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Vowels in 17aug are a straightforward process to write. They are written with 9 different graphemes which correspond one-to-one to 9 different vowels. ⟨a e i o u⟩ all represent {{IPA|/ɑ e i o u/}} while for the more unusual vowels {{IPA|/æ ɤ ø/}} ⟨ä ë ö⟩ are used. As vowels may be long, so too may the graphemes be doubled to indicate this, e.g. ''tää'' 'snow' {{IPA|[tæː]}}. | Vowels in 17aug are a straightforward process to write. They are written with 9 different graphemes which correspond one-to-one to 9 different vowels. ⟨a e i o u⟩ all represent {{IPA|/ɑ e i o u/}} while for the more unusual vowels {{IPA|/æ ɤ ø/}} ⟨ä ë ö⟩ are used. As vowels may be long, so too may the graphemes be doubled to indicate this, e.g. ''tää'' 'snow' {{IPA|[tæː]}}. | ||
====Consonants==== | ====Consonants==== | ||
At its core, the language writes the plosive series as ⟨p t k⟩, the nasals as ⟨m n⟩, the trill as ⟨r⟩, the palatal approximant as ⟨y⟩, the lateral one as ⟨l⟩, and the glottal fricative as ⟨h⟩. Palatalisation is not indicated in writing as it is the result of a regular process. | At its core, the language writes the plosive series as ⟨p t k⟩, the nasals as ⟨m n⟩, the trill as ⟨r⟩, the voiced bilabial fricative as ⟨v⟩, the palatal approximant as ⟨y⟩, the lateral one as ⟨l⟩, and the glottal fricative as ⟨h⟩. Palatalisation is not indicated in writing as it is the result of a regular process. | ||
The "weakened" variants of ''p, t, k'' (see [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}#Phonology#Consonants|17aug phonology]]) encountered after certain consonants and intervocalically are written as ''b, d, g'' something which may confusion at first as they are not fully voiced sounds (unlike say English) | The "weakened" variants of ''p, t, k'' (see [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}#Phonology#Consonants|17aug phonology]]) encountered after certain consonants and intervocalically are written as ''b, d, g'' something which may confusion at first as they are not fully voiced sounds (unlike say English).Like the vowels, the basic (non-weakened) consonants can all be doubled for the long versions of the consonants. Note, this means that there are no double ⟨b d g⟩ at all. The voiced bilabial fricative ⟨v⟩ is counted among the "weakened" consonantal sounds as it too cannot be doubled even though there is no 'full' form of it. | ||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||