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== The alphabet == | == The alphabet == | ||
The Triparic alphabet, upper and lower case forms, is: | The Triparic alphabet, upper and lower case forms, along with the names of the letters, is: | ||
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I i | !A a | ||
S s | !Æ æ | ||
!B b | |||
!C c | |||
!D d | |||
!Ð ð | |||
!E e | |||
!F f | |||
!G g | |||
!H h | |||
|- | |||
|ah | |||
|æsch | |||
|beh | |||
|cheh | |||
|deh | |||
|ið | |||
|eh | |||
|if | |||
|geh | |||
|heh | |||
|- | |||
!I i | |||
!J j | |||
!K k | |||
!L l | |||
!M m | |||
!N n | |||
!O o | |||
!P p | |||
!Q q | |||
!R r | |||
|- | |||
|ih | |||
|jeh | |||
|keh | |||
|il | |||
|im | |||
|in | |||
|oh | |||
|peh | |||
|quh | |||
|ir | |||
|- | |||
!S s | |||
!T t | |||
!Þ þ | |||
!U u | |||
!V v | |||
!W w | |||
!X x | |||
!Y y | |||
!Z z | |||
! | |||
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|is | |||
|teh | |||
|þeh | |||
|uh | |||
|veh | |||
|weh | |||
|ix | |||
|yeh | |||
|zeh | |||
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== Consonants == | == Consonants == | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 27 April 2016
The alphabet
The Triparic alphabet, upper and lower case forms, along with the names of the letters, is:
| A a | Æ æ | B b | C c | D d | Ð ð | E e | F f | G g | H h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ah | æsch | beh | cheh | deh | ið | eh | if | geh | heh |
| I i | J j | K k | L l | M m | N n | O o | P p | Q q | R r |
| ih | jeh | keh | il | im | in | oh | peh | quh | ir |
| S s | T t | Þ þ | U u | V v | W w | X x | Y y | Z z | |
| is | teh | þeh | uh | veh | weh | ix | yeh | zeh |
Consonants
| Consonant | Description |
|---|---|
| b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, t, v, w, z | All as typically used in English. |
| c | Always /k/, except in the digraphs ch and sch (see below). |
| ç | Always /s/. |
| ch | As ⟨ch⟩ in English church. |
| ð | As the ⟨th⟩ in English that. |
| g | Always hard, like in English get. |
| j | Always the voiced affricate like in English jump. |
| q | Pronounced /k/. Occurs in words of Romance origin. |
| r | Throaty rather than trilled. Pronounced like the American English ⟨r⟩. |
| s | Pronounced /s/ in most contexts, except /z/ at the end of words after vowels or voiced consonants. When doubled, ss is always pronounced /s/, not /z/. This is like its behavior in English: consider "has", "kids", "lass". |
| sch | As ⟨sh⟩ in English shoe. |
| þ | As the ⟨th⟩ in English think. |
| x | As in English axe, except at beginning of words, where it is pronounced as /z/. |
| y | When before a vowel, consonantal as in English, as in yet. |
| zh | As ⟨z⟩ in English azure. |
Vowels
| Vowel | IPA | Description |
|---|---|---|
| a, e, i, o, u | /a, e, i, o, u/ | As their common pronunciation in Romance languages |
| u | /u, w/ | When between a velar stop (c, k, q, g) and another vowel, pronounced like w; otherwise, pronounced like ⟨oo⟩ in English soon |
| y | /i/ | When used vocalically, usually at the end of words, pronounced like i |
| ä[1] | /eɪ̯/ | as ⟨a⟩ in English hate |
| å | /æ/ | as ⟨a⟩ in English hat |
| ã | /ʌ/ | as ⟨u⟩ in English hut |
| æ | /aɪ̯/ | as English aye |
| ö[2] | /œ/ | as in German Göttin |
| ø[3] | /ɔɪ̯/ | as ⟨oy⟩ in English boy |
| ŏ[4] | /aʊ̯/ | as ⟨ou⟩ in English out |
| ü | /y/ | as in German müssen |
Sounds eliminated in 2016 Reform
| Original | Sound | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| î | nasal "i" like in French fin | Replaced with i in most words; å in a few |
| ñ | Palatalized "n" like ⟨ny⟩ in English canyon | Very rare. Replaced with ny if necessary. |
| ô | as ⟨oa⟩ in English boat | No significant difference from o, so replaced with that |
| û | nasal "u" like in French brun | No significant difference from ã, so replaced with that |
Key to Phonetics Symbols
Something written in ⟨angle brackets⟩ is one or more graphemes; that is, it represents something written. Something written in /slashes/ is one or more phonemes; that is, it represents the units of sound that speakers break their language down into. These are most properly written in the International Phonetic Alphabet.