The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Dragorean pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.
| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent |
Dragorean alphabet
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
tzu-ebajo
|
table
|
B/b
|
| β̞
|
al-bhail
|
watashi (Japanese language)
|
Ŵ/ŵ
|
| tʃ
|
al-hothrichka
|
chair
|
Ç/ç
|
| d
|
al-deshra
|
design
|
D/d
|
| t̪
|
ndai-edtago
|
tango (Spanish language)
|
Ŧ/ŧ
|
| t̪͡θ
|
ndai-adthago
|
width
|
Ŧþ/ŧþ
|
| d͡z
|
al-edzik
|
ads
|
Ź/ź
|
| d͡ʑ
|
tzu-adjani
|
djur (Swedish language)
|
Ž/ž
|
| f
|
ndai-feiago
|
forget
|
F/f
|
| g
|
al-gezda
|
ghost
|
G/g
|
| x
|
al-hamaj
|
loch
|
H/h
|
| r̝
|
tzu-hron
|
Hrothgar (Old English language)
|
Ř/ř
|
| d͡ʒ
|
al-jajrahi
|
journey
|
J/j
|
| k
|
al-akist
|
kindle
|
K/k
|
| ɢ͡ʁ
|
tzu-kamian
|
gaati (Ekagi language)
|
Ƙ/ƙ
|
| kʰ
|
ndai-mekhago
|
Kansas
|
Ķ/ķ
|
| l
|
al-adishat
|
long
|
L/l
|
| m
|
al-mish
|
monster
|
M/m
|
| n
|
ndai-akorlago
|
nothing
|
N/n
|
| ŋ
|
ndai-asengago
|
jumping
|
Ŋ/ŋ
|
| ɲ
|
tzu-nyusto
|
tawny
|
Ɲ/ɲ
|
| p
|
al-pahrë
|
port
|
P/p
|
| c̟
|
al-patraq
|
back
|
Q/q
|
| ɹ
|
ndai-fedrago
|
rabies
|
R/r
|
| r
|
al-baritago
|
catty
|
ŕ
|
| s
|
al-sav
|
stack
|
S/s
|
| ʃ
|
al-shajar
|
shadow
|
Ş/ş
|
| t
|
al-trenazhi
|
ten
|
T/t
|
| t͡ʃ
|
tzu-leiutz
|
Atsuko (Japanese language)
|
ţ
|
| θ
|
al-thar
|
thicket
|
Þ/þ
|
| v
|
al-virazhi
|
venom
|
V/v
|
| w
|
al-wahaj
|
wine
|
W/w
|
| j
|
yo-yakhak
|
yellow
|
Y/y
|
| z
|
al-zirdo
|
zebra
|
Z/z
|
| ʒ
|
al-nuzhahi
|
pleasure
|
Ż/ż
|
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent |
Dragorean alphabet
|
| Vowels
|
| ɑː
|
al-tan (áltán)
|
waddle
|
Á/á
|
| æ
|
yo-rolak (yōŕōlæk)
|
cab
|
Æ/æ
|
| ʌ
|
al-akta (áláktà)
|
crust
|
À/à
|
| ɛ
|
tzu-mef (ţūméf)
|
test
|
É/é
|
| iː
|
al-nuzhahi (álnūżáhī)
|
eager
|
Ī/ī
|
| ɪ
|
ndai-imarago (ndâìímáŕágō)
|
table
|
Í/í
|
| uː
|
tzu-mus (ţūmūs)
|
raccoon
|
Ū/ū
|
| Diphthongs
|
| aɪ
|
tzu-aidh (ţūâìð)
|
wise
|
Âì/âì
|
| aʊ
|
al-negtau (álnégtáû)
|
towel
|
Áû/áû
|
| eɪ
|
al-eirimë (álāŕímë)
|
pay
|
Ā/ā
|
| ɪə
|
ndai-dhieltuago (ndâìðīéltūágō)
|
|
Īé/īé
|
| ɔɪ
|
tzu-adishoi (ţūádīşōì)
|
choice
|
ōì
|
| oʊ
|
ndai-orimago (ndâīōŕímágō)
|
goat
|
Ō/ō
|
| ui
|
tzu-nuy (ţūnūī)
|
muy (Spanish language)
|
Ūī/ūī
|
| wa
|
ndai-ithaquago (ndâìīþæqūágō)
|
moi (French language)
|
Ūá/ūá
|
|
|