Niora Alphabet

[Kitsune]

Hello all! This is the Niora alphabet section. Here I will post pronunciation, syllables, and hopefully get the ancient text down too. (The font is in the new writing system.)

Please note that using the proper stress in Niora is essential. The stress rule is simple, if a word has one or two syllables, then place the stress on the first syllable, and if there are any more than that, stress the second syllable.

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Basically, every syllable contains a single vowel, which is placed at the very end of said syllable. This means that if a word starts with a vowel, or there are two vowels next to each other, the second or lone vowel gets its own syllable.

Example: 'aheshi' - a-he-shi - to sit
Example 2: 'aukeshi' - a-u-ke-shi - to see

Prounouciation and the Alphabets are next.

[Kitsune]

Well, basically, Niora divides words by syllables like any other language, and also, syllables are all divided by a single vowel that follows the last consonant of the syllable. Lone vowels get their own syllable.

Anywho, here's the alphabet:

Pretty, isn't it? Well, actually, you'd never use it in this fashion normally, but the above is the alphabet without syllables. To form syllables, simply use a blank vowel in the proper place on the letter. These are the blank vowels:

The above vowels are used when a vowel stands alone at the beginning of a word or after a hyphen, and also in all diphthongs, which are combinations of vowels.

However, the vowel symbols used for syllables are the ones that appear to surround the root of the vowel. So for "a" it would be three dots above the letter, then for "e" it would be the three dots below the letter, ect. Next is the syllablry, or the alphabet as you would write it non-romanized.

The above is the entire Niora script. Yet one letter is missing from all the other lists (other than the one directly above, that is.) The "sh" is missing. So here's an image of the "sh" and all its possible syllables.

Remember, if you are using the font, then type "sh" as "x" and not "s" "h", and also type "ch" as "c" because "c" never appears alone anyway.

[Kirani]

how about typing the alphabet in the normal font. i can't download that, you know.

[Kitsune]

I'm getting to that. xD I was gonna put romanized next.

[Kitsune]

Here's the romanized alphabet with pronounciation.

A - pronounced like the "a" in "ah"
B - pronounced like the "b" in "boy"
D - pronounced like the "d" in "dog"
E - pronounced like the "é" in "café"
F - pronounced like the "f" in "fog"
G - pronounced like the "g" in "go"
H - pronounced like the "h" in "home"
I - pronounced like the "ee" in "sweet"
J - pronounced like the "j" in "job", or like the "j" in the french word "je" ("zh" phonetically)
K - pronounced like the "c" in "corn"
L - pronounced like the "l" in "life"
M - pronounced like the "m" in "month"
N - pronounced like the "n" in "note"
O - pronounced like the "o" in "oh"
P - pronounced like the "p" in "pop"
R - pronounced like the Japanese "r", slightly trilled. Its inbetween an "l" and a "d" for English speakers, and roll like you would in Spanish, just only do it once instead of continuing.
S - pronounced like the "s" in "snake" (Note: This sound is always very crisp, and is similar to the French ç)
T - pronounced like the "t" in "top"
U - pronounced like the "oo" in "goop"
Y - pronounced like the "y" in "yelp"

Ch - pronounced like the "ch" in "chomp"
Sh - pronounced like the "sh" in "show"
Th - pronounced like the English "z", or as the English "t", or as a hard English "th" as in "they", but NEVER as a soft "th" as in "think"
Phf - pronounced like the "pf" in the German word "Pfennig". For English speakers, this is always pronounced as "p" + "f". Half-way pronounce a "p" as in "penny" then shift your teeth up and fully pronounce an "f" as in "fun". The sounds should somewhat blend.

If ever you see a consonant followed by "h" other than the above, skip over the "h" and just pronounce the rest of the word.

[Kirani]

thanks!

[Kitsune]

No problem. Just so you know, I'd actually like all suggestions for what to put in the lessons to be in a private message to me if you please. That way our members don't have to listen to us rant in the middle of a lesson. xD They'll just have to deal with this one, though! ;D