Appendix:Væyne Zaanics pronunciation
The Væyne Zaanics language has X consonants, 13 vowels, and 2 glides.
Standard Romanization
| Letter | IPA | English example | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | ɑ | father | ||
| æ | æ | mat | ||
| b | b | bother | ||
| c | k | skill | ||
| ch | tʃ, ʃ | cheese, chic | ||
| d | d | dog | ||
| e | e, ə | bait, sofa | ||
| eh | e | bait | ||
| f | f | food | ||
| g | g | good | ||
| gh | ɣ, x | —, loch | Like the g in Spanish fuego or the ch in loch. | |
| h | h | ham | ||
| i | i | machine | ||
| j | dʒ, ʒ | jog, azure | ||
| l | l | left | ||
| m | m | man | ||
| n | n | no | Assimilates to a following velar consonant. | |
| o | o, ə | moat, sofa | ||
| oh | o | moat | ||
| p | p | span | ||
| r | r | — | ||
| s | s | see | ||
| t | t | stop | ||
| þ | θ, ð | think, then | ||
| u | u | rude | ||
| v | v | voice | ||
| w | w | wall | ||
| y | j | yawn | ||
| z | z | zoo |
Notes:
- Long vowels are written by doubling the vowel letter.
Phonetics
Consonants
Vowels
The vowels are divided into “light” (front) and “dark” (back) vowels:
- Light: æ, æː, e, eː, i, iː
- Dark: ɑ, ɑː, o, oː, u, uː
These categories play a role in the Yesuþoh script, for example. Schwa /ə/ is also a phonemic vowel, belonging to neither group.