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== Alphabet and pronunciation ==
== Alphabet and pronunciation ==


<p style="text-align: center;"> '''A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z'''</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> '''A a, B b, C c, Ch ch, Ç ç, D d, E e, Eu eu, F f, G g, Dg dg, Gh gh, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Gl gl, Ll ll, M m, N n, Gn gn, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, Tx tx, U u, Ue ue, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z'''</p>
 
Digraphs which appear bold in the left column below are considered separate letters of the alphabet.


{| style="width:80%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
{| style="width:80%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
! style="width: 20%;" | A a
! style="width: 20%;" | Letter
| class="IPA" style="width: 20%;" |  
! style="width: 20%;" | Pronunciation
|
|-
! A a
| class="IPA" | a
|  
|  
|-
| Ai ai, Ay ay
| class="IPA" | ai̯
| The only difference between '''ai''' and '''ay''' is that theoretically final '''ai''' is unstressed while final '''ay''' is stressed.  In practice final '''ai''' occurs mostly in unstressed monosyllabic particles like ''mai''.
|-
| Ao ao, Au au
| class="IPA" | au̯
| These digraphs are pronounced alike.  Their distribution is governed by etymological considerations, in that '''ao''' is found where there was {{SC|al}} in Latin, and '''au''' elsewhere. Note ''stao'', which is from {{sc|stabulum}}!
|-
|-
! B b  
! B b  

Revision as of 02:44, 5 October 2007

Rhodrese
Rhodray
Spoken in: Burgundy (Borgonze)
Conworld: possibly Lucus
Total speakers: several million
Genealogical classification: Indo-European
Italic
Romance
Gallo-Romance
Rhodrese (Rhodray)
Basic word order: SVO
Morphological type: inflecting
Morphosyntactic alignment: accusative
Writing system:
Created by:
BPJ 2007
Approximate outline of Borgonze superimposed on OTL France. The borders certainly need to be adjusted to correspond to natural boundaries.

Alphabet and pronunciation

A a, B b, C c, Ch ch, Ç ç, D d, E e, Eu eu, F f, G g, Dg dg, Gh gh, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Gl gl, Ll ll, M m, N n, Gn gn, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, Tx tx, U u, Ue ue, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Digraphs which appear bold in the left column below are considered separate letters of the alphabet.

Letter Pronunciation
A a a
Ai ai, Ay ay ai̯ The only difference between ai and ay is that theoretically final ai is unstressed while final ay is stressed. In practice final ai occurs mostly in unstressed monosyllabic particles like mai.
Ao ao, Au au au̯ These digraphs are pronounced alike. Their distribution is governed by etymological considerations, in that ao is found where there was al in Latin, and au elsewhere. Note stao, which is from stabulum!
B b
C c
D d
E e
F f
G g
H h
I i
J j
K k
L l
M m
N n
O o
P p
Q q
R r
S s
T t
U u
V v
W w
X x
Y y
Z z