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EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY AND
PHONETICS.
In the Exercises letters very faintly Mnimled or entirely nlent
are 2Jrinted in italics.
The short, indefinite sound of ao is indicaied by inverting the
letters ivhich represent it; that is, inverted a and e i)i the
Exercises sound lilce o and e in the English word ' cover.''
Unaspirated 1 and n in an initial position are ivritten double,
to indicate their pecidiar sound (50, 51, 56, 57). This is con-
tinued all through the Reading Lessons, as some knowledge of
Gaelic or its Grammar is necessary before the reader can
distingnixli the aspirated and non-aspirated ligiiids.
(1) l)ha lk'(')_o-li-i;nii aon Ua b iiiach u' scal^,
(2) blui m\ llii fior bhlii^h, oiv bha teas mov aims
V.' ghre/ii. (3) bha e sgi^h, ag-us ifhuz't e na
'chad-^l to sga^'l craoibh. (4) bha lluch-ag blieag
E* dol seach-'Bd. (5) riii^h i ^'hair-is air ^ shvbm,
ag-us dhii?sg i e. (6) ^hog e ^ spòg ag-us chuzr e
air 1^11 lluch i. (7) bha e i^' dol ga 'cur gu bàs air
son cho dàu-'B 's v bha i. (8) bha i3n an-az'l si3ii
vichd aic-9, ag-us i air chridi. (9) ghuz'dh is
ghrìòs i air "b llezg-ez'l as. (10) diuz'rt i nach arm
d' a deom u chuz'r i dri?gh air, nach Yoi)h innt-^
ach beo^h-'Bch beao-, llao- fao/n, ao'-us, nach V/ fli'mch
cla ^ chas t? .shal-'Bch-i?dh le v, fu/1. (11) rinn mi