Valware - Tengwar
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Pronunciation table
| Latin | a | v | e | i | y | l | m | n | ń | o | r | s | t | u | w | f | h | ʻ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /a/ | /β/ | /e/ | /i/ | /j/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ | /o/ | /ɾ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /w/ | /φ/ | /h/ | /Ɂ/ |
- The letters of the alphabet are arranged in a modified Cyrillic order.
Consonants
- The tengwar are not available on frathwiki so I have used the names of the tengwar in the table.
- The tengwar are taken from the Mode of Beleriand.
| labial | dental | alveolar | palatal | velar | glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nasal | m /m/ ~ /ɱ/1 Vala |
n /n/ Óre |
ń /ŋ/ Ngoldo |
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| voiceless stop | t /t/ Tinco |
ʻ /Ɂ/ Calma2 | ||||
| voiceless fricative | f /φ/ Formen |
s /s/ Silmë |
h /h/ Hyarmen | |||
| voiced fricative | v /β/ Ampa |
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| voiced approximant | w /w/ Wilya |
y /j/ Yanta |
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| tap | r /ɾ/ Rómen |
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| voiced lateral approximant | l /l/ Lambë |
Notes
- 1 /m/ becomes the labiodental /ɱ/ before the labiodentals /φ/ and /β/.
- 2 The voiceless palatal stop /k/ is assigned to the glottal stop /Ɂ/.
Vowels
- 1. CV syllables are written with the tehtar on the preceding vowel.
- 2. V syllables are written with the tehtar on the short vowel carrier.
