a as in sat,  ah as in father,  air as in pair,  aw as in saw,  ay as in lay,  e as in set,  ee as in bee,
er as in bird,  g as in go,  i or ih as in sit,  y, ye, or igh as in tie,  j as in jet,  o as in cot,
oh as in toe, oo as in moon,  ow as in now,  oy as in boy,  s as in sat, ss as in case,
th as in thin,  th as in this
u as in put, uh as in cup or ago, uh is also used in place of the schwa,
[ng] as in ring,    zh as in vision,

The following do not have English equivalents.  Consult a fluent speaker of the appropriate
language for the proper  pronunciation.
N is a nasal n as in the French bon
KH as in Scottish Loch or German ich
R is a rolled r

Primary stress is indicated with 'before the stressed syllable.
A secondary stress is indicated with ,before the stressed syllable.
Italics are used for titles,  "nonenglish" words are not marked.

Since English does not contain some sounds from other languages and because I am trying
to keep this relatively simple the pronunciations are sometimes only approximate, but, it is
hoped, within epsilon.

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