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== Alphabet == | == Alphabet == | ||
The Nordaþ language is written using the Latin alphabet with a few special characters: ''ä'', ''ë'', and ''ï''. Until recently, those letters were not considered separate. However, this was changed in the [[Penkesiondhyntiondnääseshyntidäuseniletreemejaisdei]] (1995 Spelling Reform), which also included the removal of doubled consonants. | The Nordaþ language is written using the Latin alphabet with a few special characters: ''ä'', ''ë'', and ''ï''. Until recently, those letters were not considered separate. However, this was changed in the [[Penkesiondhyntiondnääseshyntidäuseniletreemejaisdei]] (1995 Spelling Reform), which also included the removal of doubled consonants. | ||
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| + | === Names of the Letters === | ||
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| + | !colspan="3"|Modern letter names | ||
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| + | | style="width:1.5em;" | A || style="width: 11em;" | '''aï''' {{IPA|/ˌɑ.ɪ/}} | ||
| + | | style="width:1.5em;" | I || style="width: 11em;" | '''i''' {{IPA|/i/}} | ||
| + | | style="width:1.5em;" | S || style="width: 11em;" | '''sei''' {{IPA|/ˌsɛ.i/}} | ||
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| + | | Ä || '''aï bïdonmïdïï''' {{IPA|/ˌɑ.ɪ bɪ.ˌdon.mɪ.ˌdɪː/}} | ||
| + | | Ï || '''i bïdonmïdïï''' {{IPA|/i bɪ.ˌdon.mɪ.ˌdɪː/}} | ||
| + | | Š || '''šei''' {{IPA|/ˌʃɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | B || '''bei''' {{IPA|/ˌbe.i/}} | ||
| + | | J || '''kei''' {{IPA|/ˌkɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | T || '''tei''' {{IPA|/ˌtɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | C || '''cei''' {{IPA|/ˌtʃɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | K || '''lei''' {{IPA|/ˌlɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | Þ || '''þei''' {{IPA|/ˌðɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | D || '''dei''' {{IPA|/ˌdɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | L || '''mei''' {{IPA|/ˌmɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | U || '''uï''' {{IPA|/ˌu.ɪ/}} | ||
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| + | | E || '''ei''' {{IPA|/ˌɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | M || '''nei''' {{IPA|/ˌnɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | V || '''vei''' {{IPA|/ˌvɛ.i/}} | ||
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| + | | Ë || '''ei bïdonmïdïï''' {{IPA|/ˌɛ.i bɪ.ˌdon.mɪ.ˌdɪː/}} | ||
| + | | N || '''oï''' {{IPA|/ˌo.ɪ/}} | ||
| + | | W || '''wei''' {{IPA|/ˌwɛ.i/}} | ||
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| + | | F || '''fei''' {{IPA|/ˌfɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | O || '''pei''' {{IPA|/ˌpɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | Y || '''yi''' {{IPA|/ˌy.i/}} | ||
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| + | | G || '''gei''' {{IPA|/ˌɡɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | P || '''rei''' {{IPA|/ˌɾɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | Z || '''zei''' {{IPA|/ˌzɛ.i/}} | ||
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| + | | H || '''hei''' {{IPA|/ˌhɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | R || '''sei''' {{IPA|/ˌsɛ.i/}} | ||
| + | | Ž || '''žei''' {{IPA|/ˌʒɛ.i/}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:25, 25 September 2005
This article deals with the alphabet, punctuation and orthographic rules of the Nordaþ language. For detailed information on the pronunciation not found here, see also Nordaþ phonology.
Alphabet
The Nordaþ language is written using the Latin alphabet with a few special characters: ä, ë, and ï. Until recently, those letters were not considered separate. However, this was changed in the Penkesiondhyntiondnääseshyntidäuseniletreemejaisdei (1995 Spelling Reform), which also included the removal of doubled consonants.
Names of the Letters
| Modern letter names | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | aï /ˌɑ.ɪ/ | I | i /i/ | S | sei /ˌsɛ.i/ |
| Ä | aï bïdonmïdïï /ˌɑ.ɪ bɪ.ˌdon.mɪ.ˌdɪː/ | Ï | i bïdonmïdïï /i bɪ.ˌdon.mɪ.ˌdɪː/ | Š | šei /ˌʃɛ.i/ |
| B | bei /ˌbe.i/ | J | kei /ˌkɛ.i/ | T | tei /ˌtɛ.i/ |
| C | cei /ˌtʃɛ.i/ | K | lei /ˌlɛ.i/ | Þ | þei /ˌðɛ.i/ |
| D | dei /ˌdɛ.i/ | L | mei /ˌmɛ.i/ | U | uï /ˌu.ɪ/ |
| E | ei /ˌɛ.i/ | M | nei /ˌnɛ.i/ | V | vei /ˌvɛ.i/ |
| Ë | ei bïdonmïdïï /ˌɛ.i bɪ.ˌdon.mɪ.ˌdɪː/ | N | oï /ˌo.ɪ/ | W | wei /ˌwɛ.i/ |
| F | fei /ˌfɛ.i/ | O | pei /ˌpɛ.i/ | Y | yi /ˌy.i/ |
| G | gei /ˌɡɛ.i/ | P | rei /ˌɾɛ.i/ | Z | zei /ˌzɛ.i/ |
| H | hei /ˌhɛ.i/ | R | sei /ˌsɛ.i/ | Ž | žei /ˌʒɛ.i/ |
