A as in far; Spanish Ramo
A as in law; as O in French or
ay as Ai in aisle; Spanish Hay
ao as Ou in out; as Au in Spanish Auto
B as in bad; Spanish BAJAR
CH as in check; Spanish Chico
D as in dog; Spanish Dar
E as in they; Spanish Halle
E as in then; Spanish COMEN
F as in fight; Spanish FIRMAR
G as in go; Spanish Gozar
H as in he; Tagalog BAHAY
I as in Pique; Spanish HIJO
I as in pick
K as in keen
L as in Lamb; Spanish Lente
M as in man; Spanish MENOS
N as in now; Spanish JABON
Ng as in finger; Spanish LENGUA
O as in note; Spanish NOSOTROS
OI as in boil
P as in poor; Spanish Pero
Q as CH in German ICH
S as in Sauce; Spanish SORDO
SH as in shall; as CH in French charmer
T as in touch; Spanish Tomar
U as in rule; Spanish Uno
U as in but
U as in German Kuhl
V as in valve; Spanish VOLVER
W as in will; nearly as Ou in French oui
Y as in you; Spanish ya

It seems not improper to say a word here regarding some of my commonest impressions of the Bontoc Igorot.

Physically he is a clean-limbed, well-built, dark-brown man of medium stature, with no evidence of degeneracy.  He belongs to that extensive stock of primitive people of which the Malay is the most commonly named.  I do not believe he has received any of his characteristics, as a group, from either the Chinese or Japanese, though this theory has frequently been presented.  The Bontoc man would be a savage if it were not that his geographic location compelled him to become an agriculturist; necessity drove him to this art of peace.  In everyday life his actions are deliberate, but he is not lazy.  He is remarkably industrious for a primitive man.  In his agricultural labors he has strength, determination, and endurance.  On the trail, as a cargador or burden bearer for Americans, he is patient and uncomplaining, and earns his wage in the sweat of his brow.  His social life is lowly, and before marriage is most primitive; but a man has only one wife, to whom he is usually faithful.  The social group is decidedly democratic; there are no slaves.  The people are neither drunkards, gamblers, nor “sportsmen.”  There is little “color” in the life of the Igorot; he is not very inventive and seems to have little imagination.  His chief recreation —­ certainly his most-enjoyed and highly prized recreation —­ is head-hunting.  But head-hunting is not the passion with him that it is with many Malay peoples.

His religion is at base the most primitive religion known —­ animism, or spirit belief —­ but he has somewhere grasped the idea of one god, and has made this belief in a crude way a part of his life.