D'ni use a special language to communicate as well as to write books.
Written Alphabet[]
Below is the D'ni Alphabet in alphabetical order (the order below):
Sounds[]
The D'ni alphabet is comprised of 35 phonetic sounds. Each sound is represented by its own letter. Each letter has a specific way of being written, necessitated by the similarity of certain letters, although some non-standard ways have been attested. The letters are essentially calligraphed versions of the associated numerals. There are twenty-five base phonetic sounds, five stressed consonantal sounds, and five elongated vowel sounds. The sounds are:
Numeral | Glyph | IPA | Pronunciation |
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ə | a as in away (after consonant) | ||
ʔ | Glottal stop (after vowel) | ||
/v/ | v as in very | ||
/b/ | b as in ball | ||
/t/ | t as in tall | ||
/s/ | s as in salt | ||
/ʃ/ | sh as in cash | ||
/dʒ/ | j as in jug | ||
/g/ | g as in get | ||
/j/ | y as in you | ||
/x/ | kh as in Scottish loch | ||
/k/ | k as in kid | ||
/ɑ/ | ah as in father | ||
/aɪ/ | i as in die | ||
/f/ | f as in fight | ||
/p/ | p as in pick | ||
/ɪ/ | ih as in fish | ||
/i/ | ee as in teeth | ||
/ɛ/ | eh as in fret | ||
/eɪ/ | ay as in ray | ||
/ɹ/ | r as in race | ||
/m/ | m as in meat | ||
/θ/ | th as in thumb | ||
/ð/ | th as in this | ||
/d/ | d as in dog | ||
/h/ | h as in horse | ||
/oʊ/ | o as in home | ||
/ɔɪ/ | oy as in toy | ||
/tʃ/ | ch as in chew | ||
/w/ | w as in well | ||
/ə/ | uh as in cut | ||
/u/ | oo as in moo | ||
/ts/ | ts as in tsetse | ||
/l/ | l as in lay | ||
/æ/ | a as in hand | ||
/z/ | z as in zip | ||
/n/ | n as in new |