User:Anonymous21/Karska

Karska (Kårska) is a Gaermanic language that is the lingua franca of Kara. It is most closely related to Alvedic, Vezhek, and Kirek.

Alphabet

Karska is largely a phonetic language and uses an alphabet of 26 letters.

Pronunciation of letters in Karska

Letter	IPA	Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalence
Aa	⟨a⟩	got
	⟨ə⟩ or ⟨ɜ⟩ when at the end of some words	problem
Ää	⟨ɛ⟩	ever
Åå	⟨ɔ⟩	dawn
Bb	⟨b⟩	bake
Cc	⟨s⟩	center
	⟨k⟩	cave
Dd	⟨d⟩	dote
Ee	⟨ə⟩ (schwa)	problem
	⟨ɛ⟩ (when the first letter of a word or with diacritic)	ever
Ff	⟨f⟩	fee
Gg	⟨ɡ⟩	good
Hh	⟨h⟩	home
Ii	⟨i⟩	me
Jj	⟨j⟩	you
Kk	⟨k⟩	cave
Ll	⟨l⟩	low
Mm	⟨m⟩	mat
Nn	⟨n⟩	never
Oo	⟨ʊ⟩	look
	⟨o⟩ (when with a diacritic, uncommon otherwise)	over
Öö	⟨o⟩	over
Pp	⟨p⟩	pine
Rr	⟨r⟩ for "r"	no Ingerish equivalent, similar to Castellian rolled "r" as in perro
	⟨ɾ⟩ for "rr"	no Ingerish equivalent, nearly a very quick ⟨d⟩ as in dote
Ss	⟨s⟩	so
Tt	⟨t⟩	too
Uu	⟨u⟩	clue
Vv	⟨v⟩	vow
Yy	⟨y⟩	no Ingerish equivalent, essentially an ⟨i⟩ in me with rounded lips
Zz	⟨z⟩	zoo

Diacritic/Accent Marks

In Karska, the first syllable of a word is always emphasized, except when otherwise marked with an accent on the vowel of the syllable to be emphasized. Áá, Íí, and Úú are prononced the same as their "core" letters (Aa, Ii, and Uu, respectively), while Éé and Óó are pronounced as Ää and Öö, respectively.

Example pronunciations of words/terms/names

Term/name	IPA	Rough Federal States Ingerish Equivalent
Ädrúnaby	ɛdɾunaby	Ed-run-ah-beu
Bördäjgrådes Län	boɾdɛjgrɔdəs lɛn	Bor-deyg-rawd-uhs Len
Fjörnåde Repúblikka Kåra	fjornɔdə ɾəpublika kɔra	Fyoor-nah-duh Ruh-poob-lee-kah Kaw-ra
Hjeplingåde	hjəplingɔdə	Hyuhp-leeng-ah-duh
Län	lɛn	Len
Märänétjårp	mɛɾɛnɛttjɔrp	Meh-reh-neht-tjaurp

Alphabetization

Karska alphabetical order:

*Note: Diacritic/accent marks are not considered in alphabetization, but other markings are (ie E and É are alphabetized the same, but A and Ä aren't).

• Aa
• Ää
• Åå
• Bb
• Cc
• Dd
• Ee
• Ff
• Gg
• Hh
• Ii
• Jj
• Kk
• Ll
• Mm
• Oo
• Öö
• Pp
• Rr
• Ss
• Tt
• Uu
• Vv
• Yy
• Zz