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Lucas Werkmeister
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According to Appendix E of The Lord of the Rings, ⟨k⟩ is used with the same value as ⟨c⟩ in names from non-Elvish languages (both representing /k/). However, in the Silmarillion, ⟨k⟩ is also used in some Elvish names, such as Tulkas and Kementári, as well as in some words in the Appendix (Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names), e.g. kir- as an element or root in Calacirya, Cirth, and other words. And in earlier versions of the language (when Quenya was called Qenya and Sindarin Gnomish), ⟨k⟩ also often occurs. Therefore, let’s support it as an alternative spelling of ⟨c⟩. Currently, eSpeak NG doesn’t seem to do the two-step replacement of ⟨kh⟩→⟨ch⟩→⟨x⟩, which means that ⟨kh⟩ is ultimately pronounced as /kh/ (or /kʰ/?) rather than [χ]; according to Appendix E, this is correct in Dwarvish, while in Orkish and Adûnaic ⟨kh⟩ should be equivalent to ⟨ch⟩. Since we’re not really aiming for pronouncing any of these languages, either way is fine.
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183 lines
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// syllable nuclei: vowels (any length) and diphthongs
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.L01 i e a o u y í é á ó ú ý î ê â ô û ŷ ae ai ei oe ui au
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.replace
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// turn x into cs, both because that’s how it’s pronounced
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// (strictly speaking only in some Quenya, but let’s do it here too)
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// and to free up x as a single letter for ch (see immediately below)
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x cs
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// turn ch, dh, th into single consonants for stress purposes
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ch x
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dh ð
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th þ
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// turn k into c: both letters are equivalent in Tolkien’s languages,
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// with c usually reserved for Eldarin languages and k for others
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k c
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.group a
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a a
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ae (+ aE
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ai (+ aI
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au (+ aU
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// light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate
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a (L01X =a
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a (CL01X =a
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.group á
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á a:
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.group â
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â a::
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.group b
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b b
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bb b:
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.group c
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c k
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cc c:
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// recall that ch was replaced with x earlier
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.group x
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x X
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.group d
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d d
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dd d:
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// recall that dh was replaced with ð earlier
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.group ð
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ð D
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.group e
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e E
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ei (+ EI
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// light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate
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e (L01X =E
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e (CL01X =E
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.group é
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é E:
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.group ê
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ê E::
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.group f
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f f
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f (_ v
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.group g
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g g
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gg g:
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.group h
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h h
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hw w#
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.group i
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i I
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_) i (A+ j
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// light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate
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i (L01X =I
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i (CL01X =I
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.group í
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í i:
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.group î
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î i::
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// j does not occur in Sindarin
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// recall that k was replaced with c earlier
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.group l
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l l
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lh l#
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.group m
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m m
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.group n
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n n
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.group ng
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ng Ng
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ng (_ N
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.group o
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o O
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oe (+ OI
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// light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate
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o (L01X =O
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o (CL01X =O
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.group ó
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ó O:
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.group ô
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ô O::
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.group p
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p p
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pp p:
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.group ph
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ph f
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A) ph (A f:
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// q does not occur in Sindarin
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.group r
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r R
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rh hR
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.group s
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s s
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.group t
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t t
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tt t:
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// recall that th was replaced with þ earlier
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.group þ
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þ T
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.group ty
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ty tj
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.group u
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u u
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ui (+ uI
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// light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate
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u (L01X =u
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u (CL01X =u
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.group û
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û u::
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.group ú
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ú u:
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.group v
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v v
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.group w
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w w
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// recall that x was replaced with cs earlier
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.group y
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y y
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// light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate
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y (L01X =y
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y (CL01X =y
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.group ý
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ý y:
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.group ŷ
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ŷ y::
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// z does not occur in Sindarin
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