Appendix:Væyne Zaanics orthography
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.
Importantly, the "light" vowels of Væyne Zaanics are æ, e, i and their long counterparts, while the "dark" ones are a, o, u and their long counterparts.
Letters
| 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: @a |
| 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: @æ |
| ææ | æː | ææ | |
| b | b | Preconsonantal: b@ Elsewhere: b | |
| c | k | Before light vowels: c| Before dark vowels: c\ Elsewhere: c | |
| cgh | x | cgh | |
| ch | tʃ, ʃ | [tʃ] word-initially and after a consonant, [ʃ] elsewhere. | ch |
| d | d | d | |
| dj | dʒ | dj | |
| 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: e@ |
| ee | eː | ee | |
| f | f | f | |
| g | g | g | |
| gh | x, ɣ | [ɣ] between vowels and before voiced consonants, [x] elsewhere. | 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. | j |
| l | l | l | |
| m | m | Initial: m Elsewhere: @m | |
| n | n | Final: n Elsewhere: n@ | |
| 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: r@ Postconsonantal: @r Elsewhere: r | |
| s | s | Final: s Elsewhere: s@ | |
| sch | ʃ | sch | |
| t | t | Final: t Prevocalic: t\ Preconsonantal: t@ | |
| tch | tʃ | tch | |
| tþ | θ | tþ | |
| þ | θ, ð | [ð] between vowels and before voiced consonants, [θ] elsewhere. | Intervocalic: \þ\ Elsewhere: þ |
| u | u | u | |
| uu | uː | uu | |
| v | v | v | |
| w | w | Preconsonantal: w@ Elsewhere: w | |
| y | j | y | |
| z | z | z | |
| zj | ʒ | zj |
Punctuation
| English | Yesuþoh |
|---|---|
| Pause | , |
| End of sentence | After light vowels: |. After dark vowels: \. Elsewhere: . |
| Question mark | After light vowels: |? After dark vowels: \? Elsewhere: ? |