Elefdar Language - Consonants and Vowels

Elefdar Syntax

Consonants

To begin, we will define the consonantal sounds of the language:

	Labial	Labio-Dental	Dental	Alveolar	Palato-Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Stop	P, B			T, D		C, G
Fricative		F	T (Th),  Ð (Dh)	S			H
Approximant				R, L	Y
Nasal	M			N

Note that [T] is aspirated, like 'th' as in myth or wreath, while [Ð] is voiced, like 'th' as in them or those. [H] is slightly harder than the typical sound in Common, being closer to (though not quite as hard as) the German [Ch] sound in Bach.

Vowels

Next, we define the standard vowel sounds, which default to a “long” sound:

Vowel:	A	E	I	O	U
Pronunciation:	father	fate	feet	rote	boot