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The Lalese Alphabet

Attequol created the Lalese language and adapted its alphabet from a script he found on Deep-level Mars. Letters have been added and removed over the course of the Empire's history. The following constitute the basic core of the Lalese alphabet. There is no distinction between upper and lower cases.

Lalese letter	Latin transciption	Pronunciation
	A	Like the "a" in "after"
	AE	Like the "e" in "bed"
	AI	Like the "a" in "say"
	AO	Like the "ao" in "mayo"
	AU	Like the "ou" in "ouch"
	B	Like the "b" in "bee"
	BL	Like the "bl" in "blend"
	BR	Like the "br" in "bring"
	BW	Like the "bw" in "bwana"
	CH, TJ	Like the "ch" in "check"
	D	Like the "d" in "dog"
	DR	Like the "dr" in "drink"
	E	Like the "u" in "butter"
	EE, EA, IE	Like the "ee" in "screen"
	EI	Like the "i" in "ice"
	EO, IO	Like the "eo" in the name "Theo"
	IU	Like the "ew" in "few"
	F	Like the "f" in "few"
	FL	Like the "fl" in "fly"
	FR	Like the "fr" in "from"
	G	Like the "g" in "go"
	GN	Like the "gn" in "ignore"
	GR	Like the "gr" in "grr"
	H	Like the "h" in "hot"
	I	Like the "i" in "if"
	IA	Like the "ia" in "Columbia"
	ING	Like the "ing" in "king"
	J	Like the "j" in "job"
	K	Like the "k" in "king"
	KL	Like the "cl" in "clip"
	KS, X	Like the "x" in "fox" and in the Russian name "Xenia"
	L	Like the "l" in "lot"
	LF	Like the "lf" in "shelf"
	LT	Like the "lt" in "bolt"
	M	Like the "M" in "bum"
	N	Like the "n" in "men"
	NN	Like the "n" in "mañana"
	NG	Like the "ng" in "sung"
	NT	Like the "nt" in "hunt"
	A	Like the "a" in "father"
	O	Like the "oa" in "oat"
	OE	Like the Danish "ø"
	OI	Like the "oy" in "joy"
	OO	Like the "oo" in "boo"
	P	Like the "p" in "puff"
	PL	Like the "pl" in "plan"
	PR	Like the "pr" in "print"
	QU, Q	Like the "qu" in "quick"
	R	Like the "r" in "red"
	RR	Like the "r" in the German word "Raum"
	RL	Like the "rl" in "curl"
	RM	Like the "rm" in "worm"
	RN	Like the "rn" in "turn"
	RT	Like the "rt" in "pert"
	S	Like the "s" in "yes"
	SH	Like the "sh" in "ship"
	SL	Like the "sl" in "slip"
	SM	Like the "sm" in "smoke"
	SN	Like the "sn" in "snow"
	SP	Like the "sp" in "spin"
	ST	Like the "st" in "stun"
	SV	Like the "sv" in the Scandinavian name "Sven"
	T	Like the "t" in "ten"
	TCH	Like the "tch" in "hatch"
	TH	Like the "th" in "theory"
	TR	Like the "tr" in "trim"
	TS	Like the "ts" in "tsunami"
	U	Like the "u" in "fur"
	UE, UA	Like the "ua" in the Hawaiian place "Kailua"
	UO	Like the "uo" in "duo"
	IU	Like the German "ü"
	V	Like the "v" in "vaunt"
	VR	Like the "vr" in the Danish word "vrinske"
	W	Like the "w" in "wet"
	Y	Like the "y" in "yet"
	Z	Like the "z" in "zebra"