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	Letters that represent the same sounds in Elven as in English: b, d, f, m, n, p, t, z.		Letters that represent the same sounds in Elven as in English: b, d, f, m, n, p, t, z.

			Single letters and the sounds they represent:
	Single letters and the sounds they represent: a: a as in father. c: c as in catch or k as in yak. e: e in met, den, bell. g: g in get, tag. h: h in hat, hoop, hold. i Stressed: ee in meet or ea in bean. i unstressed: i in mitt or bin. j: j in jab, -ge in rage, -dg- in ledger. l: l in lake or bell. o Stressed: o in code, oa in boat. o unstressed: oa in oar, o in cold. r: r in red or tar; never omitted or trilled. s: s in save or c in rice but never the z sound as in rise. u Stressed: oo in moon, hoop, food; u unstressed: oo in hood, good. w Occurs only at the beginning of a syllable, like w in wait, win. y: y in yell, yak but never the vowel sound in my.
			a: a as in father
			c: c as in catch or k as in yak
			e: e in met, den, bell. g: g in get, tag
			h: h in hat, hoop, hold
			i Stressed: ee in meet or ea in bean
			i unstressed: i in mitt or bin
			j: j in jab, -ge in rage, -dg- in ledger
			l: l in lake or bell
			o Stressed: o in code, oa in boat
			o unstressed: oa in oar, o in cold
			r: r in red or tar; never omitted or trilled
			s: s in save or c in rice but never the z sound as in rise
			u Stressed: oo in moon, hoop, food
			u unstressed: oo in hood, good
			w Occurs only at the beginning of a syllable, like w in wait, win
			y: y in yell, yak but never the vowel sound in my.

			Letter combinations and the sounds they represent:
	Letter combinations and the sounds they represent: ai: i in high, fine. au: ow in how, town. ch: ch in choose, -tch in catch. ei: a in may, pay, shame, plate. oi: oy in toy, oi in coin. rr: The tip of the tongue strikes the alveolar ridge. [Note: this is when an r sound is pronounced halfway between r and d.] shsh in shirt, rash.
			ai: i in high, fine
			au: ow in how, town
			ch: ch in choose, -tch in catch
			ei: a in may, pay, shame, plate
			oi: oy in toy, oi in coin
			rr: The tip of the tongue strikes the alveolar ridge. [Note: this is when an r sound is pronounced halfway between r and d.]
			sh: sh in shirt, rash.

	Letters and letter combinations that do not occur in Elven: k, q, th( the sounds represented by English th, as in thin, then, teeth, do not occur in Elven).		Letters and letter combinations that do not occur in Elven: k, q, th( the sounds represented by English th, as in thin, then, teeth, do not occur in Elven).

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	Letters that represent the same sounds in Elven as in English: b, d, f, m, n, p, t, z.		Letters that represent the same sounds in Elven as in English: b, d, f, m, n, p, t, z.

	Single letters and the sounds they represent: aa as in father. cc as in catch or k as in yak. ee in met, den, bell. gg in get, tag. hh in hat, hoop, hold. ~~iStressed~~: ee in meet or ea in bean; unstressed: i in mitt or bin. jj in jab, -ge in rage, -dg- in ledger. ll in lake or bell. ~~oStressed~~: o in code, oa in boat; unstressed: oa in oar, o in cold. rr in red or tar; never omitted or trilled. ss in save or c in rice. ~~Never~~ the z sound as in rise. ~~uStressed~~: oo in moon, hoop, food; unstressed: oo in hood, good. ~~wOccurs~~ only at the beginning of a syllable, like w in wait, win. yy in yell, yak. ~~Never~~ the vowel sound in my.		Single letters and the sounds they represent: a: a as in father. c: c as in catch or k as in yak. e: e in met, den, bell. g: g in get, tag. h: h in hat, hoop, hold. i Stressed: ee in meet or ea in bean. i unstressed: i in mitt or bin. j: j in jab, -ge in rage, -dg- in ledger. l: l in lake or bell. o Stressed: o in code, oa in boat. o unstressed: oa in oar, o in cold. r: r in red or tar; never omitted or trilled. s: s in save or c in rice but never the z sound as in rise. u Stressed: oo in moon, hoop, food; u unstressed: oo in hood, good. w Occurs only at the beginning of a syllable, like w in wait, win. y: y in yell, yak but never the vowel sound in my.

