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! IPA
! IPA
! Notes
! Notes
! Yesuþoh
! style=max-width:10em | 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=l<span style="color: red">a</span>}}
|-
|-
| '''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=l<span style="color: red">æ</span>}}
|-
|-
| '''ææ'''
| '''ææ'''
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| b
| b
|
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=b}}
| Preconsonantal: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=<span style="color: red">b</span>l}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=b}}
|-
|-
| '''c'''
| '''c'''
| k
| k
|
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=c}}
| Before light vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=<span style="color: red">c</span>i}}<br>Before dark vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=<span style="color: red">c</span>u}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=c}}
|-
|-
| '''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. Tch is pronounced [tʃ] and sch is pronounced [ʃ].
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=ch}}
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=ch}}
|-
|-
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| '''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=<span style="color: red">e</span>l}}
|-
|-
| '''ee'''
| '''ee'''
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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. Dj is pronounced [dʒ] and zj is pronounced [ʒ].
| {{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=o<span style="color: red">m</span>}}
|-
|-
| '''n'''
| '''n'''
| n
| n
|  
|  
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=n}}
| Final: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=n}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=<span style="color: red">n</span>o}}
|-
|-
| '''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=<span style="color: red">r</span>l}}<br>Postconsonantal: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=l<span style="color: red">r</span>}}<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=<span style="color: red">s</span>o}}
|-
|-
| '''t'''
| '''t'''
| t
| t
|  
|  
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=t}}
| Final: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=t}}<br>Prevocalic: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=<span style="color: red">t</span>o}}<br>Preconsonantal: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=<span style="color: red">t</span>l}}
|-
|-
| '''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. Tþ is pronounced [θ].
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=þ}}
| Intervocalic: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=o<span style="color: red">þ</span>o}}<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=<span style="color: red">w</span>l}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=w}}
|-
|-
| '''y'''
| '''y'''
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|  
|  
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=z}}
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=z}}
|-
| Pause
|
|
| {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=,}}
|-
| End of sentence
|
|
| After light vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=i<span style="color: red">.</span>}}<br>After dark vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=u<span style="color: red">.</span>}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=.}}
|-
| Question mark
|
|
| After light vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=i<span style="color: red">?</span>}}<br>After dark vowels: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=u<span style="color: red">?</span>}}<br>Elsewhere: {{vzaa-orth-huge|form=?}}
|}
|}


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Revision as of 13:43, 25 August 2023

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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.

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: la
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: læ
ææ æː ææ
b b Preconsonantal: bl
Elsewhere: b
c k Before light vowels: ci
Before dark vowels: cu
Elsewhere: c
ch tʃ, ʃ [tʃ] word-initially and after a consonant, [ʃ] elsewhere. Tch is pronounced [tʃ] and sch is pronounced [ʃ]. ch
d d d
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: el
ee eː ee
f f f
g g g
gh x, ɣ [ɣ] between vowels and before voiced consonants, [x] elsewhere. Cgh is pronounced [x]. 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. Dj is pronounced [dʒ] and zj is pronounced [ʒ]. j
l l l
m m Initial: m
Elsewhere: om
n n Final: n
Elsewhere: no
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: rl
Postconsonantal: lr
Elsewhere: r
s s Final: s
Elsewhere: so
t t Final: t
Prevocalic: to
Preconsonantal: tl
þ θ, ð [ð] between vowels and before voiced consonants, [θ] elsewhere. Tþ is pronounced [θ]. Intervocalic: oþo
Elsewhere: þ
u u u
uu uː uu
v v v
w w Preconsonantal: wl
Elsewhere: w
y j y
z z z
Pause ,
End of sentence After light vowels: i.
After dark vowels: u.
Elsewhere: .
Question mark After light vowels: i?
After dark vowels: u?
Elsewhere: ?
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