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Hafan / Baile

Alphabet and pronunciation

Alphabet

A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, Gw gw, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Lh lh, M m, N n, Ng ng, Ngw ngw, Ny ny, O o, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh, Ð ð, Ðy ðy, Þ þ, Þy þy

Iniseg borrowed the Ð and Þ from Old English.

Consonants

Phonemes:

Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Dorsal Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop p b t d k g
Fricative f v θ ð s z ʃ h  
Trill r
Approximant j ʍ w
Lateral l

[x] = written letter

/x/ = phoneme it represents

Letter [b] [c] [d] [f] [g] [h] [j] [k] [l] [m] [n] [p] [r] [s] [t] [v] [w] [y] [z] [ð] [þ]
Pronunciation /b/ /tʃ/ /d/ /f/ /g/ /h/ /dʒ/ /k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /p/ /r/ /s/ /t/ /v/ /w/ /j/ /z/ /ð/ /θ/

Digraphs and trigraphs are considered to be one letter if they have their own space on the mutations table:

Di-/trigraph [gw] [ng] [ngw] [ny] [lh] [sh] [zh]
Pronunciation /gw/ /ŋ/ /ŋw/ /nʲ/ /l̥/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/

Other consonant clusters do not count as one letter:

Cluster [gy] [hw] [ky] [mm] [nn]
Pronunciation /gʲ/ /w/ /kʲ/ /mː/ /nː/

Vowels

Phonemes:

Front Central Back
Close ɪ ʊ
Mid ɛ ə ɔ ɔː
Open a

a = short vowel

á = long vowel

Letter [a] [á] [e] [é] [i] [í] [o] [ó] [u] [ú] [ý]
Pronunciation /a/ /aː/ /ɛ/ /eː/ /ɪ/ /iː/ /ɔ/ /ɔː/ /ʊ/ /uː/ /ə/

Digraph ay ey iw ow
Pronunciation /ai/ /ɛi/ /ɪu/ /oʊ/

The stress falls on the penultimate syllable, unless marked by a stress accent:

à = short stressed vowel

ā = long stressed vowel