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The Lalese Alphabet

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"
	GL	Like the "gl" in "glow"
	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"
	KR	Like the "cr" in "crust"
	KS, X	Like the "x" in "fox" and in the Russian name "Xenia"
	L	Like the "l" in "lot"
	LB	Like the "lb" in "bulb"
	LF	Like the "lf" in "shelf"
	LK	Like the "lk" in "hulk"
	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"
	NK	Like the "nk" in "sunk"
	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"
	RB	Like the "rb" in "barb"
	RG	Like the "rg" in Star Trek's "Borg"
	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"
	SK	Like the "sk" in "skip"
	SKR	Like the "scr" in "scream"
	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"
	STR	Like the "str" in "strut"
	SV	Like the "sv" in the Scandinavian name "Sven"
	SW	Like the "sw" in "swat"
	T	Like the "t" in "ten"
	TCH	Like the "tch" in "hatch"
	TH	Like the "th" in "theory"
	TL	Like the "tl" in the Aztec god "Tlaloc"
	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"