Sh'oramelai - Alphabet and Pronunciation
A primer on the alphabet and pronunciation of the Sh'oramelai language.
More on Sh’oramelai:
About Sh’oramelai
Morphology
Dictionary
Core Grammar
High Sh'oramelai
Sh’oramelai is a language spoken by the Sh’oraelun people in the nation of Aelunirae. It sounds soft and flowy, avoiding harsher, guttural sounds.
Vowels
Sh’oramelai Vowel – Description
A - “ah” as in father
E - “eh” as in café
I - “ee” as in machine
O - “oh” as in note
U - “oo” as in luna
Y - “y” as in yes (used as a glide, not a full vowel)
Vowel Clusters
Sh’oramelai Vowel Cluster – Description
Some clusters form into a single, new sound called a diphthong. This is a single syllable:
ae – “ay”
ai – “eye”
au – “ow”
ei – “ay”
eu - “yu”
ie – “ee”
iu - “yu”
oe - “oh”
oi - “we”
ou - “oo”
ua - “wa”
ue - “yu”
Some clusters are pronounced as two distinct syllables:
Onn - “ah-oh”
ea – “eh-ah”
eo - “eh-oh”
ia – “ee-ah”
io - “ee-oh”
oa – “oh-ah”
ui – “oo-ee”
uo – “oo-oh”
Consonants
Sh’oramelai Consonant – Description
H - Breath
J - Pinyin “j” sound – like English “j” in jeep, but with the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
L - “l” as in elementary, flowy
M - “m” as in mountain
N - “n” as in nasal
Ph - “ph” as in philosophical
R - “r” as in river, soft, not trilled unless multiple are paired (rare)
S - “s” as in necessary, very soft
S’ - Pinyin “q” sound – like a soft “ch”, but Sh'eirpirated
Sh’ - Pinyin “x” sound – like a breathy “sh”, tongue close to hard palate
Th - “th” in this
V - “v” as in video
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