The tables below illustrate the Skaran alphabet as well as the evolution and pronunciation thereof.
Skaran alphabet
| A | B | Γ[1][2] | D | E | F | H | Θ | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | Υ | U | KS | Z | Φ[3] | Χ | Ω |
| Ai | Aυ | C[4] | Du | Eυ | Gu | Ku | Ψ | Oi | Sh | Su | Υi | |||||||||||||
Skaran IPA
| Consonants [5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter(s) | Environment | IPA | Native | English | |
| Phonemic notation | Phonetic notation | ||||
| b | in all cases | /b/ | b | Brύtυs | buoy |
| γ | in most cases | /g/ | g | γravis | gear |
| before /n/ | [ŋ] | iγnis | igneous | ||
| γu | before a vowel | /gᶣ/ | gw | linγua | Gwen |
| c[6] | in all cases | /ch/ | tʃ | ciao | chin |
| d | in all cases | /d/ | d | dekem | deck |
| du | digraph | /du/ | [dw] | duonus | Dwyer |
| f | in all cases | /f/ | f | fakio | fan |
| h | in all cases | /h/ | h | habeo | her |
| θ | aspirated | /tʰ/ | [th] | Prométh'eύs | tar |
| fricative | /θ/ | thong | |||
| i | in all cases | /j/ | j | iύs | yodel |
| k | velar | /k/ | k | kapυt | scar |
| ku | digraph | /kᶣ/ | kw | kuí (nom.) | quest |
| l | in most cases | /l/ | l | loka | leave |
| doubled[7] | [ɫ] | mυlta | all | ||
| m | in all cases | /m/ | m | manυs | man |
| n | in all cases | /n/ | n | noster | next |
| p | bilabial | /p/ | p | paks | span |
| r | in most cases | /r/ | r | drakω | dragon |
| word-initially after /g, n, s/ |
ʀ | regio | run, but trilled | ||
| s | in all cases | /s/ | s | sυm | send |
| sh | in all cases | /sh/ | ʃ | fasce | shy |
| su | digraph | /sᶣ/ | sw | Suétωnia | swear |
| t | alveolar | /t/ | t | tabυla | Stan |
| u | in all cases | /w/ | w | uerbυm | west |
| ks | in all cases | /ks/ | ks | niks | ox |
| z | in all cases | /z/ | z | zélυs | zest |
| φ | aspirated | /pʰ/ | [ph] | φ'aretra | par |
| χ | aspirated | /kʰ/ | kh | χarta | car |
| ψ | digraph | /ps/ | [ps] | ψaikí | lapse |
| Vowels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter(s) | IPA | Salákian | English | |
| Phonemic notation | Phonetic notation | |||
| a | /a/ | a | anima | hat Received Pronunciation (RP) |
| á | /aː/ | aː[8] | áker | father |
| e | /e/ | ɛ | est | met |
| é | /eː/ | ɛː | élektυs | made |
| i | /i/ | ɪ | inkipit | mit |
| í | /iː/ | ɪː | íra | meet |
| o | /o/ | ɔ | omnis | lot (RP) |
| ω | /oː/ | ɔː | daimωn | code |
| υ | /u/ | ʊ | υrbs | put |
| ύ | /uː/ | ʊː | lύna | moon |
| ai | /aɪ̯/ | [aɪ̯] | aitás | eye |
| aυ | /au̯/ | [aʊ̯] | aurυm | ow |
| eυ | /eu̯/ | [ɛʊ̯] | seυ | eh-oo |
| oi | /oɪ̯/ | [ɔɪ̯] | poina | boy |
| υi | /ui̯/ | [ʊɪ̯] | kυi (dat.) | oo-ee |
| V after (m) or (n) | /short vowel/ | [◌̃][10] | nimbυs | |
| V before word-final (m) V+n before (f) or (s) |
/long vowel/ | [◌̃ː][11] | monstrυm | |
| Prosody | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | Examples | Info |
| ˈ[12] | Γaiυs /ˈɡaɪ̯.ʊs/ |
Placed before the stressed syllable. |
| .[13] | Syllable marker, generally between vowels in hiatus | |
Notes
- ↑ Supplanted (c) as the monograph /g/.
- ↑ (Γ, Θ, Υ, Z, Φ, Χ, Ψ, Ω) are Greek derivations.
- ↑ (Φ, Χ) aren’t present in modern Skaran due to their respective sound mergers with (f) and (c, ks).
- ↑ (C) as a digraph and (sh) are Italian derivations and only present in modern Skaran.
- ↑ Geminate (double) consonants are written with a doubled letter except for /jj/ and /ww/: anυs /ˈa.nʊs/, annυs /ˈan.nʊs/. In IPA, they may be written as double or be followed by the length sign: /nn/ or /nː/.
- ↑ These (tʃ, ɛ, ŋ, ɪ, ɔ, ʀ, ʃ, υ) appear as (ch, e, g, i, o, r, sh, u) in Furcadia character descriptions.
- ↑ Appears as (ll) in Furcadia descriptions.
- ↑ The long vowels (/aː, ɛː, ɪː, ɔː, ʊː/) appear as (a:, e:, i:, o:, u:) in Furcadia descriptions.
- ↑ These (aɪ̯, aʊ̯, ɛʊ̯, ɔɪ̯, ʊɪ̯) appear as ((ai), (au), (eu), (oi), (ui)) in Furcadia descriptions.
- ↑ These (ã, ɛ̃, ɪ̃, ɔ̃, ʊ̃) appear as (a#, e#, i#, o#, u#) in Furcadia descriptions.
- ↑ These (ãː, ɛ̃ː, ɪ̃ː, ɔ̃ː, ʊ̃ː) appear as (a;, e;, i;, o;, u;) in Furcadia descriptions.
- ↑ Appears as (') in Furcadia descriptions.
- ↑ Appears as (.) in Furcadia descriptions.
Stress
To determine stress, consider the final syllable as extra metric; then place the accent on the syllable with the penult metric mora. For example:
Konditυm ("founded") <ko•n—di—tum> ['kɔn.dɪ.tʊ̃ː]
Kondítυm ("seasoned") <ko•n—di•i—tum> [kɔn'dɪː.tʊ̃ː]
Kondυktυm ("brought together") <ko•n—du•k—tum> [kɔn'dʊk.tʊ̃ː]