Appendix:Væyne Zaanics pronunciation
The Væyne Zaanics language has 19 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 | cheek, 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.