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==Phonology==
==Phonology==


=Alphabet=
{| {{Table/redtable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
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!'''Letters'''
<colgroup>
!'''Pronunciation'''
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!'''Further information'''
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|-
</colgroup>
|a
<th>Letter</th>
|[ɑ:]
<th>Pronunciation</th>
| -has no short version
<tr>
|-
<td>a</td>
|b
<td>short [a], long [ɑ:]</td>
|[b]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>b</td>
|d
<td>[b]</td>
|[d]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>d</td>
|e
<td>[d]</td>
|[ɛ] / [e:]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>e</td>
|f
<td>short [ɛ], long [e:]</td>
|[f]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>f</td>
|g
<td>[f]</td>
|[g]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>g</td>
|h
<td>[g]</td>
|[h]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>h</td>
|i
<td>[h]</td>
|[ɪ]/[i]
</tr>
|short 'ɪ', long 'i'
<tr>
|-
<td>i</td>
|j
<td>short [ɪ], long [i:]</td>
|[j]
</tr>
|it corresponds to ''y'' in English ''you''
<tr>
|-
<td>j</td>
|k
<td>[j]</td>
|[k]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>k</td>
|l
<td>[k]</td>
|[l]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>l</td>
|m
<td>[l]</td>
|[m]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>m</td>
|n
<td>[m]</td>
|[n]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>n</td>
|o
<td>[n]</td>
|[o̞]/[o]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>o</td>
|p
<td>short [o̞], long [o]</td>
|[p]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>p</td>
|r
<td>[p]</td>
|[r]
</tr>
|can be rolled, tapped, trilled, or pronounced non-rhotically, as in most British English dialects.  (Depends on Alskan Dialect)
<tr>
|-
<td>r</td>
|s
<td>[r]</td>
|[s]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>s</td>
|t
<td>[s]</td>
|[t]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>t</td>
|u
<td>[t]</td>
|[ʉ]
</tr>
|has no short version
<tr>
|-
<td>u</td>
|v
<td>[ʉ]</td>
|[f]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>v</td>
|w
<td>[f]</td>
|[v]
</tr>
|rarely used, usually replaced with 'v'
<tr>
|-
<td>w</td>
|y
<td>[v]</td>
|[y:]
</tr>
|pronounced almost like German 'ü'
<tr>
|-
<td>x</td>
|z
<td>[ks]</td>
|[ts]
</tr>
|rarely used
<tr>
|-
<td>y</td>
|å
<td>[yː]</td>
|[ɔ]
</tr>
|pronounced somewhat like English 'aw' Can be pronounced 'ooh', or 'ow' depending on dialect
<tr>
|-
<td>z</td>
|ø
<td>[ts]</td>
|[ø]
</tr>
| -
<tr>
|-
<td>å</td>
|ä
<td>[ɔ]</td>
|[ɛ]\[e:]
</tr>
|short/long.  depends on whether 'ä' is by itself, or near a consonant cluster
<tr>
|-
<td>ø</td>
|æ
<td>[ø]</td>
|[aj]
</tr>
|pronounced as in Latin and Icelandic
<tr>
|-
<td>ä</td>
|ð
<td>short [ɛ], long [e:]</td>
|[ð]
</tr>
|always unvoiced; replaced with 'd' in some dialects. Corresponds with 'th' in English 'this'
<tr>
|-
<td>æ</td>
|þ
<td>[aj]</td>
|[θ]
</tr>
|always voiced.  corresponds with 'th' in English 'with'
<tr>
|}
<td>ð</td>
<td>[ð]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>þ</td>
<td>[θ]</td>
</tr>
</table>
 




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