Letters

• "g" in the middle of word often make a /ʃ/ sound, always makes /g/ at the start and always /ʃ/ at the end

Diphthongs

• "ao" makes /aʊ/

• "ou" makes /mu̟:/

• "ei" makes /ɛi/

• "æi" makes /æɪ/

Digraphs

• "sj" makes /ʃ/

• "kj" makes /tʃ/

• "gh" makes /g/

• "hv" makes /ɸ/

Rules & Phonotactics

Echlandian has very lax phonotactics and most sounds may be combined, but with a few exceptions:

• "j" is not allowed to start a word, a "l" is usually added before to make the phonotactics work

Contractions

The negator "ikji"can be contracted to "-kji" and may be appended to the end of a verb to negate it in rapid speech and in informal writing. When using this contracted version the negative articles are not needed.

The negative articles "ikjæin", "ikjæi" and "ikjæid" are strongly established articles due to time and they originate from a contraction of ikji and the indefinite articles. Eg. "ikji æin"

Examples

• Non contracted version: "Æg ham ikjæin Mennarig", with the contracted version the gender of the negator is dropped.