Unlingvae/Lesson 1.1
Alphabet
The alphabet contains 35 letters, consisting of the English alphabet plus nine more letters.
Aa Ää Bb Cc Dd Ðð Ee Ëë Ff Gg Hh Ħħ Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Ññ Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Üü Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz Θ Ππ Ξξ
Vowels: Aa Ää Ee Ëë Ii Oo Uu Üü Yy
Consonants: Bb Cc Dd Ðð Ff Gg Hh Ħħ Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Ññ Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Vv Ww Xx Zz Θ Ππ Ξξ
Consonants
Group One
These can start a syllable:
- Dd Ðð Ff Gg Hh Ħħ Qq Ss Tt Xx Zz Θ Ξξ
Group Two
These always get their own syllable:
- Cc Ππ
Group Three
These can end a syllable:
- Dd Ðð Ff Gg Ħħ Qq Ss Tt Xx Zz Θ Ξξ
Group Four
These can form their own syllable, but they do not have to and can also start or end a syllable:
- Bb Kk Ll Mm Nn Pp Rr Vv
Group Five
These are semivowels'--they can start, but not end, syllables:
- Jj Ww
Diphthongs
Au, Oi, Kh, Rz, Tz, Vz, Dz, Rt, St, Kr, Tr, Br, Bz, Dr, Kv, Pt, Ng
Ñ can replace R in a dipthong
Group One
These are vowels:
- Au, Oi
Group Two
These can start a syllable:
- Kh, Ts, Kr, Tr, Br, Dr, Kv, Pt
Group Three
These can end a syllable:
- Kh, Rz, Tz, Vz, Dz, Bz, Pt, Ng
Pronunciation
If a letter is not found in the list, pronounce it the same as in English.
If a dipthong is not on the list, pronounce it as it looks.
| Letter/Diphthong | Sound |
| Aa | A as in Bat |
| Ää | Ay as in Pay |
| Cc | The sound made by forcing the tongue down from the roof of the mouth it sounds like a pop |
| Ðð | Th as in This |
| Ee | E as in Bet |
| Ëë | Aw as in Paw |
| Ħħ | J as in Julie |
| Ii | Ee as in Bee |
| Jj | Y as in Yes |
| Ññ | A trilled R as in Spanish perro |
| Oo | Oe as in Poe |
| Ch as in Church Before U and Ë- K as in King | |
| Uu | Oo as in Boot |
| Üü | A as in About |
| Xx | At start of syllable- Sh as in Sheep At end of syllable- X as in Ox |
| Yy | I as in Hi |
| Θ | Th as in Theta |
| Ππ | As English "Tsk!" |
| Ξξ | S as in Pleasure |
| Au | Ow as in How |
| Oi | Oy as in Boy |
| Kh | K as in King |
| Kv | Qu as in Queen |
| Pt | At start of word- P't At start of syllable- T as in Tiger At end of syllable or word- P as in Pie |
Syllables
(C1, 2, or 4 or D2)(C5)(V or D1)(C3 or 4 or D3)
Apostrophes (') separate syllables where it is not obvious.
Diphthongs stay together.
Accent goes on second to last syllable, but some suffixes change this!
Practice Part One
Transliterate the following words:
(write with the Unlingvä alphabet):
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Practice Part Two
Transliterate the following words:
(write with the English alphabet):
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Practice Part Three
Separate into syllables, and underline the stressed syllable (assuming no rules change stress):
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