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