Spelling
Below is the romanization used for writing Asha'ille — that is, how to write Asha'ille with our alphabet, rather than their native script.
Consonants
| Pronunciation | Examples | |
|---|---|---|
| b | /b/ as in bad | badh /bɑð/ soil |
| c | /k/ as in cat | caea /ˈkeə/ world |
| ch | /ʧ/ as in church | chenya / ˈʧɛnjɑ/ cavern |
| d | /d/ as in dog | daed /ded/ two |
| dh | /ð/ as in these | dhaen /ðen/ litter (of cats) |
| f | /f/ as in fact | farlei / ˈfɑɹle/ hey |
| g | /g/ as in gap | gishór /ɡiˈʃoɹ/ hot |
| gh | /x/ as in Bach, Chanukah | ghadi /ˈxɑdi/ teeth |
| h | /h/ as in hot | haláin /ˈhɑlɑi̯n/ tree |
| j | /ʤ/ as in jump | jonae /ʤoˈne/ goodbye |
| jh | /ʒ/ as in measure, beige | jhi /ʒi/ yes |
| k | /k/ as in kite | kache /ˈkɑʧɛ/ cold |
| l | /l/ as in leaf | larijh /ˈlɑɹiʒ/ smart |
| ln |
/ɫ̃/ as in
ulna,
but blended together (technically a nasalized dark L) |
lnad /ɫ̃ɑd/ self |
| l̤ |
/lː/ as in
solely (held longer than a normal l) |
lokeil̤i /loˈkelːi/ breeze |
| m | /m/ as in more | máèn /mɑˈʔɛn/ trail |
| ml | /m͜l/ as in Heimlich maneuver, but blended together | mleidriàjhai /ˌm͜ledɹiˈʔɑʒɑi̯/ mentor |
| m̤ |
/mː/ as in
calm man (held longer than a normal m) |
îm̤amev /ɪmːˈɑmɛv/ to snuggle |
| n | /n/ as in note | nagá /nɑˈɡɑ/ rat |
| n̤ |
/nː/ as in
unnamed (held longer than a normal n) |
en̤i /ɛnːˈi/ I |
| p | /p/ as in pot | palae /pɑˈle/ grain |
| r |
/ɹ/ as in
ring (always pronounced, unlike in a British accent) |
riman
/ ˈɹimɑn/
hunger, asárn /ɑˈsɑɹn/ mixture |
| s | /s/ as in sock | saethen /ˈseθɛn/ grass |
| sh | /ʃ/ as in share | shav /ʃɑv/ to speak |
| t | /t/ as in top | teshirit /tɛˈʃiɹit/ elder |
| th | /θ/ as in thing | thiyan /ˈθijɑn/ line; queue |
| v | /v/ as in very | vajhír /vɑˈʒiɹ/ splendor |
| y |
/j/ as in
yes (can be part of a consonant cluster) |
yulav
/juˈlɑv/
to choose gyarov /ɡjɑˈɹov/ to run |
| z | /z/ as in zoo | zeirn /zeɹn/ nose |
Any consonant can be stuttered as part of the normal spelling and pronunciaton of the word. This is written as a double consonant: alád /ɑˈlɑd/ flooring vs allad /ɑlə̆ˈlɑd/ meeting.
Vowels
| Pronunciation | Examples | |
|---|---|---|
| a | /ɑ/ as in wasp, not | aghol /ɑˈxol/ evil |
| ae |
/e/ as in
day
face ("pure" vowel like in Spanish, without English's offglide) |
aeg /eɡ/ three |
| ai | /ɑi̯/ as in my, high | aidev /ɑi̯ˈdɛv/ to halt |
| e | /ɛ/ as in bed, dress | edh /ɛð/ this |
| ei |
/e/ as in
day
face
(same as ae) ("pure" vowel like in Spanish, without English's offglide) |
eidrina /eˈdɹinɑ/ patience |
| i | /i/ as in happy | ide /ˈidɛ/ center |
| î | /ɪ/ as in sit | îllev /ɪˈlɛv/ to love |
| o | /o/ as in toe, soul | oshyen /ˈoʃjɛn/ butter |
| u | /u/ as in you, threw | uyan /ˈujɑn/ blue |
Acute accents (´) mark irregular stress: shanago /ʃɑˈnɑɡo/ spice vs shánago /ˈʃɑnɑɡo/ flour.
Grave accents (`) mark a glottal stop (that catch-in-your-throat sound in the word uh-oh) preceding the vowel: achya /ˈɑʧjɑ/ hey vs aàch /ɑˈʔɑʧ/ boiling.
Carons (ˇ), or inverted circumflexes, mark a glottal stop preceding the vowel plus irregular stress: aǎchev /ɑˈʔɑʧev/ to boil.
Diaereses (¨) mark a word as a question; see the question words page for more details on their pronunciation.
Native Script
See the page on Asha'ille's native script, the kateinu yiréb, for the native sorting order and other details about their script.
Phonology
See the phonemic inventory page for a more linguistically-inclined description of the sounds of Asha'ille.
Hat-tip to Carsten Becker's very well-designed pages for inspiration.
