Voelen

Overview

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Alphabet
The Voelen alphabet consists of 34 letters, although [c], [j] and [w] are used very rarely, usually in loan words.

a ä b c ć d e ë f g h ı j k l л m n o ö p q r s ś t u ü v w x y z ź

Vowels
The Voelen alphabet consists of 9 vowel letters. These are a, ä, e, ë, ı, o, ö, u & ü. The letters with diaereses: ä, ö, and ü represent long sounds, whereas ë represents a very short reduced vowel, like the a in about. Whereas the I is officially supposed to be dotless, a dotted I is acceptable when using systems that do not support it.

The pronounciation is as this, with their nearest english equivalent:
 * a - a as in cat.
 * ä - a as in car.
 * e - e as in egg.
 * ë - a as in about.
 * ı - i as in bin, or ea as in bean.
 * o - aw as in raw.
 * ö - there is no direct English equivalent, but is similar to the ir in bird, said with rounded lips.
 * u - u as in put, or (rarely) the o as in wonder.
 * ü - ue as in blue.

Consonants
There are 25 consonants in the greater alphabet, although 2 of them (j & w) are not used in regular writing, only in the occasional loneword.

The pronounciations of the 23 regular consonants is as follows, with their nearest english equivalent.
 * b - b as in bin.
 * c - ck as in back.
 * ć - ch as in cheese.
 * d - d as in dog.
 * f - f as in finger, or v as in grave.
 * g - g as in garden.
 * h - h as in hello, or ch as in Scottish loch.
 * k - c as in car.
 * l - l as in lemon.
 * л - no direct english equivalent, but similar to the li in Million.
 * m - m as in mouse.
 * n - n as in nice.
 * p - p as in paper.
 * q - k as in sack, or ty as in the name Katya.
 * r - r as in rice.
 * s - s as in six.
 * ś - sh as in ash.
 * t - t as in tap, or d as in bad.
 * v - v as in van.
 * x - x as in six.
 * y - y as in yes.
 * z - z as in zebra.
 * ź - s as in pleasure.

The letter [c] is used so infrequently in native words that it is sometimes left out of the greater alphabet with [j] and [w].

Nouns
Nouns in Voelen come in pure, indefinate or definate forms, and in plural or singular. As such, there is no need for the indefinate or definate articles (such as a and the in english).

To write a noun in it's indefinate form, you add the suffix -är to its pure form. For example, the noun öleл in its pure form means "table". However, when you add -är to the end of it, it becomes öleлär, meaning "a table".

To write a noun in it's definate form (English "the"), you add the suffix -van to its pure form. Take the noun öleл again for example, in its pure form means "table", but adding the suffix -van to the end of it, it becomes öleлvan meaning "the table".

To make a singular noun into a plural, you add -n or -en to the end of the noun. For example, öleл means "table", and "öleлen" means "tables". As said above, to write a noun in it's definate form, you add the suffix -van, this is the same for plurals. So "öleлen" (tables) becomes "öleлenvan" (the tables). Though this can seem very confusing at first, it is actually fairly simple. All nouns follow this rule.

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