	Letter combinations and the sounds they represent: ~~aii~~ in high, fine. au, ~~owow~~ in how, town. ~~chch~~ in choose, -tch in catch. ~~eia~~ in may, pay, shame, plate. ~~oioy~~ in toy, oi in coin. ~~rrThe~~ tip of the tongue strikes the alveolar ridge. [Note: this is when an r sound is pronounced halfway between r and d.] shsh in shirt, rash.		Letter combinations and the sounds they represent: ai: i in high, fine. au: ow in how, town. ch: ch in choose, -tch in catch. ei: a in may, pay, shame, plate. oi: oy in toy, oi in coin. rr: The tip of the tongue strikes the alveolar ridge. [Note: this is when an r sound is pronounced halfway between r and d.] shsh in shirt, rash.

	Letters and letter combinations that do not occur in Elven: k, q, th( the sounds represented by English th, as in thin, then, teeth, do not occur in Elven).		Letters and letter combinations that do not occur in Elven: k, q, th( the sounds represented by English th, as in thin, then, teeth, do not occur in Elven).

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The following is an [[Elven]]-Common dictionary and grammar handout that was presented at Simucon 2000.

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==The Pronunciation of Elven==

Letters that represent the same sounds in Elven as in English: b, d, f, m, n, p, t, z.

Single letters and the sounds they represent: aa as in father. cc as in catch or k as in yak. ee in met, den, bell. gg in get, tag. hh in hat, hoop, hold. iStressed: ee in meet or ea in bean; unstressed: i in mitt or bin. jj in jab, -ge in rage, -dg- in ledger. ll in lake or bell. oStressed: o in code, oa in boat; unstressed: oa in oar, o in cold. rr in red or tar; never omitted or trilled. ss in save or c in rice. Never the z sound as in rise. uStressed: oo in moon, hoop, food; unstressed: oo in hood, good. wOccurs only at the beginning of a syllable, like w in wait, win. yy in yell, yak. Never the vowel sound in my.

Letter combinations and the sounds they represent: aii in high, fine. au, owow in how, town. chch in choose, -tch in catch. eia in may, pay, shame, plate. oioy in toy, oi in coin. rrThe tip of the tongue strikes the alveolar ridge. [Note: this is when an r sound is pronounced halfway between r and d.] shsh in shirt, rash.

Letters and letter combinations that do not occur in Elven: k, q, th( the sounds represented by English th, as in thin, then, teeth, do not occur in Elven).

Elven words of more than one syllable are stressed on the next-to-the-last syllable. Examples:

Scarnan celyeni tarul orani curtamasai,SCARnan celYEni Tarul oRAni curtaMAsai, Nazar yapratisai, ilg irecitisai,NAzar yapraTIsai, ilg ireciTIsai, Resme eicima zamanen carata:RESme eiCIma zaMAnen caRAta: Oyen samyani, oyen maldani, oyen halcani.Oyen samYAni, Oyen malDAni, Oyen halCAni.

Spearpoints sight twice-seven stars Guiding the gaze, opening the gate, Divining the form of days to follow Fields, farms, folk of future times.

==Some Notes on Elven Grammar==

Abbreviation found in the vocabulary: adj.: adjectivepast p.: past participle adv.: adverbpr.: pronoun comp.: comparativepres.p.: present participle dem.pr.: demonstrative pronounrel.pr.: relative pronoun int.pr.: interrogative pronounv.: verb n.: noun

Details of Elven grammar will be left to the players to discover. Here are a few points to get you started.

Negation and Questions: The negative adverbs ini or hin not are usually placed immediately before the verb being negated. Carromarro ini owrenmisa beltu lauwur. A crab doesnt learn to walk straight. Yureto yasu hin altatisa. Sulking doesnt gild the goldfish.

Elven has the usual interrogative pronouns translated as who, what, why, when, where, and how.

A Yes-No question is formed by adding shon at various places in the sentence. Examples:
:Haron pagtani meditaroi gaur.We are hunting cougars today.
:Shon haron pagtani meditaroi gaur? Are we hunting cougars today?
:Haron pagtani meditaroi shon gaur? Are we hunting cougars today? (and not some other time)
:Haron shon pagtani meditaroi gaur? Are we hunting cougars today? (as opposed to goblins)
:Haron pagtani shon meditaroi gaur? Are we hunting cougars today? (instead of feeding them)

==Elven Word Structure:==

A big part of the Elven vocabulary is made up of the haziman, literally the grown words, words that are made by successively adding prefixes or suffixes to create a family of words with related meanings.

