Kedan

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The Kedan alphabet is the predominant writing system on the Hajasith. All dwarf, gnome, goblin, human, orc, Trade Tongue, and troll words and names given on site are transliterations of their Kedan spellings, as well some elven ones.

There is some variation between the values of the letters between different languages. Many peoples on the Hajasith use languages with sounds Kedan does not represent well. Many of these languages use modified, either slightly, or substantially versions of the Kedan.

The Kedan consists of 25 letters and 9 sub-letters, listed in their ordering in the Kedan alphabet, that is Ket is the first letter of the Kedan, Jad is the last.

The names of the letters given are the Trade Tongue names, and are themselves written in the standard transliteration. For letters where the pronunciation differs from English expectations in a way that can be easily represented, I have given the pronunciation in the "Sounded" column. In some cases, though, there is no good way to represent a sound in isolation in a way familiar to English speakers, and the pronunciation must be figured out by consulting the sounds given for each letter.

Presented Glyphs are for standard, hand-written Kedan. In hand-writing all the letters of a word are joined together. To accomplish this, each letter takes a different form based on whether it is free-standing (FS), at the beginning of a word (word-initial: I), in the middle of a word (word-medial: M), or at the end of a word (word-final: F).

English example pronunciations are given in Far Western US dialect. I can't guarantee the accuracy of non-English language examples. Examples are only approximate, if you know IPA, that's the better guide.

