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8 MALAY SELF-TAUGHT.
But when the penultimate vowel is e or o, the final syllable
should contain e ox o in preference to / or u, e.g. pohon (not
pohun) and gesel {\\o\.gesil).
6. {a) Derivative words as far as possible retaini the fornn
of the words from which they are derived.
{b) In prefixes, ka- and sa- are used when they represent
the contracted form oikapadaito) and satu (one) respectively,
e.g. ka-hadapan = kapada hadapan (to the front or forward)
and sa-orang — satu orang (one man). But ke and se are
used when other than those meanings are intended by themas
in kekayaan (wealth) and sekarang (now).
Phonetic System. — Marlborough's well-known Phonetic
System of spelling is used in this work, and it is to be noted
that this system chiefly differs from that of the Romanized
spelling in the use of the vowels.
Roman Phonetics
Vowels. Pronunciation. * used.
a when long, like the first a in "Java", "lava" . ah
when short, like the second a in " Java ", " lava "
z.h:
when followed by h (to be pronounced), the
Roman ah is represented by ah
e when long, like a in " lady
. eh
when short, as in " ten " . . . . . ck
i
when followed by h (to be pronounced), the
Roman eh is represented by . . eh
when long, like ee in " meet" or " glee'' . ee
when short, as in "dim " ..... i
o always short, as in " only " . . . .ok
when followed by h (to be pronounced), the
Roman ok is represented by ... oh
u as in "put ", or like (?(? in "good"; also as in
" moon
"
"
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e as in " taken " . er •
but when it is almost silent and, tl^e two consonants
joined are as if blended into one
sound, like bl in " bleat ", an apostrophe
is used . . . . . . . .
' r (italic) silent.
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