Words start with a root, a form that expresses a particular idea or meaning. The root may not exist by itself as a word: for instance, the root sagd- never appears as a separate word, but it is the basis of words like sagdatun healing, sagdatu to heal and sagden healthy. Often, however, the root of the word is also the form of the noun, for example, the word azc, meaning end, as in saparan azc, journeys end.

Stems are added to the root to change the way the word functions in a sentence. One stem will change the root to an adjective, another to an adverb, still others to different kinds of verbs. Examples: azc + -en produces the adjective azcen final, last. azc + -ur produces the adverb azcur finally, lastly. azc + -aman produces the verb azcaman to end, to finish. azc + -atu produces the verb azcatu to be ending.

Elven Pronouns: Elven pronouns are almost the same as English.

==Tense and Time==

Perhaps because of the long lives of the Elves, Elven has no exact expressions like the present, past, or future tenses of other languages. This does not mean that Elven is incapable of expressing the relationship of events in time: the simplest way of rendering the past or future tense in Elven is to place ong past or oyun future before the verb. [For an example, see the poem above.]

<i>[Note: The vocabulary below is not quite identical to the handout we were given at Simucon. For a handful of terms, there was some confusion as to what type of words they are. I have tried to clear this confusion up and marked the words concerned with an asterisk(*). Also, I discovered while copying the handout that some words dont follow the rules above(namely, the rule in #2 concerning w). This is probably due to the construction of haziman in some cases; however, I am writing the GMs in charge of languages in order to try and clear these problems up. I would suggest waiting to use this dictionary in things of relative permanence such as alterations until the language has been officially released in game or I have received an answer addressing these problems.]</i>

==An Elven Vocabulary==

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abse, adj. 9
acen, adj. white
acletu, v. bring
adar, n. bard
afreitu, v. allure
agaranci, n. emperor
agins, n. falcon
agirtu, v. hurt
agla, n. cry
ahtimen, adj. possible
aila, adv. back
aipa, n. speech
aitaita, n.grandfather
Ajac, n.Elf
alaba, n.daughter
alaca, n.ranger
alai, n.empath
alcas, n.lake
aldi, prep.to *was listed as a noun
alemgoshar, n. rainbow
alolan, n.grove
alor, v.do, make
altar, adj. 20
alto, adj. 2
alupen, adj. hot
amacra, n. cliff
aman, v.be
amar, pn. I
amets, n. dream
amona, n. grandmother
anctan, n.ship
anctatu, v.stand
anctu, v.raise
andre, n.lady
apurtu, v.grasp or grab
ar, pr. me
araba, n.canal
arac, prep.up *was listed as a noun
arca, n. backpack
arin, n. light
arinen, adj. quick, fast, swift
armiarma, n.spider
arn, pr. my
aro, pr. I
aron (or) haron, pr.we *was listed as a noun
arrain, n.fish
asaran, n.sea
asman, n.sky
assegis, n. strong, mighty ??could be noun or adj.
aulis, adj. beautiful, of a person
aurcitu, v. find
ayac, n. leg
azc, n. end

baha, n. price
bahar, n. spring(season)
bairam, n.festival
barretu, v.laugh
bash, n.head
baso, n.foreigner
bayir, n.hill
belarri, n.guild
berri, adj. new
besarcadu, v.embrace
bidaya, n.journey
bino, n.trade
bir, adj. a, an
birleshmin, v. unite
bizar, n. beast
blosu, v. spring
borrocatu, v. fight
boyun, n. neck
bulanjai, n.manor
burdina, n.iron

caidis, adj. wise
caratu, v.predict
carwu, n.heart* rule 2, v. w
ce, n.smoke
cebelec, n. shrine
cecits, n.arrow
celle, adj. 100
celoen, adj. light(in weight)
celpeze, n.lizard
celya, n.spear
cemelen, adj. less
cen, adj. much
cenar, n. beach
cercorim, n.lightning
chaga, n. child
chep, adj. left(direction)
chunen, adj. short
cichis, adj. small, tiny
Cichumbu, n. Halfling
cimi, n. bird
cinen, adj. hard(difficult)
contatu, v.tell
copri, n.bridge
corec, n. bread
cragis, adj. highborn
crauyo, n.blood
creslan, n. bed

