Lesson #1. Pronunciation
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Pronunciation of Arakene
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ConsonantsPlosives
Arakene has the plosives /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/, /q/, and /dq/.
The pronunciation of /t/, /d/, /k/ and /g/ is very straightforward. /t/ and /d/ are alveolair (pronounced behind the teeth) and not dental. The /g/ is always pronounced as in "good" and never as "gene".
These letters are never aspirated (like English "tʰea") or affected by lenition (like English "latter" being pronounced "ladder").
/t/, /d/, /k/ and /g/ can also be labialised. This means there's a w-like sound following the letter.
/k/ and /g/ can be palatalised; this means they're followed by a y-sound. These are spelled /kj/ and /gj/.
/q/ and /dq/ are palatal consonants and are pronounced by touching the blade of the tongue to the roof of the mouth. /q/ is comparable to the 't' in "tune" and /dq/ to the d in "dune". Make sure you don't pronounce q like 'ch' in "child", since that is a different sound entirely in Arakene.
/q/ and /dq/ cannot technically occur at the end of a syllable. For the pronunciation of syllable-final /-q/ read the next paragraph.
Fricatives
Arakene has the fricatives /v/, /s/, /h/, and /-q/.
The /v/ is pronounced with both lips (bilabial), instead of the bottom lip and teeth (labiodental). Compare the pronunciation of the Spanish 'b' and 'v'.
Like the /k/ and /g/, /v/ can be palatalised.
The syllable-final q is pronounced like 'zh' or the s in "vision", but a little further back into the mouth.
The h can appear at the end of a syllable. This does not affect the pronunciation of the vowel, but is actually pronounced like an h.
The /v/, /s/, and /-q/ are subject to voice assimilation. The /v/ is voiced, but if it comes before or after a voiceless consonant (/t/, /q/, or /k/), it's pronounced like an 'f' (still bilabial). The same goes for /-q/ being pronounced like 'sh'. The /s/ is voiceless, but if it's next to a voices consonant (/d/, /dq/, /g/ and nasals, but not /r/ or /l/), it becomes voiced 'z'. For example, the plural of 'fish', "mọnse", is pronounced "monze".
Sonorants
Arakene has the nasals /m/, /n/, and /nj/. /nj/ is pronounced like Spanish 'ñ'.
/l/ is always light, i.e. as in 'light', not like 'ball'. /r/ is tapped, like Spanish single 'r'.
/w/ is pronounced the same as in English, and /j/ is pronounced like the consonant 'y'.
Vowels
Arakene has the vowels /i/, /e/, /è/, /a/, /o/, /u/, and /y/. All the vowels have a single pronunciation; their pronunciation does not change depending on the context.
/i/ is pronounced 'ee' and /u/ is pronounced 'oo'.
/e/ is pronounced like 'day' and /o/ like 'know', but without the 'y' and 'w' sounds at the end.
/è/ is pronounced like 'pen'.
/a/ is pronounced like the 'a' in French or Spanish.
/y/ is pronounced like 'ee', but further back in the mouth. The closest English equivalent is the 'i' in 'pin'. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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