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" |
- ↑ "Ido language, alphabet and pronunciation". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ↑ "Basic Grammar of the International Language Ido". www.idolinguo.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ↑ "Basic Grammar of the International Language Ido". www.idolinguo.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ↑ "Basic Grammar of the International Language Ido". www.idolinguo.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-11.