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{{LangBar|Væyne Zaanics|The Cate Lyr Series}}
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The [[Væyne Zaanics language]] is written with the [[Yesuþoh]] script, an alphabet with a variety of digraphs and contextual variants. Yesuþoh is unicameral and written horizontally from left to right.
The [[Væyne Zaanics language]] is written with the [[Yesuþoh]] script, an alphabet with a variety of multigraphs and contextual variants. Yesuþoh is {{wl|unicase|unicameral}} and written horizontally from left to right.


{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="5"
Importantly, the "light" vowels of Væyne Zaanics are '''æ''', '''e''', '''i''' and their long counterparts, while the "dark" ones are '''a''', '''o''', '''u''' and their long counterparts.
 
==Letters==
 
{| class="wikitable orth" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! Romanization
! Romanization
! IPA
! IPA
! Notes
! Notes
! Yesuþoh
! style="width: 20%" | Yesuþoh
|-
|-
| '''a'''
| '''a'''
| ɑ, ə
| ɑ, ə
| [ə] when unstressed in non-initial and non-pretonic positions, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h.
| [ə] when unstressed and non-initial/non-pretonic, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h.
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=a}}
| Initial: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=a}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=@a}}
|-
|-
| '''aa'''
| '''aa'''
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| '''æ'''
| '''æ'''
| æ, ə
| æ, ə
| [ə] when unstressed in non-initial and non-pretonic positions, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h.
| [ə] when unstressed and non-initial/non-pretonic, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h.
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=æ}}
| Initial: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=æ}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=@æ}}
|-
|-
| '''ææ'''
| '''ææ'''
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| b
| b
|
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=b}}
| Preconsonantal: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=b@}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=b}}
|-
|-
| '''c'''
| '''c'''
| k
| k
|
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=c}}
| Before light vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=c&#124;}}<br>Before dark vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=c\}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=c}}
|-
| '''cgh'''
| x
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=cgh}}
|-
|-
| '''ch'''
| '''ch'''
| tʃ, ʃ
| tʃ, ʃ
| [tʃ] at the beginning of a word and when following a consonant, [ʃ] elsewhere. Tch is pronounced [tʃ] and sch is pronounced [ʃ].
| [tʃ] word-initially and after a consonant, [ʃ] elsewhere.
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=ch}}
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=ch}}
|-
|-
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|
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=d}}
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=d}}
|-
| '''dj'''
| dʒ
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=dj}}
|-
|-
| '''e'''
| '''e'''
| e, ə
| e, ə
| [ə] when unstressed in non-initial and non-pretonic positions, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h.
| [ə] when unstressed and non-initial/non-pretonic, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h.
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=e}}
| Final: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=e}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=e@}}
|-
|-
| '''ee'''
| '''ee'''
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| '''gh'''
| '''gh'''
| x, ɣ
| x, ɣ
| [ɣ] between vowels and before voiced consonants, [x] elsewhere. Cgh is pronounced [x].
| [ɣ] between vowels and before voiced consonants, [x] elsewhere.
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=gh}}
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=gh}}
|-
|-
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| '''j'''
| '''j'''
| dʒ, ʒ
| dʒ, ʒ
| [dʒ] at the beginning of a word and when following a consonant, [ʒ] elsewhere. Dj is pronounced [dʒ] and zj is pronounced [ʒ].
| [dʒ] word-initially and after a consonant, [ʒ] elsewhere.
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=j}}
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=j}}
|-
|-
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| m
| m
|  
|  
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=m}}
| Initial: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=m}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=@m}}
|-
|-
| '''n'''
| '''n'''
| n
| n
|  
|  
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=n}}
| Final: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=n}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=n@}}
|-
|-
| '''o'''
| '''o'''
| o, ə
| o, ə
| [ə] when unstressed in non-initial and non-pretonic positions, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h.
| [ə] when unstressed and non-initial/non-pretonic, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h.
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=o}}
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=o}}
|-
|-
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| r
| r
|  
|  
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=r}}
| Preconsonantal: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=r@}}<br>Postconsonantal: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=@r}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=r}}
|-
|-
| '''s'''
| '''s'''
| s
| s
|  
|  
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=s}}
| Final: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=s}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=s@}}
|-
| '''sch'''
| ʃ
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=sch}}
|-
|-
| '''t'''
| '''t'''
| t
| t
|  
|  
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=t}}
| Final: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=t}}<br>Prevocalic: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=t\}}<br>Preconsonantal: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=t@}}
|-
| '''tch'''
| tʃ
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=tch}}
|-
| '''tþ'''
| θ
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=tþ}}
|-
|-
| '''þ'''
| '''þ'''
| θ, ð
| θ, ð
| [ð] between vowels and before voiced consonants, [θ] elsewhere. Tþ is pronounced [θ].
| [ð] between vowels and before voiced consonants, [θ] elsewhere.
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=þ}}
| Intervocalic: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=\þ\}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=þ}}
|-
|-
| '''u'''
| '''u'''
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| w
| w
|
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=w}}
| Preconsonantal: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=w@}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=w}}
|-
|-
| '''y'''
| '''y'''
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|  
|  
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=z}}
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=z}}
|-
| '''zj'''
| ʒ
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=zj}}
|}
==Punctuation==
{| class="wikitable orth" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! English
! Yesuþoh
|-
| Pause
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=,}}
|-
| End of sentence
| After light vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=&#124;.}}<br>After dark vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=\.}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=.}}
|-
| Question mark
| After light vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=&#124;?}}<br>After dark vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=\?}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=?}}
|}
|}


