For a technical overview of Emnonian, check this out. This is for people who don't know about linguistics.
Chapter 1: Pronunciation
This chart shows how to pronounce the letters, using two systems: Emnonian and Jos-Emnonian. Emnonian was actually used by the Emnonians (duh), all-caps. Jos-Emnonian is a much easier lower-case version. We shall use both in further lessons.
Emnonian Jos-Emnonian Pronounciation
A a a in father
Æ â a in cat
B b b in boy
C c sh in shout
CH ch z in azure
D d d in dog
Đ dh th in the
E e ay in hay. In English, slowly it's pronounced hay-ee. Not in Emnonian.
θ ê e in pet
F f f in fat
G g g in goat
H h h in hat
I i e in me
j y in yacht
K k k in kid
L l l in love. Not l in cool
M m m in movie
N n n in none
O o o in go. In English, slowly it's pronounced go-uu. Not in Emnonian.
P p p in pig
R r er in her.
S s s in sit
T t t in tin
Ŧ th th in thin
U û u in pun or oo in book
V* u oo in maroon
v v in very
VU w w in wonder
X x ch in loch or Bach
Y y i in in :)
Z z z in maze
*How tell apart u and v? Usually, it's v unless it's between two consonants. Exceptions can be found by looking at Jos-Emnonian equivalents.
Stress is on the second-to-last syllable, unless there is no consonant between it and the last.
Here's a secret: this is the hardest part. Looking at further stuff, you'd have to spend half the time on just how to pronounce this, and once you get it down you'd be already half way done.
Exercises
- What are the Jos-Emnonian equivalents of LVFVS, CHANTIS, and VUθL?
- What are the Emnonian equivalents of skulada, hêus, and ywa?
Answers on next post.
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