Omaha and Ponka letters / by James Owen Dorsey.

  • Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895.
Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Omaha and Ponka letters / by James Owen Dorsey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    as in do; German, das; French, de. Used in (fegiha. See r. as in they; German, Dehnung; French, de. a prolonged e. an initially exploded e. as in then; German, denn; French, sienne. an initially exploded c, as in in‘e, stone; ukiUe, enemy, joint. as in go; German, geben. as in he; German, haben. (Dakota letter) as German ch in ach. See q. (Pawnee sound) an evanescent h, a slight “puff” after a vowel. as in pique, machine; German, ihn; French, ile. a prolonged %. an initially exploded i. a nasalized i. a prolonged nasalized-i. a nasalized H. as in pin; German, will. a nasalized %. as 0 in azure; j as in French, Jacques. as in lack; German, Kind; French, quart. a medial k (between k and g). Modified initially; not syn¬ thetic. an exploded k. as in mine; German, Mutter. as in nun; German, Nonne; French, ne‘ as ng in sing, singer. In jyfiwere it is often used when not fol¬ lowed by a k-mute, as in pipe. a medial p (between p and b). Modified initially; not syn¬ thetic, an exploded p. as German ch in ich; Hebrew, kh. as in roar. Not used in (pegiha. A synthetic sound in jyfi- were and Winnebago, as in so. Corresponds to the j^oiwere q. a medial s (between s and z). Modified initially; not syn¬ thetic. Occurs before n. as in touch. a medial t (between t and d). Modified initially; not syn¬ thetic. an exploded t. as in rule, or as oo in tool; German, du; French, doux. a prolonged u. an initially exploded u. a nasalized u ; rare in (pegiha, common in jyfiwere. a prolonged nasalized u.