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SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS The modern pronunciation of place names is indicated by the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. In the transcription of Indian sources the vowels and consonants have, with few exceptions, the value of the equivalent Continental sounds. The following details, however, should be noted: a= u in "cut" ai = i in "pine" ch = ch in "chin" h+consonant = German ch in "auch" j =j in "jest" I = voiceless l '!J = back nasal Most abbreviations will be readily understood. Perhaps an exception is BAE, which stands for Bureau of American Ethnology . xvii ...