Lesson #0- The sounds of Aelcorxer
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Phonetic and Descriptive summary of Aelcorxer's phonemes
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[comments] aelcxlessonslesson 0 To this here crash course; The Imperial Bureau of Language whole-heartedly welcomes all those who take it upon themselves to study
Aelcorxer - the unifying tongue of the Grand Ocran and the soul of the- Ocraudavian Empire- May the skies be Golden upon your studies.
Before getting one's self started with the language in of itself, it is imperative to learn the very basics of its many sounds. While a script for the language does exist, the course will -for the most part- be using the Standard Romanisation System instead, as per Bureau directions.
With regards to alphabetical order, the language's sounds are:
A, a (/ɐ/), like in 'as'
B, b (/b/), like in 'bar'
D, d (/d/), in most cases, like in 'deer'
E, e (/e̞i/), akin to 'hey'
F, f (/f/), like in 'fish'
G, g (/ɢ/), like in 'rag'
I, i (/i/), like in 'inn'
K, k (/k/), in most cases, like in 'crash'
L, l (/l/), in most cases, like in 'luck'
M, m (/m/), like in 'mouse'
N, n (/n/), like in 'nice'
O, o (/o̞/), in most cases, like in 'oar'
P, p (/p/), like in 'piece'
R, r (/ɾ/), flapped, trilled after consonants
S, s (/s̠/), retracted; between the s in 'sit' and the sh in 'shoe'
T, t (/t/), like in 'tan'
U,u (/u/), like in 'oops'
V, v (/v/), like in 'van'
X,x (/ks/), like in 'axe'
ß (/ʃ/), like in 'shoe'
Ā, ā (/ə/), like in 'about'
Ē, ē (/ɪ/), like in 'seal'
Ō, ō (/ø/), between o and u, but exaggerated
Φ, φ (/ɸʷ/), like puffing out some wind
Ꜷ, ꜷ (/aʊʷ/), like in 'owl', but exaggerated
Practise these following sentences to get a better hang of the pronunciations!
Elesarvadan savarßubākiß.
('I'll return next year')
Olvꜷ ōforß, ōforß leo.
('What's done, is done')
Ēx tā āvnal gāφorāka?
('Can I help you?')When practising, keep in mind that Aelcorxer words are always stressed on the antepenultimate.
This concludes the introduction to Aelcorxer's pronunciations.
Next time: Lesson #0.5- Aelcorxer allophones and mutations ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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