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Alphabet
For the pronunciation, I'm going to try using the IPA as well. but to let you all know ahead of time, it's extremely likely there's going to be several mistakes. Please correct me if you see a one.
Vowels
A (ɑː) The 'a' of Japanese, Spanish, French.
E (ɛ) The 'e' of the word 'egg,' as pronounced in non-redneck, Northern U.S.A.
Ö/U (ø/ʊ) The Swedish 'Ö' or the 'u' in 'umm.' The situations in which one uses one or the other depends on dialect or situation. To be later explained.
Ō (ʊu) The 'oo' in 'moon.'
AJ (eɪ) The 'ai' in 'Caitlin.'
AI (aɪ) The 'y' in 'my.'
Ī (ɪi) The 'ee' in 'meet.'
I (ɪ) The 'i' in 'sit.'
O (oʊ) The 'o' in 'no.'
AU (ɔ) The 'o' in 'cot.'
EU (ɔʏ) The German word 'Deutsch.'
EI (N/A) It's a cross between 'aj' and 'ai,' but if you pronounce it either of those ways, it's likely you'll be understood.
Consonants
Č/KH (tʃ/x) The 'ch' in 'chair' and the 'ch' in the Scottish word 'loch.'
V (ʋ) The 'v' in 'vulture,' however sometimes after an 'a,' it makes the 'w' sound.
S (s) The 's' in 'suit.'
W (N/A) The 'w' in 'winner.'
L (l) The 'l' in 'lint.'
R (N/A) The Japanese 'r,' kind of a combination of 'l,' 'r,' and 'd.' However, when doubled, it is the Spanish roll-y 'r.'
M (m) The 'm' in 'mare.'
Š (ʃ) The 's' in 'sheet.'
G (ɡ) The 'g' in 'goat.'
Z/Ž (zʒ) The 'z' in 'zoo' or 's' in 'pleasure.'
P (p) The 'p' in 'pull.'
H (ɣ) The 'h' in 'hit.'
N'/NG (N/A) The 'gn' in the French word in 'mignon.' Or sometimes pronounced as the 'ny' in 'canyon.'
K (k) The 'k' in 'kite.'
T (t) A 't' in which one's tongue is back towards the throat.
W (N/A) The 'w' in 'white.'
B (b) The 'b' in 'bite.'
N (n) The 'n' in 'Norway.'
D (d) A 'd' in which one's tongue is back towards the throat.
J (j) The 'y' in 'yes.'
TS (ʦ) The 'ts' in 'cats.'
Dipthongs
Aw (aʊ) The 'ow' in now.
Dk (ð/θ/N/A) The 'th' in this, the 'th' is thing, or just 'dk.'
Sv (ʃ/sv) The 'sh' in sheet or just 'sv.'
Related things:
- When romanised, double letters are typed as normal double letters. (Ej. Alarr). When written, double letters have a circle above them, as they would in the alphabet.
- A silent letter (which is nearly always 'j'), is marked with ':' after it. (Ej. Ba'j:ab) It would then be pronounced 'ba-ab.'
- A romanised a followed by a j would be written as a'j, so one does not confuse it with aj.
- When romanised, the rise/fall tone is typed with brackets around the toned letters. (Ej. [ma]) When written, the rise/fall tone is written with a circumflex-looking thing above the toned letters.
- I totally messed up when I wrote 'alaff' next to 'alarr.' I'm not sure what I was thinking. Ten gold stars for you if you noticed before-hand.
- I also forgot to put 'ts' on the paper. I'll add a picture of it some other time. I'm not currently in the presence of a hooked-up scanner. Ten more gold stars if you noticed this, too, before-hand.
I'll also put up a recording soon and hopefully I'll be able to get in all the letters.
Happy learning.
