Conlangs/Otomodaino/guide/1.1 - The alphabet

The Otomodachese alphabet consists of 30 letters:

Simple
All letters are pronounced as in English with the following exceptions:


 * c is pronounced ts as in tsunami
 * ĉ is pronounced ch as in church
 * x is pronounced sh as in sheep
 * j is pronounced y as in yacht
 * a is pronounced as in cat
 * ä is pronounced as in China
 * e is always as in elephant
 * é is pronounced like the letter name A
 * i is always as in sheep
 * o is always as in objective
 * u is always as in stool
 * ll is pronounced ly as in Lianne
 * ei together is pronounced like day
 * ai together is pronounced like tie
 * ž is pronounced like pleasure
 * ng together is pronounced like playing

There are no exceptions to any of these pronunciation rules. In general, pronouncing Otomodaino in a similar way to Japanese romaji will be fairly accurate.

Expert
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Vowels

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