Enkidukai Language/Pronunciation - Revision history

Josellis: Enkidukai Language/Pronounciation moved to Enkidukai Language/Pronunciation: Changed from "Pronounciation" to "Pronunciation". There are no such thing as "Pronounciation" (see there: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pronunciation)

2007-05-14T11:03:33Z

Enkidukai Language/Pronounciation moved to Enkidukai Language/Pronunciation: Changed from "Pronounciation" to "Pronunciation". There are no such thing as "Pronounciation" (see there: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pronunciation)

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Josellis: Added to the category Enkidukai Language, and changed the HORRIBLE spelling mistake (there are no such things as "Pronounciation")

2007-05-14T11:02:20Z

Added to the category Enkidukai Language, and changed the HORRIBLE spelling mistake (there are no such things as "Pronounciation")

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	The vowels that exist in Enkien are as follows: A, E, I, O, U, RR, Y, and W		The vowels that exist in Enkien are as follows: A, E, I, O, U, RR, Y, and W

	''''A'''' has several English counterparts, none directly linked to American English. The most common appearance of the vowel in ~~Enlglish~~ is in the Bostonian Accent, in words ending in -ar like 'star' [IPA: stäː] It also occurs in Australian and New Zealand English in words like "cart" [IPA: käːt] In Northern Accents of British English, it occurs in words such as "bat" and "trap". It also occurs in Scottish in such words. It ~~can be equivalated~~ to a Spanish, French, or Italian 'a', and is technically an open front unrounded vowel.		''''A'''' has several English counterparts, none directly linked to American English. The most common appearance of the vowel in English is in the Bostonian Accent, in words ending in -ar like 'star' [IPA: stäː] It also occurs in Australian and New Zealand English in words like "cart" [IPA: käːt] In Northern Accents of British English, it occurs in words such as "bat" and "trap". It also occurs in Scottish in such words. It is equivalent to a Spanish, French, or Italian 'a', and is technically an open front unrounded vowel.

	''''E'''' is generally pronounced similar to the English long A, although closer to British Accents than American. It is considered a close-mid ~~frontunrounded~~ vowel or mid front unrounded vowel, but does not matter much.		''''E'''' is generally pronounced similar to the English long A, although closer to British Accents than American. It is considered a close-mid front unrounded vowel or mid front unrounded vowel, but does not matter much.

	''''I'''' is pronounced like an English long 'E', as in 'teeth'. It is considered a close front unrounded vowel.		''''I'''' is pronounced like an English long 'E', as in 'teeth'. It is considered a close front unrounded vowel.
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	''''U'''' is pronounced like an English long 'U'. It is considered a close back rounded vowel.		''''U'''' is pronounced like an English long 'U'. It is considered a close back rounded vowel.

	''''RR'''' is the equivalent of a cat's purr. Since this is ~~unpronouncable~~ by a human, a combination of a schwa sound as in the English ''''a'''bout' and an alveolar trill is like the Spanish 'pe'''rr'''o' - or if you can, try doing it with an Uvular trill, as in the French ~~pronounciation~~ of 'Paris'.		''''RR'''' is the equivalent of a cat's purr. Since this is unpronounceable by a human, a combination of a schwa sound as in the English ''''a'''bout' and an alveolar trill is like the Spanish 'pe'''rr'''o' - or if you can, try doing it with an Uvular trill, as in the French pronunciation of 'Paris'.

	''''Y'''' is a combination of 'O' and 'I'		''''Y'''' is a combination of 'O' and 'I'
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	==Niche==		==Niche==
	The Niche ['] character represents a glottal stop in most cases - a period where the vocal cords will close up very quickly to stop all sounds - or the niche can just be used to separate vowels.		The Niche ['] character represents a glottal stop in most cases - a period where the vocal cords will close up very quickly to stop all sounds - or the niche can just be used to separate vowels.

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Larisma: Putting some pronounciation rules on there... By the way, I am American...

2006-12-15T03:22:01Z

Putting some pronounciation rules on there... By the way, I am American...

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==Vowels==
The vowels that exist in Enkien are as follows: A, E, I, O, U, RR, Y, and W

''''A'''' has several English counterparts, none directly linked to American English. The most common appearance of the vowel in Enlglish is in the Bostonian Accent, in words ending in -ar like 'star' [IPA: stäː] It also occurs in Australian and New Zealand English in words like "cart" [IPA: käːt] In Northern Accents of British English, it occurs in words such as "bat" and "trap". It also occurs in Scottish in such words. It can be equivalated to a Spanish, French, or Italian 'a', and is technically an open front unrounded vowel.

''''E'''' is generally pronounced similar to the English long A, although closer to British Accents than American. It is considered a close-mid frontunrounded vowel or mid front unrounded vowel, but does not matter much.

''''I'''' is pronounced like an English long 'E', as in 'teeth'. It is considered a close front unrounded vowel.

''''O'''' is pronounced like an English long 'O'. It is considered a close-mid back rounded vowel.

''''U'''' is pronounced like an English long 'U'. It is considered a close back rounded vowel.

''''RR'''' is the equivalent of a cat's purr. Since this is unpronouncable by a human, a combination of a schwa sound as in the English ''''a'''bout' and an alveolar trill is like the Spanish 'pe'''rr'''o' - or if you can, try doing it with an Uvular trill, as in the French pronounciation of 'Paris'.

''''Y'''' is a combination of 'O' and 'I'

''''W'''' is a combination of 'I' and 'U', as in the English "you"

==Consonants==
The consonants that exist in Enkien are as follows: B, C/K, D, F/PH, G, H/J, JH, L, M, N, P, S, SH, T, TH, V, and ZH

Most of these are like their English counterparts. Here are a few that are not like their English counterpart, do not have an English counterpart, or are a disambiguation of an English counterpart.

''''H/J'''' - These are both pronounced like the English 'H', a glottal fricative. The 'H' can sometimes be unpronounced when preceding another consonant.

''''JH'''' - This is like the English hard 'J', although a little softer.

''''ZH'''' - This is a voiced 'SH', like mixing a 'Z' with a 'SH'

''''RR'''' can also serve as a consonant in certain cases, where a human would simply use an alveolar trill.

==Niche==
The Niche ['] character represents a glottal stop in most cases - a period where the vocal cords will close up very quickly to stop all sounds - or the niche can just be used to separate vowels.