Slwöhnièsà

Consonants
Slohniesya has a relatively large collection of consonants. Other sounds: ɫ,  ʧ,  ʦ, ʃʧ

Vowels
- Slwohnìesà has only five full vowels and one unstressed vowel for special cases. The schwa vowel is used only when a word begins with the same consonant as the previous word ends: gals u'sayat = /x ɑls  ə 's ɑj ɑt/.

Writing System
Vowels have five possible diacritics: ´, `, ^, ¨ & ~.

´ marks a long vowel: é = /e:/

` marks the second form of a consonant: tè = / ʧe/. It also marks a /h/ sound before a short vowel in front of a vowel-ending word: té àsálètcie = /te: h ɑ s ɑ : ʎetkie/.

^ marks the third form of L: lâtna = / ɫ ɑtn ɑ/. It also marks a /h/ sound before a long vowel in front of a vowel-ending word: té âlyetca = /te: h ɑ: ɑ ljetk/

¨ marks an irregular stress with a short vowel: cozwisölna = /ko ʦuis'oln ɑ /.

~ marks an irregular stress with a long vowel: rah ẽlni = /r ɑ 'he:lni/