dafora, n.sun
dagis, n.summer
daihan, n.peasant
dap, n.trail
darm, prep. with
dem, n. breath
dengiz, n.ocean
derli, n.rain
dil, n.tongue
dirais, adj. great
diztetu, v.kneel
dogan, n. brother
dohaen, adj. free(of charge)
dolu, n. wilderness
dost, n.gloom
dosten, adj. gloomy
draus, n. sail
dubelis, n.skunk
duman, n. fog

ebo, n. grass
ecarren, adj. bright
edantu, v. drink
eger, conj. if
egun, n. day
egur, n. woodland
ei, prep. in
eicetu, v.come
eiyam, n.crescent
el, n.hand
ela, n.woman
elcartu, v.meet
eliza, n.temple
elo, adj. 1
elur, n. snow
emanto, n. gift
emma, conj. but
epeletu, v. turn
erlin, n. wide
erori, n. evening
erreca, n. stream
errez, n. east
escu we escu, adv. forever
escu, adv. ever
estalai, n.harbor
esten, adj. narrow
esturi, n.song, music
etorri, v. deliver
ezaman, v.know
ezcondu, v.marry

fala, n. forest
fana, n.fire
faut, adv. not
fauta, indef.pr. none

gabaw, n.trap* rule 2, v. w
gachir, n.highway
gahar, n.anger
gaharen, adj. angry
gailis, n. grotto
gaiz, n.evil
gal, prep.among
galduta, pastp. lost
galwo, n.tradition* rule 2, v. w
ganat, n.wing
ganen, adj. bitter
gaplang, n.sprite
gar, n. fear
garen, adj. black
gau, n. night
gazen, adj.young
gechmin, v.pass
geleshtu, v.train
gelinaji, n.marriage
gelinaliji, n.wedding procession
gemia, n.mother
gengec, n.claw
gerezi, n.chieftain
gerri, n.belt
geshi, n.ice
geza, n.dew
gezman, v.wander
gilen, adj. red
gish, n.winter
gizen, adj. few
gizhir, n.soil
gnode, n.troll
gocen, adj. blue
golimban, n.creek
gongen, adj. brown
gorma, n.war
gowac, n.cave* rule 2, v. w
gowren, adj. more* rule 2, v. w
goz, n.eye
grauwus, n.side* rule 2, v. w
groben, adj. cheap
guiruc, n.tail
gujen, adj. highest, best
gulac, n.ear
guren, adj.thick *was listed as a noun
guruyol, n. crossroad
guti, n.bow(archery)

hac, n. robe
hachan, rel.pr. when
haize, n.wind
halen, adj. good, well
halipa, n.master
halipadar, n. master bard
halur, adv. well
hanca, n.leopard
handis, adj. big
harich, n.oak
hawa, int. yes* rule 2, v. w
hegerrez, n. southeast
hego, n. south
hegorul, n. southwest
helei, n. wife
hemme, adj. every
henen, adj. third
heni, adj. 3
henitar, adj. 30
heretu, v.move
herri, n. dune
hid-, n. -less(as tailless)
hindo, adj. 5
hodei, n. cloud
holutu, v.kill
howp, n.danger* rule 2, v. w
hul, adj. 4
hulitar, adj. 40
husol, n. whirlpool
hustus, adj. empty

icutu, v.touch
idi, prep. out
igel, n. front
igotun, pres.p. ascending
ilalish, v. bodice
ilaya, n.river
ilcan, n. inn, tavern
ilga, n.gate
ilmis, n. bark, of a tree
imir, pers.pr. you(sing.)
ims, prep. at
indar, n. strength
inha, adv. here
ini-, adv. not, no, without
inoren, adj. all
ipar, n. north
iparerrez, n.northeast
iparrul, n.northwest
ipoch, n.goblin
irecitu, v. open
irin, pers.pr. you(pl.)
irienen, poss.aj. your(pl.)
irn, poss.aj. your (sing.)
irnan, n.wall
irujen, adj. foolish
Iscramiri, n.SKra-Mur
ish, prep. across
ishmec, n.jetty
isil, n. silence
itsusis, adj. ugly
iturri, n. fountain
izar, n. quarter
izen, n.name
izinda, prep. behind

jadi, n.magic
jai, n. house
jaihal, n.welcome
jama, n.crow
jan, n.spirit
janis, n.god
jaraman, v.become
jaun, n.lord
jinen, adj.rare *was listed as a noun
jitien, adj.sharp *was listed as a noun
joantu, v.go
joran, n.friend
julge, n.valley

