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| 'Etaŕo' is a naturalistic conlang. It is not intended to fit into any of Earth's linguistic families
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| ==Phonology==
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| Etaŕo is represented with the following alphabet:
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| *"A" is pronounced "ah" as in "spa" (open back unrounded vowel)
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| **"Â" is between "a" (cat) and "e" (net), so is close to a near-open front unrounded vowel.
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| *"B" is pronounced "b" as in "bed" (bilabial plosive)
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| *"C" is pronounced like "sh" (shop) but further back (voiceless retroflex fricative)
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| *"D" is pronounced "d" as in "dog" (voiced aveolar plosive)
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| *"E" is between "a" (play) and "e" (bed) (mid-front unrounded vowel)
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| *"F" is pronounced "f" as in "face" (voiceless labiodental fricative)
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| *"Ƒ" is like "F", but between two lips (voiceless bilabial fricative)
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| *"G" is pronounced "g" as in "ground" (voiced velar plosive)
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| *"H" is like a "g", but not closed all the way (voiceless velar fricative)
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| **"Ĥ" is pronounced "ch" in "chutzpah"
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| *"I" is pronounced "ee" as in "free" (close front unrounded vowel)
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| *"J"
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| *"K" is pronounced "k" as in "key" (voiceless velar plosive)
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