TABLE OF CONTENTS<br> A Long and short vowels and consonants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1<br> B How to choose the right initial vowel for a noun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br> C System for representing pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32<br> D Class concord'between nouns and other words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50<br> E Names and numbers commonly used for designating most of the noun cIasses . . .67<br> F System for writing tone, and the three major tone rules . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80<br> G Intonational differences between a statement and a yes - no question . . . . . . . . . . 97<br> H Symbols used where pronunciation does not match the spelling . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 111<br> I Juncture symbols and comma intonation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127<br> J Linking element /n'-/'and, with'. Verb stem /-li/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141<br> K Juncture symbol [+], 'relative' forms with the verb stem [-1 i ] . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 156<br> L Use of natural texts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173<br> M The intonation [?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190<br> N Negative verb forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206<br> O Cardinal numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222