The Pzli Language

Excerpts from Pzli Primer by Lily de Silva, M.A., Ph.D.



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The Alphabet
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The Pzli alphabet consists of 41 letters, 8 vowels and 33 consonants.

Vowels

a, z, i, x, u, \, c, o

Consonants

Culturals k, kh, g, gh, [
Palatels c, ch, j, jh, `
Celebrals <, <h, f, fh, ]
Dentals t, th, d, dh, n
Labials p, ph, b, bh, m
Miscellaneous y, r, l, v, s, h, @, q
The vowels a, i, u are short; z, x, \ are long; e, o are of middle length. They are pronounced short before double consonants, e.g. mettz, khetta, ko<<ha, sotthi; and long before single consonants, e.g. deva, senz, loka, odana.


Pronunciation
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a is pronounced like u in cut
z is pronounced like a in father
i is pronounced like i in mill
x is pronounced like ee in bee
u is pronounced like u in put
\ is pronounced like oo in cool
k is pronounced like k in kite
g is pronounced like g in good
[ is pronounced like ng in singer
c is pronounced like ch in church
j is pronounced like j in jam
` is pronounced like gn in signor
< is pronounced like t in hat
f is pronounced like d in good
] is pronounced like n in now
d is pronounced like th in they
n is pronounced like n in now
p is pronounced like p in put
b is pronounced like b in but
m is pronounced like m in mind
y is pronounced like y in yes
r is pronounced like r in right
l is pronounced like l in light
v is pronounced like v in vine
s is pronounced like s in sing
h is pronounced like h in hot
@ is pronounced like l in light
q is pronounced like ng in sing


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