I'm currently working on creating my own language (colloquially known as conlanging)! It's called Cæmattos, and here are the letters and what sounds they make. Arrow keys to advance. Also check out my project with some Cæmattos phrases! https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/194825986/ Grammar: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/206961114/ For each letter (and doubled letter), there is: - The letter in the Cæmattos script/alphabet - Its romanization (that letter in the English alphabet) - an IPA transcription - an English (or other language) word which includes that sound (The IPA—International Phonetic Alphabet—is a way that linguists represent sounds in different languages. If you're interested in linguistics, I highly suggest you learn about it!) Also, go check out the conlanging studio! https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/4199540/ Some Nerdy Phonology Notes: - "Cæmattos" is pronounced /'kæmədos/ - Yes, I know that some of the IPA vowel transcriptions are slightly incorrect, but I wanted things to be simple. - a note on vowel pronunciation: - In any unstressed syllable: A (normally a, ɑ) can be pronounced /ə/ - In unstressed closed syllables: E - /e/ to /ɛ/, I - /i/ to /ɪ/, U - /u/ to /ʊ/ (tense –> lax!) - In unstressed open syllables (at the end of a word): E and A are pronounced /ə/ - I grouped the letters like this: vowels, plosives, other, fricatives. - /ç/ is technically a sound in English, but not a phoneme. It's an allophone of /hj/. So "hue" is broadly transcribed /hju/, but narrowly transcribed [çu]. - /ʝ/ isn't really a sound in English, but it's close enough to the /j/ in "yes" so...
