Pronunciation Guide

This is a short guide on how to pronounce every word created for the setting. Please note that each letter or diphthong represents only one sound so there is no ambiguity. Also a word of warning, the IPA represented here is probably not quite right for a number of reasons but it will be fixed soon and in the meantime should just give you a general idea of what to expect.

Consonants

 * B - [b], like the 'b' in boat
 * Bh - [β], somewhere between a 'b' and a 'v' like in the Spanish Sierra Nevada
 * Ch - [ç], like the 'ch' in choose
 * D - [d], like the 'd' in dog
 * Dh - [ð], like the 'th' in than
 * G - [ɡ], like the 'g' in grab
 * Gh - [ʝ], like the 'j' in just
 * H - [h], like the 'h' in hello
 * J - [ʎ], like the 'y' in yellow
 * K - [k], like the 'k' in kite
 * Kh - [x], like the 'ch' in loch, but not the 'ch' in chutzpah
 * L - [l], like the 'l' in lime
 * M - [m], like the 'm' in moon
 * N - [n], like the 'n' in night
 * P - [p], like the 'p' in paternal
 * Q - [q], like the 'c' at the beginning of clock
 * R - [ɹ], like the 'r' in rice
 * S - [s], like the 's' in stir
 * Sh - [ʂ], like the 's' in sure
 * T - [t], like the 't' in time
 * Th - [θ], like the 'th' in thin
 * Z - [z], like the 'z' in zoo
 * Zh - [ʐ], like the 'j' in Jean-Luc

Vowels

 * Aa - [æ], like the 'a' in back
 * A - [ʊ], like the 'a' in wall
 * Ae - [a], like the 'a' in whale
 * E - [ɜ], like the 'e' in bet
 * I - [ɨ], like the 'i' in inch
 * Ai - [ɪ], like the 'i' in bike
 * Ï - [i], like the 'ee' in wheel
 * O - [o], like the 'o' in go
 * Y - [y], like the 'oo' in book
 * U - [ʌ], like the 'u' in up, except when immediately followed by a vowel then it becomes the sound [w] like the 'w' in wait