Notes: Dashes ( - ) separate syllables. Apostrophes ( ' ) separate sounds for easier reading but do not separate the syllable. Consonants that repeat, such as in “karrn” for cairn should be pronounced with a longer, more emphasized sound of the consonant.
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‘æ’ is an ‘a’ sound as in ash, cat, or hat, not ‘ah’ or ‘ay’ as in ago, pa, or hay.
‘a’ or ‘ah’ is an ‘a’ sound as in pa, ago, or fah, lah, lah.
‘ay’ is the long ‘ā’ sound as in hay or neigh.
‘e’ or ‘eh’ is an ‘e’ sound as in peck or heck.
‘ee’ is the long ‘ē’ sound as in seen or knee.
‘i’ or ‘ih’ is an ‘i’ sound as in pick or sick.
‘yy’ is the long ‘i’ sound as in eye or pie.
‘kh’ is a hard, long ‘k’ + ‘h’ sound.
‘g’ is always a hard ‘g’, “guh” sound, not a ‘j’ sound as in jay or gee-whiz.
‘ny’ is an ‘n’ + ‘y’ sound, like the Spanish ‘ñ‘ in niño, pronounced “neen-yo”.
‘o’ is an ‘o’ sound as in mock or sock.
‘oh’ is a long ‘ō’ sound as in woe or low.
‘oo’ is the “ooh” sound as in flu or shoe.
‘oww’ is the “ow” sound as in cow or plow.
‘u’ or ‘uh’ is a ‘u’ sound as in muck or slug. |
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