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Consonants
Single letters
| b, d, f, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, z |
as most commonly used in English |
|---|---|
| c | Always /k/ before a, o, u; always /s/ before i, e |
| g | Always hard, as in English get |
| q | Only occurs as part of a digraph qu representing the cluster /kw/ |
| 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, like yet |
Digraphs
There are two acceptable orthographies for consonants: digraphs, and accented letters. A given text should consistently use one or the other.
| Digraph | Accented | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| cz | č | As in English church |
| sz | š | As in English shoe |
| nz | ň | As the ny in English canyon |
| dz | ð | As the th in English that |
| tz | þ | As the th in English think |
Vowels
| Original | IPA | Sound | Old Triparik |
|---|---|---|---|
| a, e, i, o, u | /a, e, i, o, u/ | As their common pronunciation in Romance languages | Unchanged |
| y | /i/ | When used vocalically, usually at the end of words, pronounced like i | Unchanged |
| ä | /eɪ̯/ | as in English hate | ä, ê |
| å | /æ/ | as in English hat | Unchanged |
| ã | /ʌ/ | as in English hut | Unchanged |
| ă (or ŏ?) | /aʊ̯/ | as in English out | ö |
| æ | /aɪ̯/ | as English aye | Unchanged |
| ö | /œ/ | as in German Göttin | ø |
| ø (or ô?) | /ɔɪ̯/ | as in English boy | õ |
| ü | /y/ | as in German müssen | Unchanged |
Sounds eliminated in 2016 Reforms
| Original | IPA | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| î | /ɛ̃/ | nasal "i" |
| ô | /o̞ʊ̯/ | as in English boat |
| û | /œ̃/ | nasal "u" |