Allendian Translator

Translates Modern English directly into Allendian (specifically Late Allendian) as spoken by the people of Alland from the world of Rakalutia.

Notes on pronunciation:

Vowels:

A - Always makes an “ay” sound like in “hay” unless at the end of a sentence or followed by H; in both of these cases, it makes “ah” as in “hat”. Notable exceptions to this rule are older words, such as Alland itself (which is pronounced as AW-lend) or older names, such as Vakyshel (pronounced VAW-kish-el).

AI - Always makes an “aye” sound like in “night”.

AHI - Always makes an “aye” sound like in “night” immediately filled by an “ih” sound like in “fit”. Usually, this is only seen in proper nouns, like Rahist (pronounced RYE-ist).

AII - Always makes an “ay” sound immediately followed by a “ih” (like in fit) sound.

E - Always makes an “eh” sound like in “bet”. Unlike with A, E does not alter its sound if it is followed by an H. It is thought that it once did, but this linguistic feature has since been lost.

I - Usually makes an “ee” sound like in “sheep”, but also occasionally makes an “ih” sound like in “fit” in proper nouns.

IH - Always makes an “ih” sound like in “fit”.

II - Always makes an “ee” sound like in “sheep”. An example is Arterii (pronounced AR-ter-ee).

O - Always makes an “aw” sound like in “hot”, unless It is exceeded by H, in which case it makes an “oh” sound like in “tow”. It is the last vowel in a word, in which case it makes “oh”. It is exceeded by R, in which case it makes an “oh” sound.

U - Always makes an “oo” sound like in “boot”.

Y - When used as a vowel, always makes an “ih” sound like in “fit” unless it is used at the end of a word, in which case it makes an “ee” sound like in “sheep”. An example is mahxy (pronounced MAW-ksee)

Consonants:

C - Always paired with H to make “ch” like in “cheese”; is never alone.

R - Always tapped by flicking the roof of your mouth with your tongue as is done in many real-world languages like Spanish and Polish.

All other consonants act the same way in Allendian as they do in English.

Syllable Stress

There’s no foolproof system to tell syllable stress in Allendian and Oshovan, but most people-names have the first syllable emphasized, like in Kryshen, and most other words emphasize the central syllable of the word, like in Oshovany, Vasviye, or Erova. Notable exceptions are kavnahrahsh (pronounced: cave-nah-RASH) and Veraxahl (pronounced: ver-aches-ALL).