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Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.
Syllable structure in Telnan is always either CV or CVC, where C represents either one or two consonants and V represents a vowel.


==Phonology and orthography==
===Phonology and orthography===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Alphabet (with IPA)
|+ Alphabet (with IPA)
|-
|-
| Aa  
| Aa  
| [a]
| /a/
|-
| Āā
| /aː/
|-
|-
| Bb  
| Bb  
| [b]
| /b/
|-
|-
| Cc  
| Cc  
| [t͡s]
| /d͡z/
|-
|-
| Čč
| Čč
| [t͡ʃ]
| /t͡ʃ/
|-
|-
| Dd  
| Dd  
| [d]
| /d/
|-
|-
| Ee  
| Ee  
| [e]
| /e/
|-
|-
| Éé
| Ēē
| [e] at start of word, [eː] otherwise
| /eː/
|-
|-
| Ff  
| Ff  
| [f]
| /f/
|-
|-
| Gg  
| Gg  
| [ɣ] before ''[i]'', [g] otherwise
| /g~ɣ/
|-
|-
| Hh  
| Hh  
| [x]
| /x/
|-
|-
| Ii  
| Ii  
| [i]
| /i/
|-
|-
| Íí
| Īī
| [i] at start of word, [iː] otherwise
| /iː/
|-
|-
| Jj  
| Jj  
| [j]
| /j/
|-
|-
| Kk  
| Kk  
| [k]
| /k/
|-
|-
| Ll  
| Ll  
| [l]
| /l/
|-
|-
| Mm  
| Mm  
| [m]
| /m/
|-
|-
| Nn  
| Nn  
| [ŋ] before ''[k]'' or ''[g]'', [n] otherwise
| /ŋ/ before velar consonants, /n/ otherwise
|-
|-
| Oo  
| Oo  
| [o]
| /o/
|-
|-
| Óó
| Ōō
| [o] at start of word, [oː] otherwise
| /ɔ/
|-
|-
| Pp  
| Pp  
| [p]
| /p/
|-
|-
| Qq  
| Qq  
| [k]
| /k/
|-
|-
| Rr  
| Rr  
| [r]
| /r/
|-
|-
| Ss  
| Ss  
| [s]
| /s/
|-
|-
| Šš  
| Šš  
| [ʃ]
| /ʃ/
|-
|-
| Tt  
| Tt  
| [t]
| /t/
|-
|-
| Uu  
| Uu  
| [u]
| /u/
|-
|-
| Úú
| Ūū
| [u] at start of word, [uː] otherwise
| /u:/
|-
|-
| Vv  
| Vv  
| [β] in consonant clusters, [v] otherwise
| /βʷ/ in consonant clusters, /v/ otherwise
|-
|-
| Xx
| Xx
| [ks] at end of word, [gz] otherwise
| /ks/ word-finally, /gz/ otherwise
|-
|-
| Yy
| Yy
| [i]
| /i/
|-
|-
| Zz
| Zz
| [z]
| /z/
|-
| Żż
| [dz]
|-
|-
| Žž
| Žž
| [ʒ]
| /ʒ/
|}
|}


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===Sentence phrase===
===Sentence phrase===
===Dependent clauses===
===Dependent clauses===
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==='Be'===
 
As in most Indo-European languages, the word 'be' exists in Telnan. It is 've'.
The past tense form of 've', however, is '-er' which goes on the end of the word.
==Example texts==
==Example texts==
The apple was red near the river = Il mar rošer ru li rio (the apple red.be-PST near the river)
The mouse ran up the clock = Il maš lergad surpi li čaš (the mouse run-PST up.on the clock)
==Other resources==
==Other resources==
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