letter | name | sound | as in |
a | ah | a | hat |
an | ah-en | awn | lawn |
b | bee | same as English | |
ch | see-ahsh | ch | machine |
d | dee | same as English | |
e | ay | ay | day |
è | ay grav | e | get |
f | ehf | same as English | |
g | gay | g | always like in go |
i | ee | i | machine |
j | zhee | z | leizure |
k | ka | same as English | |
l | ell | same as English | |
m | em | same as English | |
n | en | same as English | |
o | o | o | hot |
ò | o grav | aw | saw |
ou | ow | ou | you |
p | pee | same as English | |
r | ah-wah | n/a | say Randy and place a hard H sound
before the r; to me the sound when made correctly sound a lot like "w". |
s | ess | same as English | |
t | tah | same as English | |
v | va | same as English | |
w | doob va | same as English | |
y | eep-seelon | y, ee y | like in yes except at the end a word where it's like the ee y in "see ya!" with the a cut short. |
z | zed | same as English | |
nn, nm | n/a | makes vowel nasal
ann/anm, enn, enm = aun of "auntie" inn = sang without the g. onn = song without the g. | |