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== The alphabet and pronounciation == | == The alphabet and pronounciation == | ||
| − | At present the Latin script is most widespread, so it was chosen to be the official Lidepla script. The alphabet of Lidepla contains 25 letters ("q" isn't used, "c" occurs only in "ch"): | + | At present the Latin script is most widespread, so it was chosen to be the official Lidepla script. The alphabet of Lidepla contains 25 letters ("'''q'''" isn't used, "'''c'''" occurs only in "'''ch'''"): |
A B Ch D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z | A B Ch D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z | ||
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=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
| − | Basic vowels: a, o, u, i, e | + | Basic vowels: '''a, o, u, i, e''' |
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Vowels in Lidepla, unlike English ones, are regular and never change pronunciation. The situation is the same as in languages like Italian and Spanish. | Vowels in Lidepla, unlike English ones, are regular and never change pronunciation. The situation is the same as in languages like Italian and Spanish. | ||
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Some examples of one syllable words with the basic vowels (in italics there is a close (in pronunciation) English word; also the meaning of the Lidepla words is given): | Some examples of one syllable words with the basic vowels (in italics there is a close (in pronunciation) English word; also the meaning of the Lidepla words is given): | ||
| − | ba (bar) – (an imperative particle) | + | ba ''(bar)'' – (an imperative particle), do ''(door)'' – (the preposition introducing a characteristic feature), |
| + | ku ''(coo(l))'' – (a question particle), | ||
| + | li ''(lea(d))'' – they, | ||
| + | me ''(me(n))'' – I, me | ||
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| − | + | Also the letter "'''y'''" is used. It sounds generally the same as "'''i'''", but is never stressed. One can say that it corresponds to the English "y". | |
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| − | + | ya ''(yah)'' – yes, | |
| + | yo ''(yore)'' – already, | ||
| + | yu ''(you)'' – you, | ||
| + | ye ''(yeah)'' – there is, | ||
| + | lyu ''(lew)'' – leave, | ||
| + | may ''(my)'' – my, | ||
| + | ley ''(lay)'' – their | ||
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| − | + | === Consonants === | |
| − | + | '''b, d, g''' | |
| − | + | bu ''(boo)'' – not, | |
| + | de ''(dea(f))'' – of, | ||
| + | ga ''(gar)'' – completely | ||
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| − | + | '''p, t, k''' (with aspiration): | |
| − | + | pan ''(pun)'' – bread, | |
| + | tak ''(tuck)'' – so | ||
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| + | '''z''' ([dz]): | ||
| − | + | zun ''([dzun])'' – occupy oneself | |
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| − | + | '''j, ch''': | |
| − | + | jan ''(jun(to))'' – to know, | |
| + | chay ''(chi(ld))'' – tea | ||
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| − | + | '''w / v, f''' | |
| − | + | fa ''(far)'' – (to grow/get), | |
| + | wo ''(wore)'' – where | ||
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| − | + | '''s''' (as in English, it may be voiced between vowels), '''sh''' | |
| − | + | se ''(se(t))'' – this (noun), | |
| + | shu ''(shoe)'' – shoe | ||
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| − | + | '''h''' | |
| − | + | hu ''(who)'' – who | |
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| − | + | '''m, n, r, l''' | |
| − | + | man ''(mun)'' – man, | |
| − | + | la ''(lar)'' – (used not to repeat a noun), | |
| − | + | ruf ''(roof)'' – roof | |
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| − | + | The letter "'''x'''" sounds as a combination "gs" (before a consonant my be pronounced as simple "s"; like the English “x”, may be voiced between vowels, as in “exam”): | |
| + | ex ''(ex)'' – ex | ||
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| − | + | The combination '''ng''' is pronounced as the English ng: | |
| − | + | bruing ''(brewing)'' – brewing | |
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