Alphabet and Pronunciation
| Capital letters or digraphs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | B | CH | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | SH | T | U | V | X | Y |
| Lower case | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | ch | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | sh | t | u | v | x | y |
| IPA phonemes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | tʃ | d | e | f | g | h | i | ʒ | k | l | m | n | o | p | k | r | s | ʃ | t | u | v | ks | j |
- The letter S occurring among vowels may sound /z/.
- The letter J may be pronounced /dʒ/.
- The digraph CH may be pronounced /ʃ/.
Jespersen suggested that it might be possible instead of the digraph SH to use the phonetic symbol ʃ.
For more details, see the Pronunciation Guide of the Novial Wikibook.
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