Pronunciation

Vowels are, near enough, like vowels in Italian. A small problem arises with the letter e. The e’s in bebek, for example, are full and open, as in English pen. The e in santon, on the other hand, is just a short grunt, as in English open. A list of words with at least one ‘full’ e (shown as a capital, e.g. bEbEk) is printed on the following page. Note that a final e is always a full e. Where it seems necessary to remind the reader of this, the final e has been given an accent (cabé, peté, etcetera).