Ido/Ido alphabet

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Ido alphabet[edit | edit source]

The Ido alphabet has 26 letters in total, and is equivalent to the English alphabet.

Letter IPA Pronunciation
a /ɑ/[1] a in "father"
b /b/ b in "stable"
c /t͡s/ ts in "cats"
d /d/ d in "dog"
e /ɛ/, /e/ e in "egg", "grey"[2]
f /f/ f in "fast"
g /g/ g in "get"
h /h/ h in "hat"
i /i/ i in "machine"
j /ʒ/ s in "measure"
k /k/ k in "ask"
l /l/ l in "lamb"
m /m/ m in "mad"
n /n/ n in "no"
o /o/ o in "or"
p /p/ p in "park"
q /k/ same as k
r /ɾ/ t in American English "water"
s /s/ s in "same"[3]
t /t/ t in "tell"
u /u/ u in "rude"
v /v/ v in "avoid"
w /w/ w in "way"
x /ks/ x in "expert"[4]
y /j/ y in "yell"
z /z/ z in "zebra"

Ido has three digraphs, all of which are pronounced as in English.

Digraph IPA Pronunciation
ch /t͡ʃ/ ch in "teach"
qu /kw/ qu in "question"
sh /ʃ/ sh in "sharp"
  1. "Ido language, alphabet and pronunciation". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. "Basic Grammar of the International Language Ido". www.idolinguo.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  3. "Basic Grammar of the International Language Ido". www.idolinguo.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  4. "Basic Grammar of the International Language Ido". www.idolinguo.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-11.