Language/Ido/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

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Ido is a reformed and somewhat simplified version of Esperanto developed by a number of linguists and scientists.

  • The main reforms in Ido concern spelling - no diacritical mark is used, and the marking of the accusative, which is used only when necessary.
  • The estimated number of people who speak Ido is between two and five thousand, and interest in the language has increased through online activity, but there are no exact statistics on how many people speak Ido.
  • It has the same alphabet as English. Vowels are pronounced much like vowels in Spanish or Italian.

Vowels[edit | edit source]

Letter IPA
a [a]
e [e]
i [i]
o [o]
u [u]

These vowels are not diphthongs; do not pronounce a as in take, i as in time, o like the ou in mould, or u as in mule. There are two diphthongs: au pronounced as ow in owl, and (in a few words) eu which is pronounced like the vowels e and u run together.

Consonants[edit | edit source]

Letter IPA
b [b]
c [ʦ]
d [d]
f [f]
g [g]
h [h]
j [ʒ]
k [k]
l [l]
m [m]
n [n]
p [p]
q [k]
r [r]
s [s]
t [t]
v [v]
w [w]
x [ks]
y [j]
z [z]

Digraph[edit | edit source]

letter ch qu sh
IPA /t͡ʃ/ /kw/ /ʃ/

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