Etaŕo

'Etaŕo' is a naturalistic conlang. It is not intended to fit into any of Earth's linguistic families

Phonology

Etaŕo is represented with the following alphabet:

• "A" is pronounced "ah" as in "spa" (open back unrounded vowel)
  • "Â" is between "a" (cat) and "e" (net), so is close to a near-open front unrounded vowel.
• "B" is pronounced "b" as in "bed" (voiced bilabial plosive)
• "C" is pronounced like "sh" (shop) but further back (voiceless postaveolar fricative)
• "D" is pronounced "d" as in "dog" (voiced aveolar plosive)
• "E" is between "a" (play) and "e" (bed) (mid-front unrounded vowel)
• "F" is pronounced "f" as in "face" (voiceless labiodental fricative)
• "Ƒ" is like "F", but between two lips (voiceless bilabial fricative)
• "G" is pronounced "g" as in "ground" (voiced velar plosive)
• "H" is like a "g", but not closed all the way (voiceless velar fricative)
  • "Ĥ" is an unvoiced uvular trill. Woodwind players sometimes use is for fluttertounging.
• "I" is pronounced "ee" as in "free" (close front unrounded vowel)
• "J" is like "Ƒ", but voiced (voiced labiodental fricative)
• "K" is pronounced "k" as in "key" (voiceless velar plosive)
• "L" is pronounced "l" as in "lamb" (lateral aveolar approximant)
• "M" is pronounced "m" as in "mall" (bilabial nasal)
• "N" is pronounced "n" as in "nose" (aveolar nasal
  • "Ñ" is like "N", but stick your tongue back further (retroflex nasal)
• "O" is pronounced like "o" (dog), but the mouth is closed up more (mid back rounded vowel)
  • "Ô" is pronounced "oo" as in "foot" (near-close near-back vowel)
• "P" is pronounced "p" as in "part" (unvoiced bilabial plosive)
• "R" is pronounced "r" as in "rot" (aveolar approximant)
  • "Ŕ" is pronounced like the Japanese "r" (aveolar tap)
• "S" is pronounced "s" as in "set" (unvoiced aveolar fricative)
• "T" is pronounced "t" as in "tea"
• "U" is pronounced "u" as in "euphoria" (near-close central rounded vowel)
• "V" is pronounced "v" as in "voice" (voiced labio-dental fricative)
• "W" is pronounced "w" as in "watts" (bilabial approximant)
• "X" is pronounced "ch" as in "cha-cha" (voiced postaveolar fricative)
• "Y" is pronounced like "ee" (feet), but rounded (closed front rounded vowel)
• "Z" is pronounced "z" as in "zoo" (voiced aveolar fricative)

There is no "Q" in the Etaŕo alphabet.