Names

Names can become a difficult subject when speaking in Drukna, this is due to the fact that it misses a few letters of the English alphabet. A letter like c can be substituted with /k/ or /s/ (depending on the sound) and the sound 'qu' can be replaced by /kw/. However, other letters like p or j cannot. So, in this respect, translation often opts to replace p with a simple /b/ and j is given the options of /ɠ/ or /ʝ/. /ʝ/ is generally the more popular choice, though it varies from person to person.

For a brief example, the name Jessica, when translated to Drukna, would possibly become Yesiku (/ʝæsɪkə/), in this name the a is also replaced with a /ə/ due to the similar sound.

Spellings of names are something that can be completely down to personal preference when translating, some choose to translate them as closely to the original lettering as possible, whilst sacrificing the sound, others do the opposite