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THE OFFICIAL HANOVERIAN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE



Short-
A- uh in cut (a schwa) (@)
e- eh in bed (E)
i- ih in sit (I)
o- ah as in father (a)
u- uh as in cut or ‘u’ in put (@ or U)

Long-

á- ah in father (a)
é- ay in pay (e)
í- ee in read (i)
ó- o in slow (O)
ú- oo in shoot (u)

(In some areas the long and short vowels are no longer distinct, all the shorts are pronounced as longs, but not in the Royal Dialect)

If an /i/ is followed by an /a/ then the /i/ is long.

Dipthongs:

Iu- as in English ‘cute’ the KYU sound qu (ju)
Eu- ee-oo (rarely used) (iu)
Oi- oy in toy (oi)
Ai- ‘I’ sound in eye (ai)
Ui- oo-ee as in suey (ui)

B- [b]
K- [k]
Kk- [x]
D- [d]
Dh- [D]
F- [f]
G- [g]
Gg- [G]
H- [h]
Hl- [l_0]
Hr- [r_0 ]
Hw-[w_0]
L- [l]
M- [m]
N- [n]
Ñ- [N]
P- [p]
R- [r]
S- [s]
Sh- [S]
T- [t]
Th- [T]
V- [v]
W- [w]
Y- [j]

Palatals
B’- [b_j]
K’- [k_j]
D’- [d_j]
F’- [f_j]
G’- [g_j]
H- [h_j]
L’-[l_j]
M’-[m_j]
N’-[n_j]
P’-[p_j]
R’-[r_j]
S’-[S]
T’-[t_j]
V’-[v_j]

Aspirations

B_-[b_h]
K_-[k_h]
D_ -[d_h]
F_-[f_h]
G_- [g_h]
L_-[l_h]
M_ -[m_h]
n_ [n_h]
p_ [p_h]
R_ -[r_h]
S_ [s_h]
T_ [t_h]
V_ [v_h]

(The most common aspirated consonants are: b,k,d,f, and p, and these are used rarely)

Liturgical Hanoverian

Liturgical Hanoverian is to be used for liturgy in the Holy Church of Christ in Hanover services only in the Diocese of Hanover. It is pronounced slightly different.

For instance all vowels have long pronounciation:

a- ah in father (a)
a- ay in pay (e)
i- ee in read (i)
o- o in slow (O)
u- oo in shoot (u)

The Dipthongs are a bit different:

Dipthongs:

Iu- as in English ‘cute’ the KYU sound qu (ju)
Eu- eh in bed (E)
Oi- oy in toy (oi)
Ai- ‘I’ sound in eye (ai)
Ui- oo in shoot (u)

Also, note Liturgical Hanoverian does not have aspiration.



Ena Gratia Jordan Lavender, Escípo del Pendronia

His Grace Jordan Lavender, Bishop of Pendronia