Lesson #1 — Introduction to Evuyumish
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Letters and sounds
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* Not all digraphs are mentioned
** Pronunciation given in the "explanation" column is present in the standardised New Evuyumish, which is derived from the Mavsutian dialect (Southern Evuyumish)
| Letter or digraph* | Sound | Word | Explanation** | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aa | [a] | mam | mam [mam] (mom/mum) | Note that "m" doesn't make "a" a nasal vowel. It's an exception |
| Bb | [b] | ba | ba [ba] (in) | |
| Bb + Vv | [β] | abvadek | abvadek [aβ:a'rek] (rock) | |
| Dd | [d] | dakament | dakament [daka'ment] (document) | |
| Dd | [ð] | fed | fed [feð] (neck) | Occurs at the end of a word |
| Dd | [r] | fedum | fedum [fe'rɜ̃] (to die) | Often occurs between vowels |
| Dd + Zz + Jj | [d͡ʒ] | karadzjao | karadzjao [kaɹa'd͡ʒaʊ] (casino) | |
| Ee | [e] | sem | sem [sẽ] (to be) | |
| Ee | [æ] | tet | tet [rær] (city) | In several words |
| Ee + Uu | [õ] | euklal | euklal [õ'klal] (ukulele) | |
| Ff | [f] | fafnum | fafnum [faj'nɜ̃], [faf'nɜ̃] (good) | Some speakers of Evuyumish prefer saying [faf'nɜ̃] (the old form) instead of [faj'nɜ̃] (the new and standard form). It's worth mentioning that there's no etymological connection between English "fine" and Evuyumish "fafnum" and the similarities between the new pronunciation of this word in Evuyumish and "fine" are just a result of coincidence |
| Ff | [j] | f' | ba f'Kænni [baj'kæn:i] (in Kænni (city)) | 1) In the definite article before a word starting with a consonant AND after a word ending with a vowel. 2) Sometimes also before other consonants as in "fafnum" [faj'nɜ̃] |
| Ff | [~] | af | af [ẽ] (he) | Makes the preceding vowel a nasal vowel before m or n, or at the end of a word |
| Gg | [g] | gug | gug [gyg] (language) | |
| Hh | [h] | hatkum | hatkum ['hatkɜ̃] (happy) | |
| Ii | [i] | fatig | fatig [fa'tig] (grief) | Mostly in borrowings. Some speakers of Evuyumish may also use [i] instead of [ɪ] (depends on a dialect) |
| Ii | [ɪ] | titem | titem [rɪ'rẽ] (it is allowed to) | |
| Jj | [j] | jex | jex [jeʃ] (brother) | |
| Kk | [k] | kometa | kometa ['kəmɾə] (God) | |
| Kk + Nn | [n̥] | ikna | ikna ['ɪ:n̥ə] (and so on) | |
| Kk + Ll | [t͡ɬ] | klimt | klimt [t͡ɬɪmt] (frog) | |
| Ll | [l] | laveh | laveh [lə'veh] (goose) | |
| Mm | [m] | mav | mav [mẽ] (sentient being, eg. human) | |
| Mm | [~] | fexvrem | fexvrem [feʃ(ə)'vrẽ] (abroad) | Makes the preceding vowel a nasal vowel |
| Nn | [n] | nib | nib [nɪb] (down; hell) | |
| Nn | [~] | xink | xink [ʃɪ̃k] (immorality) | Makes the preceding vowel a nasal vowel |
| Oo | [o] | ot | ot [ot], [or] (where) | |
| Pp | [p] | paum | paum [pẽ] (pavement) | |
| Rr | [ɹ] | rug | ryg [ɹyg] (stick) | |
| Ss | [s] | sax | sax [saʃ] (to think) | |
| Tt | [t] | estomek | estomek [estə'mek] (a while ago) | Before stable consonants (unstable are Ff, Vv) |
| Tt | [r] | tet | tet [rær] (city) | Before unstable consonants, at the beginning/end of a word (but not always) |
| Tt | [θ] | tabet | tabet ['θæbɪt] (to fix) | Only in borrowings |
| Tt + Ll | [t͡ɬ] | tlimt | tlimt [t͡ɬɪmt] (frog) | In doublets and borrowings |
| Tt + Xx | [t͡ʃ] | Turtx | Turtx [tyɹt͡ʃ], [ryɹt͡ʃ] (Turkey) | |
| Uu | [y] | snug | snug [snyg] (snow) | |
| Uu | [u] | utompt | utompt [u'rõt] (bastard) | Only in borrowings (utompt is a result of folk etymology. In fact, it's from Russian "урод" [u'rot]) |
| Vv | [v] | asvaj | asvaj [a'svaj] (to be sick/ill) | |
| Vv | [j] | temmavum | temmavum [re'maʊjɜ̃] (athletic) | In certain words |
| Vv | [~] | avm | avm [ẽ] (light, freedom) | Makes the preceding vowel a nasal vowel before m or n, or at the end of a word |
| Xx | [ʃ] | xink | xink [ʃɪ̃k] (immorality) | |
| Zz | [z] | zuxek | zuxek [zyʃk] (fish) | |
| Zz + Jj | [ʒ] | zjun | zjun [ʒɜ̃] (dune) | |
| Ææ | [æ] | æl | æl [æl] (son) |
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