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Several tables each divided into three columns, the first showing the Adûnaic letters themselves, the second its equivalent Phonetic Symbol, and lastly its closest real language equivalent (due bear in mind with that last one, that they may frequently be only approximations due to lack of direct equivalents in the real world).
Vowels
Adûnaic Orthography |
Phonetic Symbol |
Real Language Equivalent |
Audio File |
I |
[i] |
keep |
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Î |
[i:] |
free |
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Ê |
[ɛ:/e:] |
let |
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A |
[ɑ] |
father |
|
 |
[a:] |
mamba |
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Ô/Ô |
[ɔː/o:] |
bone |
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U |
[u] |
hook |
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Û |
[u:] |
food |
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Diphthongs
Adûnaic Orthography |
Phonetic Symbol |
Real Language Equivalent |
Audio File |
ÂI |
[a:i] |
fly |
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ÂU |
[a:u] |
out |
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ÊI |
[e:i] |
weight |
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ÊU |
[e:u] |
deus |
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ÔI |
[o:i] |
toy |
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Consonants
Adûnaic Orthography |
Phonetic Symbol |
Real Language Equivalent |
Audio File |
B |
[b] |
barter |
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P |
[p] |
page |
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PH |
[ph]; later [f] |
pharaoh |
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PPH |
[pph]; later [ff] |
fat |
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M |
[m] |
mama |
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D |
[d] |
adult |
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T |
[t] |
flat |
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TH |
[th]; later [θ] |
thin |
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TTH |
[tth]; later [θθ] |
thick |
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PTH |
[pth]; later [fθ] |
diphthong |
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N |
[n] |
net |
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K |
[k] |
flak |
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G |
[g] |
grenade |
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KH |
[kh]; later [x] |
loch |
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KKH |
[kkh]; later [xx] |
loch (but last part longer) |
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NG |
[ŋg] |
angry |
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W |
[w] |
water |
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L |
[l] |
later |
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R |
[r] |
carrot |
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H |
[h] |
high |
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S |
[s] |
sack |
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Z |
[z] |
blaze |
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Y |
[j] |
yacht |
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Earlier (and now unused) Diphthongs and Consonants
Adûnaic Orthography |
Phonetic Symbol |
Real Language Equivalent |
Audio File |
ÔU |
[o:u] |
boat |
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C |
[c] |
Low German kjoakj |
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J |
[ɟ] |
Turkish güneş |
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CH |
[ch] |
(no known equivalent atm) |
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Ç |
[m] |
German nicht |
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Ʒ |
[γ] |
Flemish gaan |
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