhor}) will be written as /bh/. B:
[m] as in {mum} or {Mom} will be written as /m/. m:
[j] as in {yes} or {Yule} will be written as /y/. y:
[r] as in {rest} or {rule} will be written as /r/. r
[l] as in {look} or {lean} will be written as /l/. l:
[ ] (as in {vine} x {wine}) will be written as /v/.
v:
[] as in {shoe} or {lash} will be written as /s/ or /sh/.
S:
[s] (as in {marsh}) will be written as /s/ or /S/. \:
[s] as in {Sue} or {lass} will be written as /s/. s:
[h] (as in {Husain}) will be written as /h/. h
III. Transcribing other sounds (later additions to Devanagari)
[x] as in {Jose} or {Bach} will be written as /x/. Q:
[ ] (as in {cigarette}) will be written as /G/. ^:
[z] as in {zoo} or {rose} will be written as /z/. z:
[r] (as in {birdie} or {word}) will be written as /r/ or /R/.
_
[rh] (as in {bird-head}) will be written as /rh/ or /Rh/.
`
[f] as in {fast} or {off} will be written as /f/. f
IV. Misc: [ ] as in {met} or {said} will be written as /3/.
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