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-====== Orthography, pronunciation, phonology ======+====== Lessons — Orthography, pronunciation, phonology ======
 ===== Orthography ===== ===== Orthography =====
 In J.R.R. Tolkien's universe the Black Speech was written by Sauron using [[:Tengwar]] while Orcs preferred more simple [[:Cirth]]. Some fans invented their own alphabets, but they didn't become widespread. In J.R.R. Tolkien's universe the Black Speech was written by Sauron using [[:Tengwar]] while Orcs preferred more simple [[:Cirth]]. Some fans invented their own alphabets, but they didn't become widespread.
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 |  dh  | [ð] (([[wp>Voiced_dental_fricative]])) | as in "brea**//th//**e" | |  dh  | [ð] (([[wp>Voiced_dental_fricative]])) | as in "brea**//th//**e" |
 | ::: | [d̪ʰ] | aspirated //d// in some dialects, especially after vowels | | ::: | [d̪ʰ] | aspirated //d// in some dialects, especially after vowels |
-|  gh  | [ɣ] (([[wp>Voiced_velar_fricative]])) | partially devoiced //g//; as in second syllable of this [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Ady-%D1%87%D1%8A%D1%8B%D0%B3%D1%8B.oga|sample]]; as //g// before voiced consonants in Icelandic; as Ukrainian //г// or Russian //г// in some dialects, at words' boundaries when first word ends with //г//, and the second starts with voiced consonants, or in some borrowed words or few interjections, e.g. "бо**//г д//**ал", "бу**//хг//**алтер", "у**//г//**у"; \\ please note that many examples in Wikipedia article provided resemble more to some sort of "r" rather than "g". |+|  gh  | [ɣ] (([[wp>Voiced_velar_fricative]])) | partially devoiced //g//; as in second syllable of this [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Ady-%D1%87%D1%8A%D1%8B%D0%B3%D1%8B.oga|sample]]; as //g// before voiced consonants in Icelandic; as Ukrainian //г// or Russian //г// in some dialects, at words' boundaries when first word ends with //г//, and the second starts with voiced consonants, or in some borrowed words or few interjections, e.g. "бо**//г д//**ал", "бу**//хг//**алтер", "у**//г//**у"; \\ please note that many examples provided in Wikipedia article are closer to some sort of "r" rather than "g". |
 | ::: | [gʰ] | aspirated //g// in some dialects, especially after vowels | | ::: | [gʰ] | aspirated //g// in some dialects, especially after vowels |
 |  kh  | [x] (([[wp>Voiceless_velar_fricative]])) | as in Scottish English "lo**//ch//**"; as in Standard German "Bu**//ch//**" (but not "i**//ch//**"!); as Russian letter "//х//" | |  kh  | [x] (([[wp>Voiceless_velar_fricative]])) | as in Scottish English "lo**//ch//**"; as in Standard German "Bu**//ch//**" (but not "i**//ch//**"!); as Russian letter "//х//" |
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