General Information
The Ghaondian language is the official language of Ghaondia and a lingua franca across the country and many neighboring areas, such as Dextreme's Zelfoij (Зэлфой) and Uestagaijngijten (Вѐкепе гайндугаге) provinces.
Type in the Ghaondian alphabet (Cyrillic)
Note: The Ghaondian "ei" letter э is typed using "e==".
Pronunciation rules
Ghaondian has some rather strict pronunciation rules, but they should help with trying to say stuff in the language.
Format: letter {Latin Ghaondian letter equivalent}: /ipa symbol/ (English letter equivalent) [example using an English word]
Vowels:
а {a}: /a/ (ah) [cat]
е {e}: /ə/ (uh) [bunch]
ѐ {ei}: /e/ (ay) [care]
э {ie}: /ɛ/ (eh) [met]
и {i}: /ɪ/ (ih) [kid]
й {ii}: /i/ (ee) [yeet]
о {o}: /ɵ/ (oh) [oh]
у {u}: /u/ (oo) [move]
ю {iiu}: /ju/ (yoo) [you]
я {iie}: /jə/ (yuh) [yuh]
Consonants:
б {b}: /b/ (b) [bat]
ц {c}: /t͡s/ (ts) [tsunami]
ч {x}: /t͡ʃ/ (ch) [chat]
д {d}: /d/ (d) [dog]
ф {f}: /f/ (f) [fly]
г {g}: /g/ (g) [goat]
х {h}: /x/ (h) [loch ness monster]
й {ii}: /j/ (y) [year]
к {k}: /k/ (k) [car]
л {l}: /l/ (l) [lead]
м {m}: /m/ (m) [met]
н {n}: /n/ (n) [never]
п {p}: /p/ (p) [please]
р {r}: /r/ (rolled r) [perro (in Spanish)] or /ɾ/ [tattle]
с {s}: /s/ (s) [see]
т {t}: /t/ (t) [tell]
в {v}: /v/ (v) [verify]
з {z}: /z/ (z) [zebra]
ш {x}: /ʃ/ (sh) [shoot)
ж {x}: /d͡ʒ/ or /ʒ/ (j) [Juniper]
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