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- | The [[: | + | The [[: |
- | The quasi-latin transcription consists of all standard latin characters, **plus** the extra character //s̈//, which can be described as representing a " | + | ===== Pronunciation |
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- | In other words: | + | |
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- | | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | s̈ | t | u | v | w | y | z | | + | |
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- | Pronunciation | + | |
* //a// is pronounced [[http:// | * //a// is pronounced [[http:// | ||
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* //q// is pronounced //kw//. | * //q// is pronounced //kw//. | ||
* //r// is pronounced [[http:// | * //r// is pronounced [[http:// | ||
+ | * //s̈// which has no direct IPA phonetic alphabet equivalent and is best described as a " | ||
* //u// is pronounced [[http:// | * //u// is pronounced [[http:// | ||
* //v// is pronounced [[http:// | * //v// is pronounced [[http:// | ||
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* //y// serves a function both as a vowel and a consonant, as in English. | * //y// serves a function both as a vowel and a consonant, as in English. | ||
* As a vowel, it is pronounced [[http:// | * As a vowel, it is pronounced [[http:// | ||
- | * As a consonant, it is used like the //y// in //year//. | + | * As a consonant, it is pronounced [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatal_approximant|/j/]]. |
Digraphs: | Digraphs: | ||
- | * //kh//, serving | + | * //ai// is usually not a digraph (exceptions will be noted as //a͡i// in dictionary), but if it is, it's a tight sequence of //a// and //i// as in German. |
+ | * //ei// is also not usually a digraph (exceptions will be noted as //e͡i// in dictionary), | ||
+ | * In general, for a duplicated vowel, such as //aa// or //uu//, each vowel should be pronounced as its own syllable; for example, //daarav// has three syllables, and is pronounced //' | ||
+ | * //-h// with //-// a consonant, as long as //-// is not //s// or //t//, serving | ||
* //ks//, pronounced as //x// would be in English. | * //ks//, pronounced as //x// would be in English. | ||
* //sh// for [[http:// | * //sh// for [[http:// | ||
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Redundancies (i.e. letters or digraphs that exist for aesthetic purposes only): | Redundancies (i.e. letters or digraphs that exist for aesthetic purposes only): | ||
- | * //c// is synonymous with //k// (**@todo verify!**) | + | * //c// at the start of words is synonymous with //s//. |
- | * the digraph //kw// is synonymous with //q// | + | |
- | * the digraph //ph// is synonymous with //f// | + | * the digraph //k͡w// is synonymous with //q//. |
- | * the digraph //zh// is synonymous with //sz// | + | * the digraph //p͡h// is synonymous with //f//. |
- | * in the digraph //qu//, the u is silent (the letters as a true sequence would either be written as //quu// or (predominantly) // | + | * the digraph //z͡h// is synonymous with //sz//. |
- | * in some dialects, the digraph //ee// may be pronounced as //i//. | + | * in the digraph //q͡u//, the u is silent (the letters as a true sequence would either be written as //quu// or (predominantly) // |
+ | * in some dialects, the digraph //e͡e// may be pronounced as //i//. | ||
Assume compatibility with most common English pronunciations unless otherwise noted. | Assume compatibility with most common English pronunciations unless otherwise noted. | ||
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+ | ===== Punctuation ====== | ||
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+ | Punctuation varies regionally, but the following punctuation forms (albeit not the symbols; they can and do vary) are inherit to the language design: | ||
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+ | | .\\ period | !\\ exclamation mark | ?\\ question mark | ‽\\ interrobang | '\\ apostrophe | ,\\ comma | | ||
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+ | * . denotes the end of a sentence. | ||
+ | * ! denotes the end of an exclamation. | ||
+ | * ? denotes the end of an enquiry. | ||
+ | * ‽ denotes the end of an exclaimed enquiry. | ||
+ | * , denotes a short pause, usually at the end of a clause. Regionally, various greater pauses can exist in punctuation, | ||
+ | * ' denotes the end of a syllable. This is optional when the end of the syllable is otherwise implied. Examples: // | ||
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