IPA for Enventian

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Enventian pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.

Key

Consonants
IPA Example English approximation
North South Zennland
b bak back
βj b bjerkan about, but without lips completely closed
d bendan day
ðj d djan there
d͡ʒ brycg bridge
g börgan, gében again
ɣj g begjan
j jat yet
f fo, Enven family
v enwelt vein
ʋj v wjord
θ oth throw
s glasse, sá pass
z gesen pose
ɕ ~ sʂ z ferrjends, komest
t auto too
t͡s önlec cats
t͡ʃ äätsc, Tchechen chat
l örle let
ɫ ll all
ɬ - hanlhan
ɾ r rét, quadrat, byre butter (with flap)
ː~ʔ~ʁ ʔ ~ ʀ χ ferr
n né no
ŋ achtang sing
ɲ n njerer canyon
m märä more
ɱ öllmän
ɟ k makjan
k Afrika Africa
ʃ anglisc, natjon english
ʒ sjaven pleasure
ʐ r farjan vision
ç(j) h hjelp
ʎ l milje roughly million
ʍ - hwát (american) what
w wÿau wow
k͡x x k Khazastan
x chnöw Scottish loch
kʋ - kf qualhan
ks taxi taxi
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
North South Zennland
i änisc set
i: wése see
y lyth
ɥʉ ~ y: y: ýle
ɨ haüs
u bourg you
u: grówa groove
ɪ ~ e ɪ ɨ handen (unstr)
e quethan (strss)
ø œ öll
o bonth (strss)
æ ɛ män
ɐ a natjon
ɐ ə a lhöpan
ʌ ʉ ~ ɨ nuthion
ɥɔ ~ ʌ: ɥɔ ʉ: ú
ɔ u auto
(ɪ)jɪ ɪje sín
ɥɑ ɐ: wáscen
æː äätsc, ähtsc
ɑː ~ ɐː straat, straht
ɔː kool, kohl
 
Semivowels
IPA Examples English approximation
North South Zennland
j - fjeld
ɥ w swart, bekweran sway
 
Stress and syllabification
IPA Examples English approximation
ˈ kweren [ˈkɥeɾɐn]
ˌ afgében [ˌɐfˈgiːbɪn]