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Phonetics:
Vowels
| a | as a in | "America" |
| ā | as ar in | "far" |
| ä | modified ā | pronounced with the lips formed as for "aw" in "law". |
| i | as i in | "pin" |
| ī | as i in | "machine" |
| u | as u in | "put" except before ng when it is pronounced like ou in "young". |
| ū | as o in | "do" |
| ü | as eu in | "deux" [French] |
| e | as a in | "fate" but shortened. |
| ē | as a in | "fate" |
| è | as ea in | "head" |
| ë | as e in | "le" [French] |
| o | as o in | "note" |
| ò | as a in | "fall" |
| o' | o' | like a in fall above suddenly cut short. |
| oe | as ou in | "furious" and "enough". |
Diphthongs
| ai | as ai in | "aisle" |
| ei | as i in | "mine" but shortened. |
| ēi | as i in | "mine" prounced long. |
| ea | ea | e+a the first letter is long. |
| eo | eo | e+o the first letter is long. |
| oi | as oy in | "boy" |
| òi | òi | ò+i |
| ao | as ow in | "how" |
| āo | ao | a+o |
| au | as ou in | "loud" |
| āu | āu | the long sound of au. |
| ui | as in | "fruition" |
| oa | oa | o+a |
Consonants
| IPA | R. Halliday | Explanation |
| k | k | k, as in English |
| kʰ | kh | same with aspiration |
| k(à) | k | k, with a deeper tone |
| kh(à) | kh | same aspirated |
| ŋ(à) | ng | ng as in "sing", with and without a deep tone |
| c | c | ch, as in "church" but approaching to ts in "its" |
| cʰ | ch | same with aspiration |
| c(à) | c | ch, with a deeper tone |
| cʰ(à) | ch | same with aspiration |
| ɲ(à) | ny | ñ, as in "cañon", with and without a deep tone |
| t | t | t, as in English |
| tʰ | th | same with aspiration |
| ɗ | d | d, with a little of t in it |
| n | n | n, as in English |
| t(à) | t | t, with a deeper tone |
| th(à) | th | same with aspiration |
| n(à) | n | n, with a deeper tone |
| p | p | p, as in English |
| pʰ | ph | same with aspiration |
| p(à) | p | p, with a deeper tone |
| pʰ(à) | ph | same with aspiration |
| m(à) | m | m, as in English, with and without a deep tone |
| j(à) | y | y, as in English, with and without a deep tone |
| r(à) | r | r, as in English, with and without a deep tone |
| l(à) | l | l, as in English, with and without a deep tone |
| w(à) | w | w, as in English, with and without a deep tone |
| s | s | s, as in English |
| h | h | h, as in English |
| ʔ | a | glottal |
| ɓ | b | with a little of p in it |
| ɓ(à) | b | same with a deep tone |
IPA stands for International Phonetic Alphabets.
The other system used for phonetic is completely based on Mon-English Dictionary by R. Halliday, M.R.A.S.
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