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=Alphabet= | =Alphabet= | ||
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<th>Letter</th> | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>a</td> | <td>a</td> | ||
<td>short [a], long [ɑ:]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>b</td> | <td>b</td> | ||
<td>[b]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>d</td> | <td>d</td> | ||
<td>[d]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>e</td> | <td>e</td> | ||
<td>short [ɛ], long [e:]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>f</td> | <td>f</td> | ||
<td>[f]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>g</td> | <td>g</td> | ||
<td>[g]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>h</td> | <td>h</td> | ||
<td>[h]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>i</td> | <td>i</td> | ||
<td>short [ɪ], long [i:]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>j</td> | <td>j</td> | ||
<td>[j]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>k</td> | <td>k</td> | ||
<td>[k]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>l</td> | <td>l</td> | ||
<td>[l]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>m</td> | <td>m</td> | ||
<td>[m]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>n</td> | <td>n</td> | ||
<td>[n]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>o</td> | <td>o</td> | ||
<td>short [o̞], long [o]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>p</td> | <td>p</td> | ||
<td>[p]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>r</td> | <td>r</td> | ||
<td>[r]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>s</td> | <td>s</td> | ||
<td>[s]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>t</td> | <td>t</td> | ||
<td>[t]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>u</td> | <td>u</td> | ||
<td>[ʉ]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>v</td> | <td>v</td> | ||
<td>[f]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>w</td> | <td>w</td> | ||
<td>[v]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>x</td> | <td>x</td> | ||
<td>[ks]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>y</td> | <td>y</td> | ||
<td>[yː]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>z</td> | <td>z</td> | ||
<td>[ts]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>å</td> | <td>å</td> | ||
<td>[ɔ]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>ø</td> | <td>ø</td> | ||
<td>[ø]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>ä</td> | <td>ä</td> | ||
<td>short [ɛ], long [e:]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>æ</td> | <td>æ</td> | ||
<td>[aj]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>ð</td> | <td>ð</td> | ||
<td>[ð]</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>þ</td> | <td>þ</td> | ||
<td>[θ]</td> | <td>[θ]</td> | ||
</tr> | |||
<th>Pronunciation</th> | |||
</table> | </table> | ||
Revision as of 02:36, 8 January 2013
Background
Alska is a Germanic language originating from the nation of Alsland, a rather large island in the northern sea.
Phonology
Alphabet
| Letter | |
|---|---|
| a | short [a], long [ɑ:] |
| b | [b] |
| d | [d] |
| e | short [ɛ], long [e:] |
| f | [f] |
| g | [g] |
| h | [h] |
| i | short [ɪ], long [i:] |
| j | [j] |
| k | [k] |
| l | [l] |
| m | [m] |
| n | [n] |
| o | short [o̞], long [o] |
| p | [p] |
| r | [r] |
| s | [s] |
| t | [t] |
| u | [ʉ] |
| v | [f] |
| w | [v] |
| x | [ks] |
| y | [yː] |
| z | [ts] |
| å | [ɔ] |
| ø | [ø] |
| ä | short [ɛ], long [e:] |
| æ | [aj] |
| ð | [ð] |
| þ | [θ] |
| Pronunciation |
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | ||||||||||||
| Plosive | ||||||||||||
| Fricative | ||||||||||||
| Affricate | ||||||||||||
| Approximant | ||||||||||||
| Trill | ||||||||||||
| Flap or tap | ||||||||||||
| Lateral fric. | ||||||||||||
| Lateral app. | ||||||||||||
| Lateral flap |
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | |||||
| Near-close | |||||
| Close-mid | |||||
| Mid | |||||
| Open-mid | |||||
| Near-open | |||||
| Open |