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The Novmir alphabet contains thirty-four individual letters. Most of these represent a single consonant or vowel sound, but some represent a Y-sound followed by a vowel. Like the Latin English alphabet, some letters may have different pronunciations in different contexts. What these contexts are and how they affect pronunciation are discussed in greater detail in the following sections. | The Novmir alphabet contains thirty-four individual letters. Most of these represent a single consonant or vowel sound, but some represent a Y-sound followed by a vowel. Like the Latin English alphabet, some letters may have different pronunciations in different contexts. What these contexts are and how they affect pronunciation are discussed in greater detail in the following sections. | ||
| − | The Novmir alphabet is given in its entire in the following chart. The names of letters are given using phonetic spelling according to general English spelling conventions. The Latin column gives the letter's Latin equivalents. If a Latin equivalent contains more than one letter, the Cyrillic letter only replaces them when they are pronounced as a single sound. Instances of equivalence which depend on context are given in footnotes and discussed in greater detail under the section on [[Document:Introduction to the Novic Alphabet#Converting from Latin to Cyrillic|converting from Latin to Cyrillic]]. This chart is not intended to be comprehensive, and exceptions to the rules listed here may exist. | + | The Novmir alphabet is given in its entire in the following chart. The names of letters are given using phonetic spelling according to general English spelling conventions. The Latin column gives the letter's Latin equivalents. If a Latin equivalent contains more than one letter, the Cyrillic letter only replaces them when they are pronounced as a single sound. Instances of equivalence which depend on context are given in this document's [[Document:Introduction to the Novic Alphabet#Notes|footnotes]] and discussed in greater detail under the section on [[Document:Introduction to the Novic Alphabet#Converting from Latin to Cyrillic|converting from Latin to Cyrillic]]. This chart is not intended to be comprehensive, and exceptions to the rules listed here may exist. |
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|å | |å | ||
|/oe/ | |/oe/ | ||
| − | |<o><sup> | + | |<o><sup>1</sup>, <oa> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Б | |Б | ||
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|г | |г | ||
|/gee/ | |/gee/ | ||
| − | |<g> | + | |<g><sup>2</sup>, <gh><sup>3</sup> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Д | |Д | ||
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|е | |е | ||
|/yee/ | |/yee/ | ||
| − | |<e><sup> | + | |<e><sup>4, 5</sup>, <ye> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Ѳ | |Ѳ | ||
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|ж | |ж | ||
|/jee/ | |/jee/ | ||
| − | |<g><sup> | + | |<g><sup>6</sup>, <j> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|З | |З | ||
|з | |з | ||
|/zee/ | |/zee/ | ||
| − | |<s><sup> | + | |<s><sup>7</sup>, <z> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|И | |И | ||
|и | |и | ||
|/ie/ | |/ie/ | ||
| − | |<i>, <y><sup> | + | |<i>, <y><sup>8</sup> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Й | |Й | ||
|й | |й | ||
|/yoe/ | |/yoe/ | ||
| − | |<y><sup> | + | |<y><sup>9</sup> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|К | |К | ||
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|о | |о | ||
|/oo/ | |/oo/ | ||
| − | |<o><sup> | + | |<o><sup>10</sup>, <oo> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|П | |П | ||
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|с | |с | ||
|/es/ | |/es/ | ||
| − | |<c><sup> | + | |<c><sup>6</sup>, <s><sup>11</sup> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Т | |Т | ||
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|у | |у | ||
|/ow/ | |/ow/ | ||
| − | |<u><sup> | + | |<u><sup>10</sup>, <ou><sup>12</sup>, <ow><sup>12</sup> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Ў | |Ў | ||
|ў | |ў | ||
|/wee/ | |/wee/ | ||
| − | |<w> | + | |<u><sup>9</sup><w> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Ф | |Ф | ||
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|х | |х | ||
|/kay/ | |/kay/ | ||
| − | |<ch><sup> | + | |<ch><sup>13</sup>, <gh><sup>14</sup> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Һ | |Һ | ||
|һ | |һ | ||
|/hay/ | |/hay/ | ||
| − | |<h><sup> | + | |<h><sup>4</sup> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Ч | |Ч | ||
|ч | |ч | ||
|/chee/ | |/chee/ | ||
| − | |<ch><sup> | + | |<ch><sup>15</sup> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Ш | |Ш | ||
