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| B || '''bei''' {{IPA|/ˌbe.i/}}
 
| B || '''bei''' {{IPA|/ˌbe.i/}}
| J || '''kei''' {{IPA|/ˌkɛ.i/}}
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| J || '''jei''' {{IPA|/ˌjɛ.i/}}
 
| T || '''tei''' {{IPA|/ˌtɛ.i/}}
 
| T || '''tei''' {{IPA|/ˌtɛ.i/}}
 
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| C || '''cei''' {{IPA|/ˌtʃɛ.i/}}
 
| C || '''cei''' {{IPA|/ˌtʃɛ.i/}}
| K || '''lei''' {{IPA|/ˌlɛ.i/}}
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| K || '''kei''' {{IPA|/ˌkɛ.i/}}
 
| Þ || '''þei''' {{IPA|/ˌðɛ.i/}}
 
| Þ || '''þei''' {{IPA|/ˌðɛ.i/}}
 
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| D || '''dei''' {{IPA|/ˌdɛ.i/}}
 
| D || '''dei''' {{IPA|/ˌdɛ.i/}}
| L || '''mei''' {{IPA|/ˌmɛ.i/}}
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| L || '''lei''' {{IPA|/ˌlɛ.i/}}
 
| U || '''uï''' {{IPA|/ˌu.ɪ/}}
 
| U || '''uï''' {{IPA|/ˌu.ɪ/}}
 
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| E || '''ei''' {{IPA|/ˌɛ.i/}}
 
| E || '''ei''' {{IPA|/ˌɛ.i/}}
| M || '''nei''' {{IPA|/ˌnɛ.i/}}
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| M || '''mei''' {{IPA|/ˌmɛ.i/}}
 
| V || '''vei''' {{IPA|/ˌvɛ.i/}}  
 
| V || '''vei''' {{IPA|/ˌvɛ.i/}}  
 
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| Ë || '''ei bïdonmïdïï''' {{IPA|/ˌɛ.i bɪ.ˌdon.mɪ.ˌdɪː/}}
 
| Ë || '''ei bïdonmïdïï''' {{IPA|/ˌɛ.i bɪ.ˌdon.mɪ.ˌdɪː/}}
| N || '''''' {{IPA|/ˌo.ɪ/}}
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| N || '''nei''' {{IPA|/ˌnɛ.i/}}
 
| W || '''wei''' {{IPA|/ˌwɛ.i/}}
 
| W || '''wei''' {{IPA|/ˌwɛ.i/}}
 
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|-
 
| F || '''fei''' {{IPA|/ˌfɛ.i/}}
 
| F || '''fei''' {{IPA|/ˌfɛ.i/}}
| O || '''pei''' {{IPA|/ˌpɛ.i/}}
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| O || '''''' {{IPA|/ˌo.ɪ/}}
 
| Y || '''yi''' {{IPA|/ˌy.i/}}  
 
| Y || '''yi''' {{IPA|/ˌy.i/}}  
 
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| G || '''gei''' {{IPA|/ˌɡɛ.i/}}
 
| G || '''gei''' {{IPA|/ˌɡɛ.i/}}
| P || '''rei''' {{IPA|/ˌɾɛ.i/}}
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| P || '''pei''' {{IPA|/ˌpɛ.i/}}
 
| Z || '''zei''' {{IPA|/ˌzɛ.i/}}
 
| Z || '''zei''' {{IPA|/ˌzɛ.i/}}
 
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| H || '''hei''' {{IPA|/ˌhɛ.i/}}
 
| H || '''hei''' {{IPA|/ˌhɛ.i/}}
| R || '''sei''' {{IPA|/ˌsɛ.i/}}
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| R || '''rei''' {{IPA|/ˌɾɛ.i/}}
 
| Ž || '''žei''' {{IPA|/ˌʒɛ.i/}}
 
| Ž || '''žei''' {{IPA|/ˌʒɛ.i/}}
 
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Revision as of 18:34, 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 /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 jei /ˌjɛ.i/ T tei /ˌtɛ.i/
C cei /ˌtʃɛ.i/ K kei /ˌkɛ.i/ Þ þei /ˌðɛ.i/
D dei /ˌdɛ.i/ L lei /ˌlɛ.i/ U /ˌu.ɪ/
E ei /ˌɛ.i/ M mei /ˌmɛ.i/ V vei /ˌvɛ.i/
Ë ei bïdonmïdïï /ˌɛ.i bɪ.ˌdon.mɪ.ˌdɪː/ N nei /ˌnɛ.i/ W wei /ˌwɛ.i/
F fei /ˌfɛ.i/ O /ˌo.ɪ/ Y yi /ˌy.i/
G gei /ˌɡɛ.i/ P pei /ˌpɛ.i/ Z zei /ˌzɛ.i/
H hei /ˌhɛ.i/ R rei /ˌɾɛ.i/ Ž žei /ˌʒɛ.i/