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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
'''A, a''' | '''A, a''' /a/ | ||
'''E, e''' | '''E, e''' /ɛ/ | ||
'''EE, ee''' | '''EE, ee''' /e/ -- Not part of my natural phonology and can be pronounced as a diphthong, also '''EI, ei''' | ||
'''I, i''' | '''I, i''' /ɪ/ | ||
'''IE, ie''' | '''IE, ie''' /i/ | ||
'''O, o''' | '''O, o''' /ɔ/ -- also written as '''Á, á''', no longer current language | ||
'''OE, oe''' | '''OE, oe''' /œ/ | ||
'''OU, ou''' | '''OU, ou''' /y/ or /ʉ/ -- also written as '''Ú, ú''' no longer current language | ||
'''U, u''' /ʊ/ | |||
If the second ''E'' is marked with a dieresis, '''ë''', it is pronounced as a diphthong with schwa. | If the second ''E'' is marked with a dieresis, '''ë''', it is pronounced as a diphthong with schwa. | ||
A vowel written with a circumflex is pronounced long. It generally indicates a consonant has been elided after it, usually '''h'''. | |||
===Consonants=== | |||
The following consonants are pronounced the same as in English, particularly a southern hemispheric Commonwealth dialect: | |||
B, C, CH, D, F, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z | |||
'''G, g''' is pronounced hard, /g/. In '''GJ, gj''' and after a vowel it is silent | |||
'''J, j''' /j/ | |||
'''SCH, sch''' /ʃ/ | |||
There is no hard and fast rule on post-vocallic '''R, r'''. It can be pronounced as an approximant or elided. | |||
Revision as of 00:25, 8 October 2006
Zelandish is a language derived from Old English by Andrew Smith and used as a journal language. At the time of writing I have been using it for several years. These pages will be an attempt to describe and remember the language as I have used it.
The name is derived from New Zealand, the locality in which I write my journal.
Orthography
Zelandish is primarily a written language. There are no hard and fast rules on how it is pronounced. It has an evolving orthography.
Vowels
A, a /a/
E, e /ɛ/
EE, ee /e/ -- Not part of my natural phonology and can be pronounced as a diphthong, also EI, ei
I, i /ɪ/
IE, ie /i/
O, o /ɔ/ -- also written as Á, á, no longer current language
OE, oe /œ/
OU, ou /y/ or /ʉ/ -- also written as Ú, ú no longer current language
U, u /ʊ/
If the second E is marked with a dieresis, ë, it is pronounced as a diphthong with schwa.
A vowel written with a circumflex is pronounced long. It generally indicates a consonant has been elided after it, usually h.
Consonants
The following consonants are pronounced the same as in English, particularly a southern hemispheric Commonwealth dialect:
B, C, CH, D, F, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z
G, g is pronounced hard, /g/. In GJ, gj and after a vowel it is silent
J, j /j/
SCH, sch /ʃ/
There is no hard and fast rule on post-vocallic R, r. It can be pronounced as an approximant or elided.