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|э | |э | ||
|/ee/ | |/ee/ | ||
| − | |<e><sup> | + | |<e><sup>16</sup> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Ю | |Ю | ||
|ю | |ю | ||
|/yoo/ | |/yoo/ | ||
| − | |<io>, <u><sup>1</sup>, <yu> | + | |<io>, <u><sup>1</sup>, <yu> |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Я | |Я | ||
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|<yea> | |<yea> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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| + | ==Digraphs== | ||
==Converting from Latin to Cyrillic== | ==Converting from Latin to Cyrillic== | ||
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#Only when long. | #Only when long. | ||
#Only when hard. | #Only when hard. | ||
| + | #Only when pronounced as /g/. | ||
| + | #Except when silent. | ||
#Only after a consonant. | #Only after a consonant. | ||
#Only when soft. | #Only when soft. | ||
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#Only when pronounced as /ow/. | #Only when pronounced as /ow/. | ||
#Only when pronounced as /k/. | #Only when pronounced as /k/. | ||
| − | #Only when pronounced. | + | #Only when silent or pronounced as /f/. |
#Only when pronounced as /ch/ | #Only when pronounced as /ch/ | ||
#Only at the start of a word or after a vowel. | #Only at the start of a word or after a vowel. | ||
</small> | </small> | ||
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Revision as of 20:29, 9 October 2010
While Novmir uses the English language, it writes it using a system based on the Cyrillic rather than the Latin alphabet. Such writing can be seen in places such as official government documents and the royal coat of arms. Like the Latin English alphabet, this spelling system is based on the pronunciation of the earlier rather than modern English language. As such the values of some letters differ significantly from their usual values in the Cyrillic alphabet. However, this also means that more words can be converted from Latin to Cyrillic one-to-one. This document is intended to give the reader a basic familiarity with the alphabet and how to use it.
Letters
The Novmir alphabet contains thirty-four individual letters. Most of these represent a single consonant or vowel sound, but some represent a Y-sound followed by a vowel. Like the Latin English alphabet, some letters may have different pronunciations in different contexts. What these contexts are and how they affect pronunciation are discussed in greater detail in the following sections.
The Novmir alphabet is given in its entire in the following chart. The names of letters are given using phonetic spelling according to general English spelling conventions. The Latin column gives the letter's Latin equivalents. If a Latin equivalent contains more than one letter, the Cyrillic letter only replaces them when they are pronounced as a single sound. Instances of equivalence which depend on context are given in this document's footnotes and discussed in greater detail under the section on converting from Latin to Cyrillic. This chart is not intended to be comprehensive, and exceptions to the rules listed here may exist.
| Majuscule | Minuscule | Name | Latin |
|---|---|---|---|
| А | а | /ay/ | <a> |
| Ӕ | ӕ | /hee/ | <ea> |
| Å | å | /oe/ | <o>1, <oa> |
| Б | б | /bee/ | <b> |
| В | в | /vee/ | <v> |
| Г | г | /gee/ | <g>2, <gh>3 |
| Д | д | /dee/ | <d> |
| Е | е | /yee/ | <e>4, 5, <ye> |
| Ѳ | ѳ | /eth/ | <th> |
| Ж | ж | /jee/ | <g>6, <j> |
| З | з | /zee/ | <s>7, <z> |
| И | и | /ie/ | <i>, <y>8 |
| Й | й | /yoe/ | <y>9 |
| К | к | /koe/ | <c>2, <k>, |
| Л | л | /el/ | <l> |
| М | м | /em/ | <m> |
| Н | н | /en/ | <n> |
| Ҥ | ҥ | /eng/ | <ng> |
| О | о | /oo/ | <o>10, <oo> |
| П | п | /pee/ | <p> |
| Р | р | /ar/ | <r> |
| С | с | /es/ | <c>6, <s>11 |
| Т | т | /tee/ | <t> |
| У | у | /ow/ | <u>10, <ou>12, <ow>12 |
| Ў | ў | /wee/ | <u>9<w> |
| Ф | ф | /ef/ | <f> |
| Х | х | /kay/ | <ch>13, <gh>14 |
| Һ | һ | /hay/ | <h>4 |
| Ч | ч | /chee/ | <ch>15 |
| Ш | ш | /shay/ | <sh> |
| Э | э | /ee/ | <e>16 |
| Ю | ю | /yoo/ | <io>, <u>1, <yu> |
| Я | я | /yay/ | <ya> |
| Ԙ | ԙ | /shee/ | <yea> |
Digraphs
Converting from Latin to Cyrillic
Notes
- Only when long.
- Only when hard.
- Only when pronounced as /g/.
- Except when silent.
- Only after a consonant.
- Only when soft.
- Only when pronounced as /z/.
- Only when pronounced as a vowel.
- Only when pronounced as a consonant.
- Only when short.
- Only when pronounced as /s/.
- Only when pronounced as /ow/.
- Only when pronounced as /k/.
- Only when silent or pronounced as /f/.
- Only when pronounced as /ch/
- Only at the start of a word or after a vowel.
