Appendix:Ravkan pronunciation
Ravkan has 17 consonants, 6 vowels and 2 glides.
Standard Romanization
| Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | a | father | |
| ai | ai | lie | |
| b | b | bath | |
| by | bj ~ bʲ | beauty | |
| ch | tʃ | watch | |
| d | d | dog | |
| dy | dj ~ dʲ | dew (British English) | Always pronounced with a y sound following, unlike American pronunciations with yod-dropping. |
| dz | dz | adze | |
| dzy | dzj ~ dzʲ | adds you | |
| e | ɛ | bet | |
| ei | ei | bait | |
| f | f | food | |
| fy | fj ~ fʲ | few | |
| g | ɡ | good | |
| gh | ɣ | — | Roughly like French r in rouge or like Spanish g in lago. |
| ghy | ɣj ~ ɣʲ | — | Roughly like French ri in Marielle. |
| gy | ɡj ~ ɡʲ | gules | |
| i | i ~ ɨ | machine, chicken | |
| j | dʒ | jog | |
| k | k | skill | |
| ky | kj ~ kʲ | skew | |
| l | l | left | |
| ly | ʎ | million | |
| m | m | man | |
| my | mj ~ mʲ | mule | |
| n | n | no | Assimilates to a following velar consonant. |
| ny | ɲ | onion | |
| o | ɔ | lot | |
| oi | oi | point | |
| p | p | span | |
| py | pj ~ pʲ | spew | |
| r | ɾ | battle | |
| ry | ɾj ~ ɾʲ | medium | |
| s | s | see | |
| sh | ʃ | sheep | |
| sy | sj ~ sʲ | sue (British English) | Always pronounced with a y sound following, unlike American pronunciations with yod-dropping. |
| t | t | stop | |
| ts | ts | pits | |
| tsy | tsj ~ tsʲ | pits you | |
| ty | tj ~ tʲ | stew (British English) | Always pronounced with a y sound following, unlike American pronunciations with yod-dropping. |
| u | u | rude | |
| v | v | voice | |
| vy | vj ~ vʲ | view | |
| w | w | wet | |
| y | j | young | |
| z | z | zone | |
| zh | ʒ | casual | |
| zy | zj ~ zʲ | buzz you |