Pronunciation & alphabet
Aigramma uses only plain Latin letters — no accented characters. Read every vowel as written. The language name is pronounced letter by letter as A-I-G-R-A-M-M-A.
Full phonetic guide for every vowel and consonant →
Principles
- Only plain Latin letters — no accented characters in Aigramma.
- One letter, one sound; reading is transparent.
- Stress always on the first syllable.
- No grammatical stem changes.
- No consonant assimilation when attaching suffixes.
- Dual suffix shapes keep words pronounceable: C-initial after vowels, V-initial after consonants.
Stress always falls on the first syllable. Suffixes never move the stress.
Latin orthography without diacritics. Letters w, x, y are full consonants in Aigramma.
Vowels
| Letter | IPA | Phonetic | Harmony | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | a | Open “ah” — like father, not like cat. | back | tomo — house |
| e | e | Clear “eh” — like Spanish/Italian e, or French été. Not a diphthong. | front | kere — garden |
| i | i | Bright “ee” — as in machine / see. Not like sit. | front | kiv — bicycle |
| o | o | Rounded “oh” — like Spanish o / note without a glide. Not “aw”. | back | hop — tent |
| u | u | Rounded “oo” — as in rule / food. Not like cup. | back | lumo — moon |
Consonants
| Letter | IPA | Phonetic | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | b | Voiced “b” — as in book. | bero — bread |
| c | ts | Always “ts” — as in cats / tsunami. Never like city or cat. | calo — warm |
| d | d | Voiced “d” — as in door. | dona — give |
| f | f | Voiceless “f” — as in fun. | faro — light |
| g | g | Hard “g” — as in go. Never soft like giraffe. | gora — mountain |
| h | h | Breathy “h” — as in house. Always pronounced. | homa — person |
| j | j | “Y” glide — as in yes. Same sound as letter y. | jaro — year |
| k | k | Voiceless “k” — as in kite. Always hard. | kita — book |
| l | l | Clear “l” — as in lamp. Not a dark English “ull” sound. | lumo — moon |
| m | m | “M” — as in moon. Close the lips. | mara — sea |
| n | n | “N” — as in name. Tip of the tongue on the ridge. | nami — name |
| p | p | Voiceless “p” — as in pen. Soft aspiration is fine. | pano — bread loaf |
| r | r | Tapped/trilled “r” — a single Spanish/Italian flap; not English “r”. | ramo — branch |
| s | s | Sharp “s” — as in sun. Never “sh”. | sola — sun |
| t | t | Voiceless “t” — as in top. Dental/alveolar, always clear. | tomo — house |
| v | v | Voiced “v” — as in voice. Lower lip to upper teeth. | vato — water |
| w | w | “W” glide — as in water. Rounded lips; a full consonant in Aigramma. | walo — valley |
| x | ks | Always “ks” — as in box / taxi. One letter, two sounds. | nexa — link |
| y | j | Same as j — “y” in yes. Spelling variant; sound is identical. | yuno — young one |
| z | z | Voiced “z” — as in zoo. Never “ts”. | zono — zone |
Full alphabet
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Aigramma
[aiˈgramma]