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The Atorian Alphabet has many of the modern day [[Wikipedia:English| English]] letters, however some are different.  The different letters are listed below.
 
The Atorian Alphabet has many of the modern day [[Wikipedia:English| English]] letters, however some are different.  The different letters are listed below.
  
A - ''ahh'' as in bird. [br]
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A - ''ahh'' as in bird.  
  
Ā - ''Aay'' as in hay.[br]
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Ā - ''Aay'' as in hay.
  
B - ''Ba'' as in bat.[br]
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B - ''Ba'' as in bat.
  
C - ''Ka'' as in cat.[br]
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C - ''Ka'' as in cat.
  
E - ''Ehh' as in echo.[br]
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E - ''Ehh' as in echo.
  
Ē - ''Eee' as in tree.[br]
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Ē - ''Eee' as in tree.
  
K - There is no "K" in this language.  C is used instead for that sound.[br]
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K - There is no "K" in this language.  C is used instead for that sound.
  
I - ''ih'' as in pick.[br]
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I - ''ih'' as in pick.
  
Ī - ''eye'' as in ice.[br]
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Ī - ''eye'' as in ice.
  
Ō - ''oh'' as in go.[br]
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Ō - ''oh'' as in go.
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O - There is no O, as used as a short vowel.  Instead, ''ah'' is usually used.
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Ū - ''ooo'' as in you.
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U - There is no U, as used as a short vowel.  Instead, ''ah'' is usually used.  See "O".
  
O - There is no O, as used as a short vowel.  Instead, ''ah'' is usually used.[br]
 
  
Ū - ''ooo'' as in you.[br]
 
  
U - There is no U, as used as a short vowel.  Instead, ''ah'' is usually used.  See "O".[br]
 
  
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Revision as of 20:45, 3 October 2005

The Atorian Language is native to the main island natives of the nation Ator People. It is spoken by approx. 50,000 descendents of the natives, as well as students of the language today. The language is taught in schools across the country, though usually as a series of elective courses. This particular language gets it origins from classical latin and

The Atorian Alphabet

The Atorian Alphabet has many of the modern day English letters, however some are different. The different letters are listed below.

A - ahh as in bird.

Ā - Aay as in hay.

B - Ba as in bat.

C - Ka as in cat.

E - Ehh' as in echo.

Ē - Eee' as in tree.

K - There is no "K" in this language. C is used instead for that sound.

I - ih as in pick.

Ī - eye as in ice.

Ō - oh as in go.

O - There is no O, as used as a short vowel. Instead, ah is usually used.

Ū - ooo as in you.

U - There is no U, as used as a short vowel. Instead, ah is usually used. See "O".



More to come...

This article is not finished yet; I shall finish it later.