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(40) d slender, = palatalised English t, as
in ' tune.' The position of the
tongue is as for d hroad. (d in
chd, see 71). flion, bid, diuid.
(41) dh broad, =g\v hroad (47).
(42) dh slender, =gh slender (48).
(43) f= English/. fas, fuil.
(44) fh is silent, except in ' fhathast,'
' fhein,' ' f huaii-,' in which the /
alone is silent. dh' fhlll, dh' fli;m.
(45) g hroad, = English c hard. gab, mag.
(46) ^ slender, = onteY English c hard. gin, smig.
(47) g"!! /^rortc/, = gutturalised g, resem-
bling a hurr, or g in the German
word ' tage.' When final it is
often but faintly heard. agh, Iha.
(48) g"!! slender, =y in the English word
' yes.' righ, dhe.
(49) h = English h. a h-uan, na h-oicli.
(50) 1 initial, unaspirated, and U final,
hroad, = I sounded with the point
of the tongue well down against
the front lower gum. la, null.
(51) 1 initial, unaspirated, and U final,
slender, = Italian gl. It resembles
// in the English word 'million.' leann, c'dl.
(52) 1 aspirated (Ih) hroad, (back /), re-
sembles / in the English word
' hull.' mo làmh, càl.
(5.3) 1 aspirated (Ih) slender, (front /), re-
sembles / in the English word
'hill.' mo leanabh. uiil.
(54) m = English m. am, mor.
(55) mh = English v. When final it is
often silent or resembles English w. damh, mhol, domh.
(56) n initial, unaspirated, and nn final,
hroad, = n sounded with the point
of the tongue well down against
the front lower gum. nàdur, lunn.
(57) n initial, unaspirated, and nn final,
slender, = French gn. Resembles n
in the English word 'vineyard.' nead, cinn.