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== Writing Systems ==

Folk's Tongue is written is 3 different scripts. The Soft Language was originally written in the Elder Futhark script. It continues to be written in this script today for ceremonial and magical purposes because the Elder Futhark are considered to have very special qualities. When the language split into the separate dialects, it began to be written with the Latin letters. This continues to be the most common script used to write the Folk's Tongue on a day to day basis. This is also the script we conveniently use on his page. A third script was developed because the other scripts were seen to have some problems representing the full range of sounds in Folk's Tongue. This script is still very new, but there will be some other pages describing the other writing systems of Folk's Tongue. For now we will teach you how the Latin script is used to represent the sound of Folk's Tongue.

=== Alphabet ===

The alphabet in the Latin script is as follows:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVWY

As you can see there is no Q, X, or Z. These letters were not used in normal Folk's Tongue words. Originally foreign words and names were adapted to the spelling rules of Folk's Tongue, and names like Xavier would be spelled ''Eksavier'' or ''Havier.'' In more modern times foreign spellings are becoming more accepted, and seeing names like Xavier, Jacqueline, or Zosia is becoming more common.

== Phonology ==

There are a total of 32 phonemes (in the Central Dialect). There are 12 vowel sounds and 20 consonant sounds. They are not much different from English phonemes so all the sounds should be familiar to English speakers.

=== Vowels ===

There are 12 vowel sounds. They are represented by the 6 letters below.

A- [ɑ:]/[æ]

E- [ɛ:]/[e]

I- [i:]/[ɪ]

O- [o:]/[ɔ]

U- [u:]/[ʌ]

Y- [ʊ]/[ə]

The each of the letters has two sounds, one long and one short. The long vowels are generally pronounced for twice the length of time as short vowels. A vowel can be long if it is in a stressed syllable and not followed by more than one consonant. The only vowels that are allowed at the end of a word are A, E, and Y, and all are reduced to a schwa at that position.

When a vowel is followed by a single consonant and then an E, it may change quality. In the following example we use the letter N to represent any consonant.

ANE- [ɛ:n]

ENE- [i:n]

INE- [ɑin]

ONE- [o:n]

UNE- [u:n]

YNE- [ɑin]

=== Diphthongs ===

Some diphthongs exist in Folk's Tongue. The semi-vowels j and v are used alongside the vowels to indicate a diphthong.

AJ- [ɑi]

EJ- [ɛi]

IJ- [ɑi]

OJ- [oi]

AV- [ɑu]

EV- [ɛu]

OV- [ou]

UV- [u:]

YV- [u:]

=== Consonants ===

== Morphology ==

== Samples ==

[[Category:Languages]]

[[Category:Conlangs]]

[[Category:A posteriori]]

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 == Writing Systems ==
+Folk's Tongue is written is 3 different scripts. The Soft Language was originally written in the Elder Futhark script. It continues to be written in this script today for ceremonial and magical purposes because the Elder Futhark are considered to have very special qualities. When the language split into the separate dialects, it began to be written with the Latin letters. This continues to be the most common script used to write the Folk's Tongue on a day to day basis. This is also the script we conveniently use on his page. A third script was developed because the other scripts were seen to have some problems representing the full range of sounds in Folk's Tongue. This script is still very new, but there will be some other pages describing the other writing systems of Folk's Tongue. For now we will teach you how the Latin script is used to represent the sound of Folk's Tongue.
+=== Alphabet ===
+The alphabet in the Latin script is as follows:<br />
+ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVWY<br />
+As you can see there is no Q, X, or Z. These letters were not used in normal Folk's Tongue words. Originally foreign words and names were adapted to the spelling rules of Folk's Tongue, and names like Xavier would be spelled ''Eksavier'' or ''Havier.'' In more modern times foreign spellings are becoming more accepted, and seeing names like Xavier, Jacqueline, or Zosia is becoming more common.
 == Phonology ==
+There are a total of 32 phonemes (in the Central Dialect). There are 12 vowel sounds and 20 consonant sounds. They are not much different from English phonemes so all the sounds should be familiar to English speakers.
+=== Vowels ===
+There are 12 vowel sounds. They are represented by the 6 letters below. <br />
+A- [ɑ:]/[æ]<br />
+E- [ɛ:]/[e]<br />
+I- [i:]/[ɪ]<br />
+O- [o:]/[ɔ]<br />
+U- [u:]/[ʌ]<br />
+Y- [ʊ]/[ə]<br />
+The each of the letters has two sounds, one long and one short. The long vowels are generally pronounced for twice the length of time as short vowels. A vowel can be long if it is in a stressed syllable and not followed by more than one consonant. The only vowels that are allowed at the end of a word are A, E, and Y, and all are reduced to a schwa at that position. <br />
+<br />
+When a vowel is followed by a single consonant and then an E, it may change quality. In the following example we use the letter N to represent any consonant. <br />
+ANE- [ɛ:n]<br />
+ENE- [i:n]<br />
+INE- [ɑin]<br />
+ONE- [o:n]<br />
+UNE- [u:n]<br />
+YNE- [ɑin]<br />
+<br />
+=== Diphthongs ===
+Some diphthongs exist in Folk's Tongue. The semi-vowels j and v are used alongside the vowels to indicate a diphthong. <br />
+AJ- [ɑi]<br />
+EJ- [ɛi]<br />
+IJ- [ɑi]<br />
+OJ- [oi]<br />
+AV- [ɑu]<br />
+EV- [ɛu]<br />
+OV- [ou]<br />
+UV- [u:]<br />
+YV- [u:]<br />
+<br />
+=== Consonants ===
 == Morphology ==
 == Samples ==
+[[Category:Languages]]
+[[Category:Conlangs]]
+[[Category:A posteriori]]