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Step-By-Step Conlang/One
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First create an alphabet. More exactly, this includes:
Making a list of wanted sounds
Create a letter for each sound
And most importantly, LEARN IT!
Example for Cilo
A, Ä, B, C, CH, D, DH, E, Ë, F, G, H, I, Ï, J, K, L, M, N, O, Ö, P, R, S, SH, T, TH, U, Ü, V, W, Y, Z
Digraphs with "h" will be written with an inverted ^ over the letter
Consonants will be as in English except:
C about as cats
CH as cheese
DH as this
J as pleasure
SH as sheep
TH as thesis
Vowels have short and long forms, short being Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü. Long vowels are as Spanish. Short vowels are cap, bet, pit, paw, cup. Diphthongs are AI as my, OI as boy, and AU as how.