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August, 1887.)
SOMALI AS A WRITTEN LANGUAGE
AN ALPHABET FOR THE SOMALI LANGUAGE.
Dernell.
Iuicial.
Medini.
Pinal Final
, Willabte.
POR UDCiation
Vowel and Diphthong Brande
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A, oto.
ARRO
This, at the commencement of a word, is mere prop for the As in Arabie the vowels and other orthographical signs are written above and below the
letler hamda or soft breathing, and has no sound of itself: after a consonant it serves merely to prolong the towel
letters. The vowels are the Arabia - falha, dhamma and here, pronounced respectively farha
w in balloon: m in ful; and in it. As in English, but more forcibly. A soft dental, like the Italian t.
To these are added , which placed over the letter thua i represente pronliar Ad in thing
Round intermediate between short and short. It differs from, yet resembles, both. As in English jug. A strong pectoral pirate.
2, representa a poculiar sound intermediate between short and short. I sl, differs Gutturl, something like the Scotch ch in Lock
from, yet resembles, both. He clear, distinct sound in English did. fle the cerebral of Sanskrit. La prontaneing it be tongan final, or intermediate representing the diphthong af, somewhat like the in time, but
i nopinged, not against the gume in the English but differ from it slightly in pronunciation, is that the short instead of the long is the latter against the root of the month. Like th in that.
element of the diphthong; ley-+, but in time 5+. As in English, but more forcibly rolled. (lar of the modern Indian Aryan Langs. To atter it j ou diphthong (or w when followed by a vowel). orrectly place the tongue in the same position for , and
T try to pronounce the English.
r opresente sonad somewhat like the French - in jou, but longer it is of a correce.
It may be considered a diphthong, and is represented in Romanchester by > As in English, but more foreibly.
The remaining diphthongs or rather vowel compounds and are sursely represented by is a strong sibilant.resembling in English Aise.
the Arabie symbol hora, the sound of which dependa upon the vowel companying Ia mch hard palatal d.
of these compound, the vowels are sounded if slightly separate The Rea l and to a hard palatall.
represent a short vowel at the end of a word, proorded by other reg vowel c like dt.
ont. guttenl sound uttered by the lower muscles of throat. 1. Like I ita sound depends on the accompanying vowel. gatturul gl. in English, but more forcibly.
Brample. like ek in auek, pronounced very guttarally
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1-CERCOGRESS C
m in Engliab, but more foreibly.
wa Badan, Much Ba, Mouth. Pur, Open.
Dign, Thou placeat. Dai, Abandon.
Kår, Write. 41 Ayur, Play, dance Kay, Ore. Y . A man's name.
Is the Sanskrit Like the other cerebrale it is uttered by
curling back the tongue against the roof of the mouth. as in English, but more forcibly. a nasal in the French ton.
Tagay, He is going
Welc
Somáli, w well Dankali, Haruri and other neighbouring languages, is remarkable for the hardnom and the distinctnom with which the consonants are artiou atd.
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in English, but more forcibly.
Y, eto
