Alphabet
The following is the Arionak alphabet, this is how it appears in the Latin font, the original alphabet was lost centuries ago.
Letters
- A = Ah as in f(a)ther
- Â = A as in h(a)t
- B = Same as English
- D = Same as English
- E = Eh as in r(e)d
- Ë = Ay as in d(ay)
- F = Same as English
- G = Always hard G
- H = Same as English
- I = Ee as in f(ee)
- J = Y as in (y)es
- K = Same as English
- L = Same as English
- M = Same as English
- N = Same as English
- O = Oh as n(o)
- P = Same as English
- Q = (Can only be used with U)
- R = (Thrilled, and very short)
- S = Always S never Z
- ß = S but longer
- Š = Sh as in (sh)ip
- T = Same as English
- Þ = Th as in (th)at
- U = Oo as in f(oo)d
- Û = Uh as in h(u)t
- V = Same as English
- W = Same as English
- X = Always KS never Z
- Z = Same as English
- Ž = G as in (g)iraffe
Diphs.
- Aa/Ââ = Ah-ah/a-a
- Ai = igh as in h(igh)
- Au = Ow as in h(ow)
- Ee/Ëë = Eh-eh/ay-ay
- Ii = Ee-ee
- Ll = ll as in be(ll)
- Oi = Oy as b(oy)
- Oo = Oh-oh
- Ou = Oh-oo
- Qu = Qu as in (qu)ick
- Rr = R only longer
- Uu = Oo-oo
- (for any sound that is impossible to make say þd, the sound ih as in h(i)t is put in between the two letters)
