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 Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:25 pm
Kinda sad how long it's taken me to rebuild my interest in this particular conlang. Actually, it's even sadder how long it's been since I've even thought of conlanging again. xp
Well, this one will hopefully be a wee bit more complex than my other Lizellan languages, Azuni'jai and Reemlendisc. We'll see.
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:25 pm
Alphabet and pronunciation
Aa [IPA: a, ə] Like in father when stressed, like in pizza when unstressed.
Bb [IPA: b] Like in English.
Dd [IPA: d] Like in English.
Ee [IPA: ɛ, ə] Like in mess when stressed, like in pizza when unstressed.
Ff [IPA: f] Like in English.
Gg [IPA: g] Like in go, not gem.
Hh [IPA: h] Like in English.
Ii [IPA: i, ɪ] Like in ravine when stressed, like in sick when unstressed.
Kk [IPA: k] Like in English.
Ll [IPA: l] Like in English.
Mm [IPA: m] Like in English.
Nn [IPA: n] Like in English.
Oo [IPA: o, ə] Like in boat when stressed (but slightly shorter), like in pizza when unstressed.
Pp [IPA: p] Like in English.
Rr [IPA: ɹ] Like in English.
Ss [IPA: s] Like in silly, not laser.
Tt [IPA: t] Like in English.
Uu [IPA: u, ʊ] Like in boot when stressed, like in book when unstressed.
Vv [IPA: v] Like in English.
Ww [IPA: w] Like in English.
Yy [IPA: j] Like in English.
Zz [IPA: z] Like in English.
Diphthongs
Ae [IPA: ai] Like in bike.
Ee [IPA: ɛi] Like in lake.
Oe [IPA: oi] Like in oil.
Aw [IPA: au] Like in cow.
Ew [IPA: ɛu] Like in Dutch peuk.
Ow [IPA: ou] Like in boat.
Other sounds
S' [IPA: ʃ] Like in shift.
Z' [IPA: ʒ] Like in measure.
T' [IPA: tʃ] Like in chess.
D' [IPA: dʒ] Like in jump.
Th [IPA: θ] Like in thief.
Dh [IPA: ð] Like in there.
Lh [IPA: ɬ] Like in Welsh llan (put tongue in position for L sound and hiss like a cat).
Wh [IPA: ʍ] Like in Scottish English (blow out an H before the W).
Kh [IPA: χ] Like in German Bach.
Gh [IPA: ʁ] Like in German Ratte. (voiced version of Kh)
Use of macrons and breves
Macrons (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) are used in this language to indicate where stress falls. They're used in words with two or more syllables to indicate which letter is stressed and which are not - it's important for preserving the pronunciation, because if this language didn't use macrons (which it didn't at one point), the stress would be as unpredictable as in Russian.
binā - mouse
pilāda - bird
vōspa - dog
If a diphthong is stressed in a two-syllable word, writing macrons over the diphthong is optional.
freeska (frēēska) - cat
oedhel (ōēdhel) - lightning
In one-syllable words, you don't use a macron because you assume that the one-and-only vowel there is stressed.
dest - rain
Breves (ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ) are used in one-syllable words in which the vowel is unstressed:
mĭs - I
dhĕ - like/as
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:24 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:53 pm
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