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== Pronunciation == | |||
'''Vowels:''' | '''Vowels:''' | ||
aa (long)- as in f'''a'''ther | |||
a (short)- as in d'''a'''rk | a (short)- as in d'''a'''rk | ||
ee (long)- as in the “ea” sound in dr'''ea'''m (but longer) | |||
e (short)- as in the second “e” in el'''e'''vator | e (short)- as in the second “e” in el'''e'''vator | ||
ii (long)- as in m'''i'''ce | |||
i (short)- as in h'''i'''t | i (short)- as in h'''i'''t | ||
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''' | '''Diacritic Vowels:''' | ||
ä-as in | ä -as in the word "'''air'''" | ||
á -a high vowel as in the "a" in cr'''a'''dle | |||
à -a low vowel as in the "a" in f'''a'''de | |||
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'''Consonants:''' | '''Consonants:''' | ||
b- as in '''b''' | b- as in '''b'''e | ||
d- as in '''d'''en | d- as in '''d'''en | ||
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z- as in '''z'''oo | z- as in '''z'''oo | ||
'''Notes:''' | |||
*The pronunciation is always regular. | |||
*There are no silent letters. | |||
[[Category: Conlangs]] | |||
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Pronunciation
Vowels:
aa (long)- as in father
a (short)- as in dark
ee (long)- as in the “ea” sound in dream (but longer)
e (short)- as in the second “e” in elevator
ii (long)- as in mice
i (short)- as in hit
o -as in home
u –as in luck
Diacritic Vowels:
ä -as in the word "air"
á -a high vowel as in the "a" in cradle
à -a low vowel as in the "a" in fade
Dipthongs:
ai- as in the “ay” sound in pay
au- as in restaurant
ei- as in the “y” sound in shy
ie- as in ei
Consonants:
b- as in be
d- as in den
f- as in four
g- as in sabotage
h- as in hat
j- as in jam
l- as in lemon
m- as in man
n- as in man
p- as in pen
r- as in race
s- as in sun
sh- as in shame
t- as in toast
th- as in think
v- as in van
w- as in water
y- as in why
z- as in zoo
Notes:
- The pronunciation is always regular.
- There are no silent letters.
