Have you ever thought how cool it would be to have your own language, but never seemed to find the time to make it? Have you ever wondered how awesome it would be to be capable of communicating in your very own, made-up tongue, but thought you didn'...
Yes, you heard me. The 'IPA' (International Phonetic Alphabet), is 'defined as an alphabet used across the world where each symbol represents the sounds of spoken language', according to Google (I prefer to use external definitions for I do not always explain so well).
But how does it work?
Firstly, you need to know the difference between any alphabet used in a given language and between the International Phonetic Alphabet: most alphabets form the words of that language, whereas as the IPA represents the sounds of that language.
Thus, being so many sounds that humans can create, the IPA should have lots and, I mean, LOTS of different symbols representing those sounds.
These symbols can look like some of our letters (A, B, P, etc.), just as they can look like completely foreign ones (ɛ, ɞ, ɐ etc.).
IPA also writes out vowels based on where the tongue is positioned making that vowel.
You might be asking yourself why I'm giving you this information. I'll give you the answer right away: it's to help you identify and acknowledge the different sounds there are in human languages. That way, while making your language, you will be able to come up with those sounds and give them an actual meaning.
Have a look at the chart above. It represents the various sounds used in the English language, but obviously not all of them (just yet), since there are so many variations. Check out Lei'ine's alphabet and corresponding sounds below! Then, after the reception of your ideas, write down your own alphabet and show us it someway!
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