Joeriak language

Joeriak language
Regulated by	Joeriak International Language Institute
Spoken in	Nusa Barung
Family	Mixed
Influenced by	Estonian, Sami, Finnish, English, Dutch, Hebrew
Type	Artlang

Orthography

The orthography of Joeriak is written in the Latin script, and consists of 48 letters:

Majuscule forms

A

Å

Ä

Ã

B

C

Ç

Ċ

D

Đ

E

Ë

Ė

F

G

Ġ

H

I

J

Ʒ

K

M

N

Ñ

Ŋ

O

Õ

Ö

P

Q

R

Ř

S

Š

Ş

T

Þ

U

Ů

V

W

Ẃ

X

Y

Ÿ

Z

Ż

Ϟ

Miniscule forms

a

å

ä

ã

b

c

ç

ċ

d

đ

e

ë

ė

f

g

ġ

h

i

j

ʒ

k

m

n

ñ

ŋ

o

õ

ö

p

q

r

ř

s

š

ş

t

þ

u

ů

v

w

ẃ

x

y

ÿ

z

ż

ϟ

Pronunciation

Å= Like the oa from road

Ä= Like the a from that

Ã= Like the ow from how

C= Like the c from can

Ç= Like the c from certain

Ċ= Like the she from she or ch from loch. Sometimes also written as a c̆

D= Like the d from do

Đ= Like the dd from add

Ë= Like the u from gum

Ė= Like the ee from weed but than shorter.

G= Like the ch from loch

Ġ= Like the g from gum.

J= Like the y from you.

Ʒ= Like the j from just.

Ñ= Like the ñ from jalapeño.

Ŋ= Long version of the ng from bang

Õ= Like the o from who

Ö= Like the e from mercy

R= A short variant of r

Ř= A very long variant of r.

Š= Like the ß from German. Speaking as a very long s from grass.

Ş= Like sh from shot.

Þ= Like the th from there. Sometimes also written as a ŧ.

Ů= Like the oo from moose.

Ẃ= A very short u. Sometimes written as a ƿ.

Y= An ee sound from weed.

Ÿ= The same sound as the y from why. This was devoloped as a mix of the Dutch ij and a greek-y.

Ż= Like the si sound from Eurovision.

Ϟ= Separate letters from speeking right behind it. Sometimes written as a '.

SCH= A sch sound as a s with a ch from loch directly behind it.

II= A double i. Simulair as in Finnish. You speak it as a long ii.

Phrases

Hi! - Idé!

Hello - Hej hej

Yes - Ja

Yeah - Jahřř

No - Nej

How are you? - Konvaatbå?

Why? (one of the many versions of it.)- wẃ?

True - Treau S.O.S. - baϟasaϟba