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The Phonemic Inventory of Modern Standard Vulcan
according to the Consensus Transcription

The MSV "Alphabet" in Transcription:
p b f v m wh w whl t d th dh n l c s z r ch dj sh zh ñ j i e y a â o u ks k g x ng q ' h

In the charts below, the first row of each cell contains an MSV transcription letter, and the second row contains an English word containing a similar sound. The letters in the word that represent that sound are printed in boldface. Where two such words appear, that letter is sometimes pronounced one way, and sometimes the other. There are rules governing this alternation, but they haven't all been worked out.

Can you read IPA? We have a more precise (but possibly less accurate) chart for you.

Vowels
(Standard British English)
Front Center Back
High i
bit-beat
  u
pool
Middle e
bet-bait
a
butter
o
botch-bought
Low   ah (â)
barter

 

Diphthong Letter
y
bite

 

Consonants Lip Tip Blade Base Root Throat
Stop
(*w/ Frictional
Release)
p
pat
t
tap
c*
tsunami
ch*
chat
k
kit
q
--
'
--
b
bat
d
dash
  dj*
jet
g
get
   
Friction
(*Stop w/ Breath
Release)
f
fat
th*
--
s
suit
sh
shoe
x
--
h
hat
v
vat
dh*
--
z
zoo
zh
azure
     
Nose m
mat
n
net
  ny (ñ)
onion
ng
rang
   
Flow wh
--
           
w
wet
l
let
r j
yet
     

 

Cluster Letters
ks
axe
whl
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