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x q , a deep guttural k sound. ’ , a sort of catch in the voice. Short vowels are represented by a for (like u in “bud”); i for (like i in “bid”); u for (like oo in “wood”); the long vowels by a for or (like a in “father”); i for or (like ee in “deep”); ai for (like i in “site”); u for (like oo in “root”): au for, (resembling ou in “sound”). Please note that in transliterated words the letter “e” is to be pronounced as in prey which rhymes with day; however the pronunciation is flat without the element of English diphthong. If in Urdu and Persian words “e” is lengthened a bit more it is transliterated as “ei” to be pronounced as “ei” in feign without the element of diphthong thus is transliterated as “Kei”. The consonants not included in the above list have the same phonetic value as in the principal languages of Europe.