From Dana Nutter's Conlangs
Ani languaj por Amerika
| A language for America
| Una lengua para América
| Uma língua para América
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| Proposed auxiliary language for use across the Americas. Based mainly upon the three major languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese.
| Lengua auxiliar propuesta para el uso a través de las Américas. Basado principalmente sobre las tres idiomas principales: inglés, español y portugués.
| Língua auxiliar propor para o uso através dos Americas. Baseado principalmente nas três línguas principais: Inglês, espanhol e português.
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| bygiŋi • Under Construction • En Desarroyo • 建设中 • 建設中 • im Aufbau • faba
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Alphabet, Orthography and Pronunciation
Panamerikan writing is based on the Roman alphabet. There are 5 vowels, and 21 consonants for a total of 26 letters.
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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| a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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Consonants
| Name
| Letter
| IPA
| Pronunciation
| Example
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| bravo
| B b
| b
| Voiced bilabial stop
| Like b in babble.
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| cali
| C c
| ʧ
| Voiceless postalveolar affricate
| Like ch in church.
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| delta
| D d
| d
| Voiced dental stop
| Like d in dad.
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| fastrat
| F f
| f
| Voiceless labiodental fricative
| Like f in fife.
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| golf
| G g
| g
| Voiced velar stop
| Like g in gag.
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| hotel
| H h
| h
| Voiceless velar fricative
| Like h in house.
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| juliet
| J j
| ʒ
| Voiced postalveolar affricate
| Like si in vision or the French j in jour.
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| kilo
| K k
| k
| Voiceless velar stop
| Like k in kick
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| lima
| L l
| l
| Lateral approximant
| Like l in lilac.
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| maik
| M m
| m
| Bilabial nasal
| Like m in mime.
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| novemba
| N n
| n
| Dental nasal
| Like n in nine.
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| papa
| P p
| p
| Voiceless bilabial stop
| Like p in pipe.
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| qebek
| Q q
| ʤ
| Voiceless postalveolar affricate
| Like j or dg in judge.
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| romio
| R r
| ɹ
| Postalveolar approximant
| Like r in hurry.
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| siera
| S s
| s
| Voiceless alveolar fricative
| Like s in sister.
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| tango
| T t
| t
| Voiceless dental stop
| Like t in title.
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| vikta
| V v
| v
| Voiced labiodental fricative
| Like v in verve.
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| wiski
| W w
| w
| Bilabial approximant
| Like w in wet.
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| exrei
| X x
| ʃ
| Voiceless postalveolar fricative
| Like sh in sheesh.
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| yanki
| Y y
| j
| Palatal approximant
| Like y in yes.
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| zibra
| Z z
| z
| Voiced alveolar fricative
| Like z in zone or doze.
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Vowels
| Name
| Letter
| IPA
| Pronunciation
| Example
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| alfa
| A a
| a
| Almost fully open vowel
| Like a in father, or a in flora.
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| eko
| E e
| e
| Mid front unrounded vowel
| Like e in met or bet.
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| india
| I i
| i / j
| Close front unrounded vowel
| Like i in machine. When combined with another vowel, like y in yes.
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| oska
| O o
| o
| Mid back rounded vowel
| Like o in dome.
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| unifom
| U u
| u / w
| Close back rounded vowel
| Like oo in soon. When combined with another vowel, like w in wet.
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- A may also be reduced to ə in the final position.
- E may also be reduced to ə in unstressed syllables.
Diphthongs
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| Spelling
| IPA
| Pronunciation
| Example
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| AI ai
| aj
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| Like igh in high or y in my.
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| AU au
| aw
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| Like ou in house.
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| EI ei
| ej
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| Like ei in eight or a in make.
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| EU eu
| ew
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| Like eu in Spanish Europa.
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| OI oi
| oj
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| Like oy in toy.
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Reference
- Panamerikan - English Thematic Dictionary
