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@@ -1,46 +1,46 @@
 LEGEND
 
 a = "ah" as in "father"
-aa = long "a" (used a lot in Arabic and Hindi, for example)
+a_ = long "a" (used a lot in Arabic and Hindi, for example)
 A = "a" as in "cat"
-AA = long "A" (like Danish æ, næse, æble)
+A_ = long "A" (like Danish æ, næse, æble)
 a# = like the ø in Danish words or Swedish ö
 b = "b" as in "brother"
-bh = aspirated/airy "b" (Indian languages)
+bh~ = aspirated/airy "b" (Indian languages)
 b? = implosive "b" (African languages)
 b! = ejective "b" (explosive b, African languages)
 c = "th" sound as in "think"
 C = "th" sound as in "these"
 C~ = weird danish "dl" sound
 d = "d" as in "door"
-dh = aspirated/airy "d" (Indian languages)
+dh~ = aspirated/airy "d" (Indian languages)
 D = "d" as in indian retroflex d "kuṇḍalinī"
 d* = click (q in Xhosa, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_click)
-Dh = aspirated/airy "D"
+Dh~ = aspirated/airy "D"
 e = "ey" as in "way" or "hey", but without the "y" sound at the end.
-ee = long "e"
+e_ = long "e"
 E = "eh" as in "pet"
-EE = long "E"
+E_ = long "E"
 e# = œ in IPA sounds
 f = "f" as in "free"
 F = ɸ in IPA sounds, like blowing wind between your lips.
 g = "g" as in "good"
-gh = aspirated/airy "g" (Indian languages)
+gh~ = aspirated/airy "g" (Indian languages)
 g? = implosive "g" (African languages)
 G = french r (back of mouth r)
 h = "h" as in "hello" (https://forvo.com/search/%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%AF)
 H = "h" as in hebrew harsh H ("חֲנֻכָּה" or "ḥanuká", https://forvo.com/word/%D7%97%D6%B2%D7%A0%D6%BB%D7%9B%D6%B8%D6%BC%D7%94%E2%80%8E/)
-hh = "h" as in a whisper, slightly harsher sounding "h" but not "H" (https://forvo.com/search/%D8%AD%D8%A8 or https://forvo.com/search/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8)
+hh~ = "h" as in a whisper, slightly harsher sounding "h" but not "H" (https://forvo.com/search/%D8%AD%D8%A8 or https://forvo.com/search/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8)
 i = "ee" as in "peek"
-ii = long "i"
+i_ = long "i"
 I = "ih" as in "wit"
-II = long "I"
+I_ = long "I"
 i# = German u with umlaut sound, IPA ʏ
 j = "jh" as in "measure", not "journal"
 J = ʐ in IPA (retroflex "j", used a lot in Russian)
 k = "k" as in "king"
 k! = ejective k (as in Georgian language)
-kh = aspirated/airy "k" (Indian languages)
+kh~ = aspirated/airy "k" (Indian languages)
 K = deeper "k" as in arabic قلب (https://forvo.com/word/%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A8/)
 K! = ejective K (georgian)
 l = "l" as in "love"
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ M = "m" as in indian "oṃ"
 n = "n" as in "note"
 N = "n" as in indian "prāṇa"
 o = "oh" as in "note"
-oo = long "o"
+o_ = long "o"
 O = "uo" as in "book"
-OO = long "O"
+O_ = long "O"
 o# = IPA ɔ sound, Danish å, a sort of in between o sound used in some languages, British a.
 p = "p" as in "pear"
-ph = aspirated/airy "p"
+ph~ = aspirated/airy "p"
 p! = ejective "p"
 q = "ng" as in "sing"
 Q = After a consonant, makes it "pharyngealized" like Arabic letters s, t, d, and th.
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ rr = double rolled rr in spanish
 s = "s" as in "see"
 S = Navajo "l" sort of s-ish sound, same in some Bantu languages.
 t = "t" as in "time"
-th = aspirated/airy "t"
+th~ = aspirated/airy "t"
 t! = ejective t
 T = "t" as in indian "kuṭastha"
 Th = aspirated/airy "T"
 u = "oo" as in "oops"
-uu = long "u"
+u_ = long "u"
 U = "uh" as in "but"
-UU = long "U"
+U_ = long "U"
 U~ = danish uh sound
 u# = "er" as in english "rabbit"
 v = "v" as in "vibe"
@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@ CQ = Arabic ظ
 NOTES
 
 - To make any of these consonants "ejective", add a ! (b!, d!, g!, k!, p!, t!).
-- To make any consonant aspirated, add an "h" after it as in bh, dh, etc..
+- To make any consonant aspirated, add an "h~" after it as in bh~, dh~, etc..
+- To make any consonant palatalized (y sound after), add an "y~" after it as in by~, dy~, etc..
 - Some other sounds are "dj" (hard j sound), "ts", "t!s", "k!w", "tx" (english ch sound), etc.
 - For tones, you simply add one static tone to each vowel. So high-low-high tone is 3 vowels like "a+a-a+".
 - Ask me about click sounds if you are doing African Bantu languages (Zulu, Xhosa, etc.). You can hear them by clicking the audio on the top right on the Wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_consonant
 - Capital letters DO NOT correspond to stronger emphasis.
-- To make a long sound, double the letter (usually with vowels, but also with l, r, and maybe others).
+- To make a long vowel sound, add an underscore _ after the vowel.
+- To make a long consonant sound, add a second consonant (for geminated consonants), like rr or gg.
 - The capital vowels have these sounds: A = cat, E = pet, I = pit, O = book, U = but.
 - You can make prolonged consonants by doubling them (tt, dd, etc.).
 
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ rising = a-a
 
 EXAMPLES
 
-measure = m(E)jr
+measure = mE^jr
 hi = hay
 love = lUv
 fair = fEr
@@ -147,4 +149,4 @@ sing = siq
 think = ciqk
 these = Ciz
 
-To add the emphasis/accent, always add it on a vowel, so like this: measure = m(E)jr. Add it by wrapping the vowel in parentheses.
+To add the emphasis/accent, always add it on a vowel, so like this: measure = mE^jr. Add it by adding the ^ after the last vowel.