Appendix:Common pronunciation

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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 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 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 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 k
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative voiceless f θ s ʃ h
voiced v ð z ʒ
Approximant w ɹ j
Lateral l [l ~ ɫ]

Vowels

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