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[Commentary:
These are the symbols Harriot devised in 1585 for writing down the native Indian language of Algonquin.
In the right-hand column there are 12 vowels followed by 24 consonants.
In the left-hand column are words representing each sound.
The sounds and then the words are transcribed here from Harriot's notes on another copy of this page,
now held at Westminster School, London, and reproduced
Stedall . ]
[sounds]
as (a) in all, tall, fall, call
as (o) in ore, for, core
as (a) in arrow, man, pan
as (u) in us, upon, but, cut
as (a) in ape, ale, any , are
as (e) in erbe, end, the
as (i) in ise, ire, pipe
as (e) in he, shee, or (ee) in thee, eele.
[penultimate pair of vowels] (in barbarouse wordes only and not to be expressed viva voce.)
as (o) in so, no, otes.
as (o) in do, to, shoe
as (y) in yea, yes, day
as (w) in way, was, now, sow
as (r) in roote
as (l) in lake
as (z) in zone, zachary
as the French (i) in je, jeter, or as (g) in hodge, iudge
as (s) in sault, samon
as (sh) in she, shoe
as (m) in man
as (n) in not
as (ng) in king, fling, thing (or (n) in knave)
as (v) in vine, geve
as (th) in the, thine, there
as (gh) in some barabrouse wordes
as (f) in fling, fear, of
as (th) in thing, thorne
as (ch) in some barbarouse wordes or as the Greeke
as (h) in hat, he, oh
as (b) in borde, but
as (d) in do, grudge, good
as (g) in good, god, geve, hog
as (p) in pan
as (t) in tooth, to, ten, hat
as (c) in corne or as (k) in
as (a) in all, tall, fall, call
as (o) in ore, for, core
as (a) in arrow, man, pan
as (u) in us, upon, but, cut
as (a) in ape, ale, any , are
as (e) in erbe, end, the
as (i) in ise, ire, pipe
as (e) in he, shee, or (ee) in thee, eele.
[penultimate pair of vowels] (in barbarouse wordes only and not to be expressed viva voce.)
as (o) in so, no, otes.
as (o) in do, to, shoe
as (y) in yea, yes, day
as (w) in way, was, now, sow
as (r) in roote
as (l) in lake
as (z) in zone, zachary
as the French (i) in je, jeter, or as (g) in hodge, iudge
as (s) in sault, samon
as (sh) in she, shoe
as (m) in man
as (n) in not
as (ng) in king, fling, thing (or (n) in knave)
as (v) in vine, geve
as (th) in the, thine, there
as (gh) in some barabrouse wordes
as (f) in fling, fear, of
as (th) in thing, thorne
as (ch) in some barbarouse wordes or as the Greeke
as (h) in hat, he, oh
as (b) in borde, but
as (d) in do, grudge, good
as (g) in good, god, geve, hog
as (p) in pan
as (t) in tooth, to, ten, hat
as (c) in corne or as (k) in
[words]
armes. ore.
arow. urchin.
aye. err.
ice. eele.
(in barbarous words only and not to be expressed viva voce.)
oates. oon.
ye. ne.
root. lake.
zone. je.
sault. shoo.
men. nete. gna.
vine. thing. ghi.
flinge. thorne. chi.
bore. drudge. gold.
pan. toothe
armes. ore.
arow. urchin.
aye. err.
ice. eele.
(in barbarous words only and not to be expressed viva voce.)
oates. oon.
ye. ne.
root. lake.
zone. je.
sault. shoo.
men. nete. gna.
vine. thing. ghi.
flinge. thorne. chi.
bore. drudge. gold.
pan. toothe