Pronunciation Guide

A quick guide to the sounds used in Gäldoren words.

Vowel	IPA	Example
a	ɑ	father
æ | ä	æ	sat
e | ë	ɛ	set
i	ɪ | i	sit | seat
o	ɔ | o	sort | ~ so
œ | ö	œ	~ assert | schön (DE)
u	u	~ soot
y | ü	y	~ suit | für (DE)

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Consonant	IPA	Example
b	b	bat
c	k	cat
ch	ç	~ hue | ich (DE)
d	d	den
dh	ð	that
f	f	fat
g	ɡ	get
h	h	hat
hl	l̥	clip
hr	r̥	threat
hw	ʍ	when
j	j	yet
jh	ʝ	~ treasure
l	l	let
m	m	mat
n	n	net
nh | ng	ŋ	sing
p	p	pat
r	r | ɾ	~ rat
s	s	sat
t	t	ten
th	θ	thin
v	v	vet
w	w	wet
z | sv	z	zoo
zh	ʒ	treasure