Glyph Trans-
literation 		Letter Name Standard Sound Notes and Variations
# FS I M F Kedan Translit'd Sounded IPA Examples
1 Image:Kedan_Ket_Free.png Image:Kedan_Ket_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Ket_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Ket_Final.png K / k Image:Kedan_Ket_Name.png Ket "kate" k King, back, cat
2 Image:Kedan_An_Free.png Image:Kedan_An_Initial.png Image:Kedan_An_Medial.png Image:Kedan_An_Final.png A / a Image:Kedan_an_Name.png An "awn" ɑ Paw, pot
Image:Kedan_Âwan_Free.png Image:Kedan_Âwan_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Âwan_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Âwan_Final.png  / â Image:Kedan_Âwan_Name.png Âwan "a-wahn" æ Cat, alphabet Âwan is a sub-letter of An.
3 Image:Kedan_Ren_Free.png Image:Kedan_Ren_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Ren_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Ren_Final.png R / r Image:Kedan_Ren_Name.png Ren "rain" ɾ Spanish pero, Japanese arigato (not the American R). Note that the letter name is pronounce with this r-tap sound, so it is not quite "rain".
Image:Kedan_Rret_Free.png Image:Kedan_Rret_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Rret_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Rret_Final.png Rr / rr Image:Kedan_Rret_Name.png Rret r Spanish perro (trilled/rolled R) Rret is a sub-letter of Ren.
4 Image:Kedan_Iath_Free.png Image:Kedan_Iath_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Iath_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Iath_Final.png Th / th Image:Kedan_Iath_Name.png Iath "yahth" θ Thin, with, cloth
Image:Kedan_Ios_Free.png Image:Kedan_Ios_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Ios_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Ios_Final.png S / s Image:Kedan_Ios_Name.png Ios "yose" s See, lost, moss, cats Ios is a sub-letter of Iath.
5 Image:Kedan_Nol_Free.png Image:Kedan_Nol_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Nol_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Nol_Final.png N / n Image:Kedan_Nol_Name.png Nol "knoll" n No, cannon
Image:Kedan_Ñov_Free.png Image:Kedan_Ñov_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Ñov_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Ñov_Final.png Ñ / ñ Image:Kedan_Ñov_Name.png Ñov "ñove" ɲ Onion, Spanish niño, French ligne Ñov is a sub-letter of Nol.
6 Image:Kedan_Shon_Free.png Image:Kedan_Shon_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Shon_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Shon_Final.png Sh / sh Image:Kedan_Shon_Name.png Shon "shone" ʃ Ship, action, crash
7 Image:Kedan_Dor_Free.png Image:Kedan_Dor_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Dor_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Dor_Final.png D / d Image:Kedan_Dor_Name.png Dor "door" d Door, said
8 Image:Kedan_Odh_Free.png Image:Kedan_Odh_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Odh_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Odh_Final.png O / o Image:Kedan_Odh_Name.png Odh "oathe" o Oat, wrote
9 Image:Kedan_Tor_Free.png Image:Kedan_Tor_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Tor_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Tor_Final.png T / t Image:Kedan_Tor_Name.png Tor "tor" t Tap, cat
10 Image:Kedan_Bet_Free.png Image:Kedan_Bet_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Bet_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Bet_Final.png B / b Image:Kedan_Bet_Name.png Bet "bait" b Bean, hobbit, sob Kedan has no letter for [p], the sound is written either Bet Ket (Bk), or just Bet.
11 Image:Kedan_En_Free.png Image:Kedan_En_Initial.png Image:Kedan_En_Medial.png Image:Kedan_En_Final.png E / e Image:Kedan_En_Name.png En "ayn" e Ape, great, hay
Image:Kedan_En-Kun_Free.png Image:Kedan_En-Kun_Initial.png Image:Kedan_En-Kun_Medial.png Image:Kedan_En-Kun_Final.png Ê / ê Image:Kedan_En-Kun_Name.png En-Kun "ayn coon" ɛ Et cetera, let, said En-Kun is a sub-letter of En. Many languages that use the Kedan do not actually make a four way distinction between the sounds of En, En-Kun, If and If-Kun (Trade Tongue does not; but Gechkatalo does).
12 Image:Kedan_Chi_Free.png Image:Kedan_Chi_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Chi_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Chi_Final.png Ch / ch Image:Kedan_Chi_Name.png Chi "chee" t͡ʃ Chick, which
13 Image:Kedan_Lêl_Free.png Image:Kedan_Lêl_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Lêl_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Lêl_Final.png L / l Image:Kedan_Lêl_Name.png Lêl "lell" l Lamb
Image:Kedan_Llân_Free.png Image:Kedan_Llân_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Llân_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Llân_Final.png Ll / ll Image:Kedan_Llân_Name.png Llân ɬ Welsh Llangollen Llân is a sub-letter of Lêl. Llân is also sometimes used for the voiced lateral fricative (ɮ), and for the palatal L (ʎ, Italian "gl").
14 Image:Kedan_Eng_Free.png Image:Kedan_Eng_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Eng_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Eng_Final.png Ng / ng Image:Kedan_Eng_Name.png Eng "ayng" ŋ Long, ink Though English never uses this sound at the beginning of the word, it is actually quite common in Trade Tongue and some other common languages of the Hajasith. The number 4 in Trade Tongue is "Ngo"; this is not pronounced *"Ing-o", but with just one syllable: "Ngo".
15 Image:Kedan_Ul_Free.png Image:Kedan_Ul_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Ul_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Ul_Final.png U / u Image:Kedan_Ul_Name.png Ul "ool" u Boot, you
16 Image:Kedan_Met_Free.png Image:Kedan_Met_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Met_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Met_Final.png M / m Image:Kedan_Met_Name.png Met "mate" m Mail, stem
17 Image:Kedan_If_Free.png Image:Kedan_If_Initial.png Image:Kedan_If_Medial.png Image:Kedan_If_Final.png I / i Image:Kedan_If_Name.png If "eef" i Eat, cheif, many Standardly an If in front of another vowel makes a Y sound as in yes, or the beginning of Europe (IPA j). Languages that don't use the If-Kun sound, (such as the goblin languages and Garaban) often have If always makes "ee", and If-Kun make "yuh".
Image:Kedan_If-Kun_Free.png Image:Kedan_If-Kun_Initial.png Image:Kedan_If-Kun_Medial.png Image:Kedan_If-Kun_Final.png Î / î Image:Kedan_If-Kun_Name.png If-kun "eef coon" ɪ It, sit, twin If-Kun is a sub-letter of If. Many languages that use the Kedan do not actually make a four way distinction between the sounds of En, En-Kun, If and If-Kun (Trade Tongue does not; but Gechkatalo does).
In the some languages If-Kun makes the "yuh" sound (IPA j), see above. The If-Kun is transliterated as a Y in goblin words and names.
18 Image:Kedan_Zet_Free.png Image:Kedan_Zet_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Zet_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Zet_Final.png Z / z Image:Kedan_Zet_Name.png Zet "zait" z Zoo, dogs
19 Image:Kedan_Ve_Free.png Image:Kedan_Ve_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Ve_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Ve_Final.png V / v Image:Kedan_Ve_Name.png Ve "vay" v Valley, moving, of
Image:Kedan_Fe_Free.png Image:Kedan_Fe_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Fe_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Fe_Final.png F / f Image:Kedan_Fe_Name.png Fe "fay" f Fair, life, rough Fe is a sub-letter of Ve.
20 Image:Kedan_Wen_Free.png Image:Kedan_Wen_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Wen_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Wen_Final.png W / w Image:Kedan_Wen_Name.png Wen "wain" w Wand, quit A breathy (unvoicled) W (IPA ʍ), as in some pronunciations of which, is standardly written Hu Wen (Hw), but sometimes Wen Hu (Wh).

