Appendix:Common pronunciation: Difference between revisions
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! Labial | ! Labial | ||
! Dental | |||
! Coronal | ! Coronal | ||
! Palatal | ! Palatal | ||
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! colspan="2" | Nasal | ! colspan="2" | Nasal | ||
| m || n || | | m || || n || || || | ||
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! rowspan="2" | Plosive | ! rowspan="2" | Plosive | ||
! <small>voiceless</small> | ! <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| || | | p || || t || tʃ || k || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small>voiced</small> | ! <small>voiced</small> | ||
| || || | | b || || d || dʒ || ɡ || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | Fricative | ! rowspan="2" | Fricative | ||
! <small>voiceless</small> | ! <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| | | f || θ || s || ʃ || || h | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small>voiced</small> | ! <small>voiced</small> | ||
| | | v || ð || z || ʒ || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | Approximant | ! colspan="2" | Approximant | ||
| || | | w || || ɹ || j || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | Lateral | ! colspan="2" | Lateral | ||
| || || || || | | || || l [l ~ ɫ] || || || | ||
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Revision as of 03:04, 30 March 2024
The phonology of Common is virtually identical to that of English, with the language being essentially a word-replacement cipher of English. The romanization is, similarily, extremely similar to English orthography; words in the romanization are read as if they were English words.
Standard Romanization
| Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | æ, ei | cat, made | |
| ar(e) | ɑɹ | hard | |
| aw | ɑ | paw | |
| b | b | bad | |
| c | k | coat | |
| ch | tʃ | chip | |
| d | d | dog | |
| e | ɛ, i | bet, seed | |
| ee | i | seed | |
| eer | iəɹ | beer | |
| ei/ey | ei | hey | |
| er | əɹ | per | |
| f | f | food | |
| g | ɡ | good | |
| h | h | ham | |
| i | ɪ, ai | sit, site | |
| ir(e) | aiəɹ | fire | |
| j | dʒ | joke | |
| k | k | key | |
| l | l, ɫ | left, meddle | |
| m | m | man | |
| n | n | no | |
| o | ɔ, ou, u | lot, tote, boot | |
| oa | ou | moat | |
| oe | ou | woe | |
| oi/oy | oi | boy | |
| oo | u | mood | |
| or(e) | ɔɹ | lord | |
| ow | au, ou | cow, bowl | |
| p | p | pond | |
| r | ɹ | row | |
| s | s | see | |
| sh | ʃ | sheep | |
| t | t | top | |
| tch | tʃ | hatch | |
| th | ð/θ | this, thin | |
| u | ʌ, u | rut, rude | |
| ur | əɹ | fur | |
| v | v | voice | |
| w | w | wet | |
| x | ks | tax | |
| y | j, i | yawn, happy | |
| z | z | zoo |
Phonetics
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | tʃ | k | ||
| voiced | b | d | dʒ | ɡ | |||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | θ | s | ʃ | h | |
| voiced | v | ð | z | ʒ | |||
| Approximant | w | ɹ | j | ||||
| Lateral | l [l ~ ɫ] | ||||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | |||
| Mid | |||
| Open |