Valware - Tengwar
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Pronunciation table
| Latin | a | v | e | i | y | l | m | n | ń | o | r | s | t | u | w | f | h | ʻ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /a/ | /β/ | /e/ | /i/ | /j/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ | /o/ | /ɾ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /w/ | /φ/ | /h/ | /Ɂ/ |
- The letters of the alphabet are arranged in a modified Cyrillic order.
Consonants
- The tengwar are not available on frathwiki so I have used the names of the tengwar in the table.
- The tengwar are those of the Classic Mode.
| labial | dental | alveolar | palatal | glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasals | voiceless | |||||
| voiced | m /m/ ~ /ɱ/1 malta |
n /n/ númen |
ń /ŋ/ ngoldo |
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| Stops | voiceless | t /t/ tinco |
ʻ /ʔ/ calma2 | |||
| voiced | ||||||
| Fricatives | voiceless | f /φ/ formen |
s /s/ silmë |
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| voiced | v /β/ vala |
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| Sonorants | voiceless | h /h/ halla | ||||
| voiced | l /l/ lambe |
r /ɾ/ rómen |
y /j/ silmë nuquerna |
Notes
- 1 /m/ becomes the labiodental /ɱ/ before the labiodentals /φ/ and /β/.
- 2 The voiceless palatal stop /k/ is assigned to the glottal stop /Ɂ/.
Vowels
- 1. CV syllables are written with the tehtar on the preceding vowel.
- 2. V syllables are written with the Beleriand vowels.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i /i/ telco |
u /u/ ure | |
| Close Mid | e /e/ yanta |
o /o/ anna | |
| Open | a /ä/ osse |
