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The Meereenese Valyrian language has 26 consonants, 6 vowels, and 2 glides.
The Meereenese Valyrian language has 26 consonants, 6 vowels, and 2 glides.


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| '''a'''
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| a
| a, ǝ
| f'''a'''ther ''or'' sof'''a'''
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| The lax pronunciation occurs in unstressed position.
| The lax pronunciation occurs in unstressed position.
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! <small>voiced</small>
! <small>voiced</small>
| v [v] || dh [ð] || z [z]  || zh [ʒ]  || colspan="2" | gh [ɣ~ʁ]
| v [v] || dh [ð] || z [z]  || j [ʒ]  || colspan="2" | gh [ɣ~ʁ]
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! colspan="2" | Lateral
! colspan="2" | Lateral
|  || ||  l [l] ||   ||  ||
|  || ||  l [l] || l [ʎ]  ||  ||
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! colspan="2" | Approximant
! colspan="2" | Approximant

Latest revision as of 01:12, 13 January 2024

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The Meereenese Valyrian language has 26 consonants, 6 vowels, and 2 glides.

Standard Romanization

Letter IPA English example Notes
a a, ǝ father or sofa The lax pronunciation occurs in unstressed position.
b b bog
ch chop
d d dog
dh ð then
e e bait
f f food
g g good
gh ɣ~ʁ - Like Arabic gh in maghrab.
i i beet
j ʒ azure
k k skill
kh x~χ - Like German ch in Buch.
l l left
ly ʎ million
m m man
n n no
ng ŋ sing Can occur word-initially.
ny ɲ New York (certain pronunciations) Like Spanish ñ in niña.
o o coat
p p span
q q - Like a [k] but further back in the mouth.
r ɾ battle
s s see
sh ʃ sheep
t t stop
th θ thread
u u rude
v v voice
w w wet
y j yawn
z z zoo

Phonetics

Meereenese Valyrian sounds like Astapori Valyrian spoken without teeth or sleep. It's a weird one.

Consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular
Nasal m [m] n [n] ny [ɲ] ng [ŋ]
Plosive voiceless p [p] t [t] ch [tʃ] k [k] q [q]
voiced b [b] d [d] g [g]
Fricative voiceless f [f] th [θ] s [s] sh [ʃ] kh [x~χ]
voiced v [v] dh [ð] z [z] j [ʒ] gh [ɣ~ʁ]
Lateral l [l] l [ʎ]
Approximant w [w] r [ɾ] y [j]

Vowels

Veda has 6 phonetically distinct vowels:

Front Central Back
Close i [i] u [u]
Mid e [e] ǝ [ǝ] o [o]
Open a [a]