Cwáyan

Cwáyan is an old language. One form or another has been spoken in the Fáyam Mountains ever since history has been recorded. An old legend says that it was given to the first people of the world as a gift from a great god.

SOUNDS

Vowels

a, like saying ah

á, as in law

e, as in bet

é, as in day

i, as in see

o, as in toad

ó, as in the British (RP) not

u, as in moo

Consonants

b, as in bar

c, as in cat (never as in cent)

d, as in dog

f, as in feather

g, as in gorilla (never as in gem)

l, as in low

m, as in mold

p, as in parrot

r, always rolled

s, as in sow

t, as in tree

v, as in vine

w, as in water

y, as in yes (never as in gym)

ch, pronounced either like in the German ich or the Scottish loch

gg, pronounced like a g but with the back of your tongue touching your uvula ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evFyWGStuqc — tongue warning??)

ng, as in king

sh, as in shallow