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Neo-Adûnaic Pronunciation

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

Î

[i:]

free

Ê

[ɛ:/e:]

let

A

[ɑ]

father

Â

[a:]

mamba

Ô/Ô

[ɔː/o:]

bone

U

[u]

hook

Û

[u:]

food

 

Diphthongs

Adûnaic Orthography

Phonetic Symbol

Real Language Equivalent

Audio File

ÂI

[a:i]

fly

ÂU

[a:u]

out

ÊI

[e:i]

weight

ÊU

[e:u]

deus

ÔI

[o:i]

toy

 

Consonants

Adûnaic Orthography

Phonetic Symbol

Real Language Equivalent

Audio File

B

[b]

barter

P

[p]

page

PH

[ph]; later [f]

pharaoh

PPH

[pph]; later [ff]

fat

M

[m]

mama

D

[d]

adult

T

[t]

flat

TH

[th]; later [θ]

thin

TTH

[tth]; later [θθ]

thick

PTH

[pth]; later [fθ]

diphthong

N

[n]

net

K

[k]

flak

G

[g]

grenade

KH

[kh]; later [x]

loch

KKH

[kkh]; later [xx]

loch (but last part longer)

NG

[ŋg]

angry

W

[w]

water

L

[l]

later

R

[r]

carrot

H

[h]

high

S

[s]

sack

Z

[z]

blaze

Y

[j]

yacht

 

Earlier (and now unused) Diphthongs and Consonants

Adûnaic Orthography

Phonetic Symbol

Real Language Equivalent

Audio File

ÔU

[o:u]

boat

C

[c]

Low German kjoakj

J

[ɟ]

Turkish güneş

CH

[ch]

(no known equivalent atm)

Ç

[m]

German nicht

Ʒ

[γ]

Flemish gaan