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As my first post for the forums, I thought that I'd post something from my (admittedly probably ASB) timeline: the alphabet for a Vinlandic language. I apologize if there's any lack of clarity, I'm a bit nervous about my first post and usually have trouble getting my thoughts out, but here's the basic alphabet:
Letter/alphabet pron./IPA:
A/a/[a/a:]
Á/á/[au/au:]
B/beja/[p]
D/deja/[d]
Ð/eða/[ð]
E/e/[ɛ/ɛ:]
É/é/[jɛ/jɛ:]
F/effa/[f]
G/geja/[k/ɣ]
H/hája/[h]
I/i/[ɪ/ɪ:]
Í/í/[i/i:]
J/joch/[j]
K/kája/[k]
L/elja/[l]
M/emja/[m]
N/enja/[n]
O/o/[ɔ/ɔ:]
Ó/ó/[ou/ou:]
P/paja/[p]
R/erja/[r]
S/esa/
T/eta/[t]
U/u/[u/u:]
Ú/ú/[ju/ju:]
V/vaja/[v]
Y/ufsilon y/[ɪ/ɪ:]
Ý/ý/[ʊi/ʊi:]
Þ/þorn/[θ]
Æ/æ/[ai/ai:]
Ö/ö/[œ/œ:]
Ü/ü/[y/y:]

Digraph/diphthong followed by IPA:
au [øy]

ch [x]

dh, gh [j/ɣ]

dj, gj [dʒ]

ei/ey [ei/ei:]

gg [ç:]

hv [kv]

ll [tl/tɬ]

sj, skj [ʃ]

tj [t͡ʃ]

Additional notes:

  • The digraphs ‘dh’ and 'gh’ usually occur in words of Irish origin and are also silent at the end of a word.
  • When closer to an 'a’, 'o’, or 'u’, these digraphs make the voiced velar fricative (/ɣ/) and the English 'y’ sound when nearer to 'e’ and 'i’.
  • In the case of eclipsis, as in Irish, the first consonant is pronounced only.
Let me know what you think or if you have any questions; I'm not the best at making timelines, so I apologize if any explanations I have are rusty any.
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