Letters of the alphabet
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:33 am
The Nynorn alphabet is listed in the first online lesson, but nowhere can I find the names of the letters. Has this been decided yet?
My suggestion:
Most can simply be the same as Icelandic. The problem letters are ð, ø, and å.
The letter ð is almost always silent in Nynorn, but in some combinations (-rd) may be pronounced as d. So I suggest "edd" for Nynorn.
The letters ø and å aren't in Icelandic. Since ø has a unique sound, the name is just "ø".
But å is pronounced identical to o, so what to do? I suggest "ring-å".
So the Nynorn alphabet I suggest:
a be de edd e eff ge ha i joð ka ell emm enn o pe err ess te u vaff ipsilon ø ring-å
(Aa Bb Dd (Ð)ð Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll
Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Yy Øø Åå)
My suggestion:
Most can simply be the same as Icelandic. The problem letters are ð, ø, and å.
The letter ð is almost always silent in Nynorn, but in some combinations (-rd) may be pronounced as d. So I suggest "edd" for Nynorn.
The letters ø and å aren't in Icelandic. Since ø has a unique sound, the name is just "ø".
But å is pronounced identical to o, so what to do? I suggest "ring-å".
So the Nynorn alphabet I suggest:
a be de edd e eff ge ha i joð ka ell emm enn o pe err ess te u vaff ipsilon ø ring-å
(Aa Bb Dd (Ð)ð Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll
Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Yy Øø Åå)