ladis, n. idea, thought
lagash, n.volcano
lagun, n.fork
laiho, int. goodbye
langa, n.peace
larestu, v.sing
larre, n.meadow
larru, n.skin
lasen, adj. flat(smooth)
laum, n.quake
lauwen, adj. straight* rule 2, v. w
lehojen, adj. dry
leize, n. cavern
licuti, adj.little *was listed as a noun
lilic, n.gown
liscis, n.blade
liyos, n.stronghold
loira, n. plant/herb
loman, v. sleep
lomo, n.mouth
lunca, n.glacier
lunci, n.Therengian
luru, n.place
lurugami, n. waterfront
lurugelesh, n.training ground
luruwede, n.library* rule 2, v. w

madaricatu, v.damn
mahai, n.sword
mahiren, adj. warn
maite, n. love
malcis, n. sorrow
maztu, v.dance
mehen, adj.thin *was listed as a noun
meren, adj. full
merhum, n.marsh
mihman, n.guard
miwe, n. fruit* rule 2, v. w
moazo, n.truce
molujan bilelim, n.greetings(formal)
molujan, n. gods
mun, adj. 1000

nabis, comp. than
nagoti, aux. would
nahar, n.food
namede, n. anything
nazar, n. sight
nedora, n. moon
nirh, n. fee
noc, adj. 0
noren, adj. many

oc, prep. by
ocerc, n. prank, joke
ocu, n. scorpion
ogujen, adj. cold
oi, n. home
oin, n.foot
olum, n. death
omo, adj. 6
ond, n. mountain
onda, dem.pr. there *was listed as a noun
ongaili, n. quality
ongort, n. morning
ora, n. star
ornen, adj. kind
orta, n. middle
ortegun, n. noon
ostu, v. hold
otag, n. root
otso, n. wolf
oyun, n. future

pagta, n.cougar
paicotu, v. till, cultivate
palta, n. battleaxe
panju, n. refund
pau, adj. 8
paustopishic, n. bobcat
paute, n. egg
peidatu, v. use
pel, prep. down
pelci, n. brook
pele, rel.pr. how
penten, adj. fierce
pereso, n. arm
pesten, adj. crooked
pinpilinpauca, n.butterfly
pishic, n.cat
pleinis, n.bog
pocorto, n. archipelago
prestatu, v. prepare
prio, n.soldier
pur, n.happiness

ragusto, n. tale
rahat, n.path
rouda, n. ford
rugili, n. baroness
rugis, n. baron
ruhoi, n. heaven
rul, n.west
rure, pn. she *was listed as a noun

sacen, adj. deep
sacgal, n. beard
saga, n. right(direction)
sagdara, int. hello
sagdatu, v. heal
sal, conj. or
salcen, adj. cool
san-, n. intelligent creature
sanalor, n. artificer
sanamazat, n. holy-man
sanbelor, n. guild-leader
sanbino, n. trader
sanegazat, n.flier
sangut, n.archer
sanicasi, n.student
sanost, n. holder
sanowret, n. teacher* rule 2, v. w
santarna, n.tracker
sanyapra, n.leader
sarce, n. Dwarf
saren, adj. yellow
sari, n. life
sasi, n. bush
satalis, n. boulder
satman, v. sell
saule, n. swamp
scertu, v. seek, look for
sebel, n. garden
seiremin, v.have(possess)
senar, n. boy
ses, n.voice
sha, dem.pr. that
shalupa, n.boat
shar, n. Barbarian
sheco, n. town
shigir, n.poem
shirel, n. king
shireli, n.queen
shoncim, int.pr. who
shonhachan, int.pr. when
shonime, int.pr. what
shontaida, int.pr. where
shonuchin, int.pr. why
shostro, n. sister
shu, dem.pr. this
sidatu, v. betray
sinestu, v. believe
siran, n. son
siyatu, v. travel
smoi, n. husband
sowuc, n. comet* rule 2, v. w
soye, n. storm
sudur, n. nose
sugunjan, n. unicorn
sunis, n. hunt
sushu, n. snake, serpent
su, n. water
suwudaz, n waterfall.* rule 2, v. w
suwundan, n. wave, surf* rule 2, v. w

tach, n.crown
tago, n. knife
tancis, adj. soft(to touch)
tar, adj. 10
taralto, adj. 12
tarelo, adj. 11
tareni, adj. 13
taritu, v. speak
taurili, n. princess
tauris, n. prince
terwen, n. caravan* rule 2, v. w
tilci, n. fox
tire, n. tribe
tizlic, n. spell
ton, pr. they
tona, n.bank
torbis, n. bay
towis, n. father* rule 2, v. w
trumoi, n. thunder
tuilis, n. pearl
turman, v. rise