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Væyne Zaanics Language Navigation: Home, Phonology, Grammar, Vocabulary, Orthography

The Væyne Zaanics language is written with the Yesuþoh script, an alphabet with a variety of multigraphs and contextual variants. Yesuþoh is unicameral and written horizontally from left to right.

Importantly, the "light" vowels of Væyne Zaanics are æ, e, i and their long counterparts, while the "dark" ones are a, o, u and their long counterparts.

Letters

Romanization IPA Notes Yesuþoh
a ɑ, ə [ə] when unstressed and non-initial/non-pretonic, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h. Initial: a
Elsewhere: @a
aa ɑː aa
æ æ, ə [ə] when unstressed and non-initial/non-pretonic, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h. Initial: æ
Elsewhere: @æ
ææ æː ææ
b b Preconsonantal: b@
Elsewhere: b
c k Before light vowels: c|
Before dark vowels: c\
Elsewhere: c
cgh x cgh
ch tʃ, ʃ [tʃ] word-initially and after a consonant, [ʃ] elsewhere. ch
d d d
dj dʒ dj
e e, ə [ə] when unstressed and non-initial/non-pretonic, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h. Final: e
Elsewhere: e@
ee eː ee
f f f
g g g
gh x, ɣ [ɣ] between vowels and before voiced consonants, [x] elsewhere. gh
h h, silent Silent in syllable-final position. h
i i i
ii iː ii
j dʒ, ʒ [dʒ] word-initially and after a consonant, [ʒ] elsewhere. j
l l l
m m Initial: m
Elsewhere: @m
n n Final: n
Elsewhere: n@
o o, ə [ə] when unstressed and non-initial/non-pretonic, except in syllables ending with w, l, r, y or h. o
oo oː oo
p p p
r r Preconsonantal: r@
Postconsonantal: @r
Elsewhere: r
s s Final: s
Elsewhere: s@
sch ʃ sch
t t Final: t
Prevocalic: t\
Preconsonantal: t@
tch tʃ tch
tþ θ tþ
þ θ, ð [ð] between vowels and before voiced consonants, [θ] elsewhere. Intervocalic: \þ\
Elsewhere: þ
u u u
uu uː uu
v v v
w w Preconsonantal: w@
Elsewhere: w
y j y
z z z
zj ʒ zj

Punctuation

English Yesuþoh
Pause ,
End of sentence After light vowels: |.
After dark vowels: \.
Elsewhere: .
Question mark After light vowels: |?
After dark vowels: \?
Elsewhere: ?
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