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--- language:alphabet [2013/08/09 19:36] – c resolved pinkgothic
+++ language:alphabet [2020/01/19 16:29] (current) – pinkgothic
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-The [[:language]] itself amongst [[:Threadwielders]] is a selection of syllables, meaning that in combination with its audio-independent nature, technically the alphabet consists of syllabic ideograms. Since that would be a pain to note down, though, we'll use the quasi-latin transcription on this page and follow the commonplace pronunciations.
+The [[:language]] itself amongst [[species:Threadwielders]] is a selection of syllables, meaning that in combination with its audio-independent nature, technically the alphabet consists of syllabic ideograms. Since that would be a pain to note down, though, we'll use the quasi-latin transcription on this page and follow the commonplace (draconic, ancient Nayabaru, human-compatible) pronunciations.
-===== Glyphs =====
-The quasi-latin transcription consists of all standard latin characters, **plus** the extra character //s̈// and **minus** //x// (the sound is represented by the digraph //ks//).
-In other words:
-| 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 |
 ===== Pronunciation =====
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   * //q// is pronounced //kw//.
   * //r// is pronounced [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_trill|/r/]] or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_tap|/ɾ/]].
-  * //s̈// which has no direct IPA phonetic alphabet equivalent and is best described as a "hollow 'sh'" (like taking [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_retroflex_sibilant|/ʂ/]] a step further away from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_palato-alveolar_sibilant|/ʃ/]]).
+  * //s̈// which has no direct IPA phonetic alphabet equivalent and is best described as a "hollow 'sh'" (like taking [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_retroflex_sibilant|/ʂ/]] a step further away from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_palato-alveolar_sibilant|/ʃ/]]). (If you're having trouble, you can also use the sound the //ch// digraph typically makes in English as a substitute sound. Do //not// use the //sh// digraph sound.)
   * //u// is pronounced [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_back_rounded_vowel|/u/]].
   * //v// is pronounced [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_bilabial_fricative|/β/]] more than [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_labiodental_fricative|/v/]], but both are valid.
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 Digraphs:
-  * //ai// is usually not a digraph (exceptions will be noted in dictionary), but if it is, it's a tight sequence of //a// and //i// as in German.
+  * //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 in dictionary), but if it is, it's a tight sequence of //e// and //i// as in German.
+  * //ei// is also not usually a digraph (exceptions will be noted as //e͡i// in dictionary), but if it is, it's a tight sequence of //e// and //i// as in German.
-  * //kh//, serving as the same sound as 'k', plus a modifier for the vowel that follows; '//kha//' is pronounced akin to '//kah//'.
+  * 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 //'da-a-rav'//, rather than //'daa-rav'//.
+  * //-h// with //-// a consonant, as long as //-// is not //s// or //t//, serving the same sound as //-//, plus a modifier for the vowel that follows. Example: '//kha//' is pronounced akin to '//kah//'; '//rha//' is pronounced akin to '//rah//'; ...
   * //ks//, pronounced as //x// would be in English.
-  * //rh//, serving the same sound as 'r', plus a modifier for the vowel that follows; '//rha//' is pronounced akin to '//rah//').
   * //sh// for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_palato-alveolar_sibilant|/ʃ/]].
   * //sz//, serving as the same sound as 'z', plus a modifier for the vowel that follows; '//sza//' is pronounced akin to '//zah//').
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   * //c// at the start of words is synonymous with //s//.
   * //c// not at the start of words is synonymous with //k//.
-  * the digraph //kw// is synonymous with //q//.
+  * the digraph //k͡w// is synonymous with //q//.
-  * the digraph //ph// is synonymous with //f//.
+  * the digraph //p͡h// is synonymous with //f//.
-  * the digraph //zh// is synonymous with //sz//.
+  * the digraph //z͡h// is synonymous with //sz//.
-  * in the digraph //qu//, the u is silent (the letters as a true sequence would either be written as //quu// or (predominantly) //q'u//).
+  * in the digraph //q͡u//, the u is silent (the letters as a true sequence would either be written as //quu// or (predominantly) //q'u//).
-  * in some dialects, the digraph //ee// may be pronounced as //i//.
+  * in some dialects, the digraph //e͡e// may be pronounced as //i//.
 Assume compatibility with most common English pronunciations unless otherwise noted.