Wen Ren (Wr) is sometimes used for the uvular fricative (many French R's, IPA ʁ).

21 Image:Kedan_Dhan_Free.png Image:Kedan_Dhan_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Dhan_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Dhan_Final.png Dh / dh Image:Kedan_Dhan_Name.png Dhan ð The, then, clothing Letter name pronounced like "then" but with an "ah" sound instead of an "eh" sound.
22 Image:Kedan_Gem_Free.png Image:Kedan_Gem_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Gem_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Gem_Final.png G / g Image:Kedan_Gem_Name.png Gem "game" g Goat, bog G is always hard as in goat, never as in George.
Image:Kedan_Xo-Gem_Free.png Image:Kedan_Xo-Gem_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Xo-Gem_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Xo-Gem_Final.png X / x


or
C / c

Image:Kedan_Xo-Gem_Name.png Xo-Gem x


or
c

Scottish loch, German Bach Xo-Gem is a sub-letter of Gem. In some languages (such as Heshan) Xo-Gem is used to make a palatal stop (IPA c), this usage is transliterated to C. In Trade Tongue such words are generally pronounced as with a k (C is never an S-sound).

Xo-Gem can also stand for the voiced velar fricative (Arabic "ghayn", IPA ɣ).

23 Image:Kedan_Hu_Free.png Image:Kedan_Hu_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Hu_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Hu_Final.png H / h Image:Kedan_Hu_Name.png Hu "who" h Hunt In gnomish names Hu before a vowel indicates an devoiced vowel (like a whisper, but not quiet; think, a stage whisper).
24 Image:Kedan_7an_Free.png Image:Kedan_7an_Initial.png Image:Kedan_7an_Medial.png Image:Kedan_7an_Final.png 7 / ' Image:Kedan_7an_Name.png 7an "'on" ʔ Hawai'i, Hebrew 'Aleph This is the same sound as the middle of "uh-oh", or the beginning of "uh-huh". Another example (thanks to Mark Rosenfelder) is: John Lennon saying "bottle".

I apologize for any issues people have with my choice of Roman transliteration for the glottal stop. Our writing system offers only bad options to choose between, no good ones.

25 Image:Kedan_Jâd_Free.png Image:Kedan_Jâd_Initial.png Image:Kedan_Jâd_Medial.png Image:Kedan_Jâd_Final.png J / j Image:Kedan_Jâd_Name.png Jâd ʒ vision, French jardin Jâd (by itself) is never a hard J, as in judge. This sound is often written with a Chi instead, since Trade Tongue does not distinguish these two sounds. In languages that do distinguish the two, the "hard J" is written Dor Jâd (Dj).
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