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Common Phrases Accent Notes





Common Phrases

You may encounter some or all of the following phrases when interacting with Sonen. Here's a handy (OOC-knowledge) translation guide:

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Accent Notes

Sonen's language, Ahnakáh, has a much more limited variety of sounds than the Common tongue (i.e., English). Therefore, the following irregularities may be noted about his speech:

Vowels
Sonen's native tongue contains the following vowel sounds:

Note: "Long" vowels in this sense means that they are pronounced for double the duration of "short" vowels, not necessarily that they are a different sound. If Sonen is emphasizing a word, even where the vowel is "short," it will probably sound more like the "long" version as listed above. Long vowels are noted by an acute accent: á, áh, é, í, ó (a` A` e` i` o`)

The lack of a U vowel means that Sonen will often replace any U sounds with the closest approximation, an O. He's working on it, though.

Consonants
Sonen's native tongue does not have the following consonant sounds:

In the interest of clarity, and because Sonen is genuinely getting better as he practices, I will usually spell words normally, not as he usually pronounces them. His accent will always be noticeable, but the words should be more or less intelligible (more if he's been practicing, less if he's frustrated or tired).

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