Viteberger

Alphabet and Pronunciation - Tékenrol ok Utal
Viteberger uses an alphabet similar to English, but missing the letters c, j, q, w, x, and z. The letters ä and ö are added, following a and o respectively on the alphabet order. The vowels marked with diacritic accents, á, é, í, ó, and ú are not considered separate letters in the alphabet but just a variation of the original vowels because all they do is mark the stressed syllable (or syllables) of a word. On foreign words and names the letters c, j, q, w, x, and z are used, but not in any Viteberger words. a = [a] = a – on the vast majority of words it is pronounced short, like a in the Spanish casa, on a few rare words it is pronounced long, as the letter a in the English far. ä = [ɛː] = ä – pronounced similar to the ai in fair, the same as a German ä. b = [b] - b – pronounced the same as in English. d = [d] - d – same as English. e = [ɛ] - e – pronounced as the e in deck, never as the e in deep. f = [f] - f – same as in English. g = [g] - g – always pronounced as the g in game with all vowels, never as the g in gesture. h = [h] - h – same as in English. i = [i] - i – always as the e in be. k = [k] - k – same as in English. l = [l] - l – similar to English, but the sound is made with a flat tongue, not with its tip curled back as in English. ly = [ʎ] - ly – pronounced as the Portuguese digraph lh as in baralho. m = [m] - m – same as in English. n = [n] - n – same as in English. o = [ɔ] - o – always as the o in forward. ö = [œ] - ö – same as a German ö. p = [p] – p - same as in English. r = [ɾ] - r – pronounced like an English r but with a single strong thrill, similar to a Brazilian Portuguese r as in prato. s = [s] - s – always as the s in same, never as the s in Asian. sy = [ʃ] - sy – pronounced as the sh in sheet, always followed by a vowel. t = [t] - t - similar to English, but the sound is not retroflex, which means it is done with a flat tongue, not with it curled back. tv - [dv] - tv – the t is pronounced as a d, and the v is fully pronounced. ty - [ʧ] - ty - pronounced as the ch in chili pepper, always followed by a vowel. u = [u] - U – similar to the oo in boot but pronounced shorter. v = [v] - v - same as in English y = [j] - y – pronounced as the y in yellow, semi-vocalic.