uchin, rel.pr. why
uchman, v. let, allow
uci, n. toward
udazatu, v.fall
umbu, n.person
umshi, n.tree
umumi, n.commoner
undojen, adj. dark
Urbaj, n. human
urbil, adj. near
urrutis, adj. far(distance)
usceltu, v. tear, rip
ustu, v. consider, think *was listed as a noun
uwre, n. rock* rule 2, v. w
uzacen, adj. long

walgetu, v.eat
warnis, n. thief
we, conj. and
wepat, n.midnight
wessis, n. together
wims, n.badger
wir, n. silver
wuda, v.wave(gesture)
wuisis, n. mist
wumbaris, n.yak

yadaw, n.tax* rule 2, v. w
yana, n. city
yapratu, v. lead
Yarajac, n. Elothean
yash, prep. after, aft
yashaman, v. live
yashegun, n. afternoon
yashen, adj. green(color)
yedi, adj. 7
yengish, n. victory
yeterlis, adj. enough
yila, n. smile
yol, n. road, way
yolen, adj. broad
yowuzen, adj. hard(touch)* rule 2, v. w
yurugar, n. dragon
yuztu, v. swim

zacur, n. dog
zaharen, adj. old
zaindu, v.survey, explore
zaldi, n. horse
zarata, n. noise
zer, n. jewel, gem
zic, n.dirt
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	==The Pronunciation of Elven==		==The Pronunciation of Elven==

	Letters that represent the same sounds in Elven as in English: b, d, f, m, n, p, t, z.		Letters that represent the same sounds in Elven as in English: b, d, f, m, n, p, t, z.<br>
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	Single letters and the sounds they represent:		Single letters and the sounds they represent: <br>
	a: a as in father		a: a as in father<br>
	c: c as in catch or k as in yak		c: c as in catch or k as in yak<br>
	e: e in met, den, bell. g: g in get, tag		e: e in met, den, bell. g: g in get, tag<br>
	h: h in hat, hoop, hold		h: h in hat, hoop, hold<br>
	i Stressed: ee in meet or ea in bean		i Stressed: ee in meet or ea in bean<br>
	i unstressed: i in mitt or bin		i unstressed: i in mitt or bin<br>
	j: j in jab, -ge in rage, -dg- in ledger		j: j in jab, -ge in rage, -dg- in ledger<br>
	l: l in lake or bell		l: l in lake or bell<br>
	o Stressed: o in code, oa in boat		o Stressed: o in code, oa in boat<br>
	o unstressed: oa in oar, o in cold		o unstressed: oa in oar, o in cold<br>
	r: r in red or tar; never omitted or trilled		r: r in red or tar; never omitted or trilled<br>
	s: s in save or c in rice but never the z sound as in rise		s: s in save or c in rice but never the z sound as in rise<br>
	u Stressed: oo in moon, hoop, food		u Stressed: oo in moon, hoop, food<br>
	u unstressed: oo in hood, good		u unstressed: oo in hood, good<br>
	w Occurs only at the beginning of a syllable, like w in wait, win		w Occurs only at the beginning of a syllable, like w in wait, win<br>
	y: y in yell, yak but never the vowel sound in my.		y: y in yell, yak but never the vowel sound in my<br>
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	Letter combinations and the sounds they represent:		Letter combinations and the sounds they represent: <br>
	ai: i in high, fine		ai: i in high, fine<br>
	au: ow in how, town		au: ow in how, town<br>
	ch: ch in choose, -tch in catch		ch: ch in choose, -tch in catch<br>
	ei: a in may, pay, shame, plate		ei: a in may, pay, shame, plate<br>
	oi: oy in toy, oi in coin		oi: oy in toy, oi in coin<br>
	rr: The tip of the tongue strikes the alveolar ridge. [Note: this is when an r sound is pronounced halfway between r and d.]		rr: The tip of the tongue strikes the alveolar ridge. [Note: this is when an r sound is pronounced halfway between r and d.] <br>
	sh: sh in shirt, rash.		sh: sh in shirt, rash.<br>
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	Letters and letter combinations that do not occur in Elven: k, q, th( the sounds represented by English th, as in thin, then, teeth, do not occur in Elven).		Letters and letter combinations that do not occur in Elven: k, q, th( the sounds represented by English th, as in thin, then, teeth, do not occur in Elven).