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==Alphabet and Orthography== | ==Alphabet and Orthography== | ||
The Grekelin alphabet consists of | The Grekelin alphabet consists of 24 letters, four of which are vowels, two semivowels and 18 are consonants. | ||
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50em; text-align: center; border-collapse:collapse;" | {| class="wikitable" style="width: 50em; text-align: center; border-collapse:collapse;" | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="24" | Letters of the Grekelin alphabet | ||
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| Aa (/ɑ/) || Bb (/b/) || Cc (/t͡s/) || Dd (/d/) || Ee (/ɛ/) || Ff (/ɸ/) || Gg (/ɟ/) || Hh (/χ/) || Yy (/ | | Aa (/ɑ/) || Bb (/b/) || Cc (/t͡s/) || Dd (/d/) || Ee (/ɛ/) || Ff (/ɸ/) || Gg (/ɟ/) || Hh (/χ/) || Yy (/y/) || Ii (/i/) || Kk (/k/) || Ll (/ɫ/) || Mm (/m/) || Nn (/n/) || Οο (/o/) || Pp (/p/) || Rr (/r/) || Ss (/s/) || Jj (/j/) || Tt (/t/) || Uu (/u/) || Vv (/v/) || Zz (/z/) | ||
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The letters correspond always to their pronunciation. The Grekelin orthography is considered a [[w:phonetic orthography|phonetic]], as opposed to deep orthographies like [[w:French orthography|French's]]. | The letters correspond always to their pronunciation. The Grekelin orthography is considered a [[w:phonetic orthography|phonetic]], as opposed to deep orthographies like [[w:French orthography|French's]]. | ||
In addition, the following digraphs are used within the language: | In addition, the following digraphs are used within the language: | ||
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! colspan="4" | Digraphs in Grekelin orthography | ! colspan="4" | Digraphs in Grekelin orthography | ||
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| Ei (When behind a consonant or ο, it makes the /ji/ sound) || | | Ei (When behind a consonant or ο, it makes the /ji/ sound) || Chs (Makes the /kz/ sound) || Zs (Makes the /ʑ/ sound) || Sz (Makes the /ɕ/ sound) | ||
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The Grekelin orthography was reformed recently, as part of a larger reform within the conlang. As a result, some texts that preexisted on the internet may not comply with the modern form of the language. | The Grekelin orthography was (yet again) reformed recently, as part of a larger reform within the conlang. As a result, some texts that preexisted on the internet may not comply with the modern form of the language. | ||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||