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Revision as of 07:36, 13 September 2023
The Meereenese Valyrian language has X consonants, Y vowels and Z glides.
Standard Orthography
Letter | IPA | English example | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
a | a, ǝ | US bot, UK bath. | [ǝ] in unstressed final syllables. |
ch | t͡ʃ | check | |
dh | ð | then | |
e | e | bait | |
f | f | fool | |
g | g | good | |
gh | ɣ ~ ʁ | — | |
h | h | ham | |
i | i | beet | |
j | ʒ | azure | |
k | k | skill | |
kh | x ~ χ | Bach, or Chanukkah | |
l | l | left | |
m | m | man | |
n | n | no | Assimilates to following palatal(?), velar or uvular consonant. |
ng | ŋ | sing | Only word-finally |
o | o | moat | |
p | p | span | |
r | ɾ | — | Probably a tap. |
s | s | see | |
sh | ʃ | ship | |
t | t | stop | |
th | θ | think | |
u | u | fouton | |
v | v | voice | |
w | w | wave, dowager | |
y | j | yes | |
z | z | zoo |
Phonetics
David J. Peterson revealed very little about Meereenese Valyrian. Therefore much of the information here may be unreliable.
Consonants
Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | n, ng [ŋ] | |||
Plosive | p [p] | t [t] | k [k] | |||
Fricative | voiceless | f [f] | th [θ] | s [s] | sh [ʃ] | kh [x] |
voiced | v [v] | dh [ð] | z [z] | j [ʒ] | gh [ɣ] | |
Approximant | w [w] | l [l] | y [j] | |||
Rhotic | r [ɾ] |
Notes:
- /n/ very likely assimilates to the position of the following consonant.
- /n/ becomes [ŋ] word-finally, and this is reflected in the transcription system. It is unclear whether or not this can be considered phonemic.
Vowels
Meerenese Valyrian has 5 phonetically distinct vowels:
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
Close | i [i] | u [u] |
Mid | e [e] | o [o] |
Open | a [a] |
Additionally, ‹a› is realized as [ǝ] in word-final syllables, but this is probably not phonemic.
Diphthongs
It is unknown if Meereenese Valyrian has any diphthongs at all.