Ilathid'hi/Phonology

From Allocosm

Consonants

  • b - b as in boy
  • d - d as in dog
  • g - g as on goat
  • k/c - k as in kite 1
  • t - t as in time
  • p - p as in pile
  • l - l as light 2
  • h - h as in hit
  • m - m as in me
  • n - n as in now
  • r - r as in roar
  • kh - ch as in loch 3
  • s - s as in sea
  • z - z as in zoo
  • v - v as in valve
  • f - f as in fire
  • th - th as in think
  • dh - th as in that
  • qu - qu as in queen
  • w - w as in wet
  • x - ks as in ticks
  • y - y as in yellow

1 I'd have k and c be the same sound and subsequently the same letter when written in Ilathid'ni
2 This should be a pure l. In English, we sometimes make what is called a 'dark l', like in the word 'all'
3 This is loch as spoken in Irish - it's not a hard k

Vowels

  • ah - a as in father
  • eh - e as in bet
  • ee - ee as in meet
  • i - i as in bit
  • o - o as in go
  • ' - u as in but
  • u - oo as in boot
  • ei - ay as in bay