A.
as the English A.
B.
as the B. in English.
C.
as the English K. k.
Ch.
is pronounced wholly in the throat, the only Welsh letter, like the Greek Χ. χ.
D.
as the English D.
Dd.
hath the same sound that th. hath in these English words, viz. this, that, then, though, there, and not so rough as th. in such words as, viz. think, thief, thought, thrust.
E.
like the English E.
F.
like the v. consonant in English.
Ff.
like the English F. or Greek φ.
G.
Like the letter G, in gate, go, God, good, gold, great, &c. not as the letter G. in gender, generous, gesture giant.
Ng.
like Ng. in King, ring, long, &c.
H.
as Engl. H.
I.
like ee in these English words, viz. be, tree, deep, reel, or like the letter i, in such words as these, rich, ring, bring, thing, sing, string.
⟨p. 5⟩L.
as the Engl. L.
Ll.
rougher then the single l. and it hath the pronunciation of lh.i.e. the force of lh. together.
M. N. O. P.
as they are in English and Latin.
Ph. φ
Greek, or like the English f.
R. S. T.
as they are in English.
Th.
θ Greek, or th. in this word hath.
U.
like the letter i. in such words as these, this, is, miss, bliss, kiss, piss, or like, e. in blew, drew, knew.
W.
as the o. in these English words, viz. root, book, boot, crook, took or as the w. in English.
Y.
hath two sounds; first the same sound as u. in these English words stir, turn, burn, hunt: or as the letter i. in these words, third, bird, dirt. Or as the letter i. in these English words, tin, trim, thin. with this difference, y. in the last syllable is after the second manner, in every other syllable after the first manner; examples of both, in these Welsh words, hynny, ystyr, llythyr, bybyr, myfyr, ymyr, it is also after the first manner in Adverbs of one syllable, or Prepositions ⟨p. 6⟩of one syllable, as also in articles, as y. yr. y cyfiawn: yr Arglywidd in, mine, ym.
But in subjectives or adjectives of Verbs of one syllable it is after the second manner, as mine, tin bryn.
The letter i. in Welsh,
having a vowel following it, makes one syllable with it which follows, as dynion, duwian: unless in such which have a tittle! (like!) above the letter i. as gweddiau arylywiddíaeth, crío, yspío.
W. (in Welsh)
following c. ch. g. ng and a vowel, or n. l. r. with a vowel following it, looseth its sound (as u. in English after a q.
A.
as the English A.
B.
as the B. in English.
C.
as the English K. k.
Ch.
is pronounced wholly in the throat, the onely Welsh letter, like the Greeke Χ. χ.
D.
as the English D.
Dd.
hath the same sound that th. hath in these English words, viz. this, that, then, though, there, and not so rough as th. in such words as, viz. think, theefe, thought, thrust.
E.
like the English E.
F.
like the v. consonant in English.
Ff.
like the English F. or Greek φ.
G.
Like the letter G, in gate, goe, God, good, gold, great, &c. not as the letter G. in gender, generous, gesture giant.
Ng.
like Ng. in King, ring, long, &c.
H.
as Engl. H.
I.
like ee in these English words, viz. bee, tree, deep, reele, or like the letter i, in such words as these, rich, ring, bring, thing, sing, string.
⟨p. 5⟩L.
as the Engl. L.
Ll.
rougher then the single l. and it hath the pronunciation of lh.i.e. the force of lh. together.
M. N. O. P.
as they are in English and Latine.
Ph. φ
Greek, or like the English f.
R. S. T.
as they are in English.
Th.
θ Greek, or th. in this word hath.
U.
like the letter i. in such words as these, this, is, misse, blisse, kisse, pisse, or like, e. in blew, drew, knew.
W.
as the oo. in these English words, viz. roote, booke, boote, crooke, tooke or as the w. in English.
Y.
hath two sounds; first the same sound as u. in these English words sturre, turne, burn, hunt: or as the letter i. in these words, third, bird, dirt. Or as the letter i. in these English words, tinne, trimme, thinne. with this difference, y. in the last sillable is after the second manner, in every other sillable after the first manner; examples of both, in these Welsh words, hynny, ystyr, llythyr, bybyr, myfyr, ymyr, it is also after the first manner in Adverbs of one sillable, or Prepositions ⟨p. 6⟩of one sillable, as also in articles, as y. yr. y cyfiawn: yr Arglywidd yn, mynn, ym.
But in subjectives or adjectives of Verbs of one sillable it is after the second manner, as mynn, tyn bryn.
The letter i. in Welsh,
having a vowel following it, makes one sillable with it which follows, as dynion, duwian: unlesse in such which have a tittle! (like!) above the letter i. as gweddiau arylywiddíaeth, crío, yspío.
W. (in Welsh)
following c. ch. g. ng and a vowell, or n. l. r. with a vowell following it, looseth its sound (as u. in English after a q.
