Hand-book of Volapük.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS
The Alphabet of Volapük consists of the following letters: a ä b c d e f g h i j k l m n o ö p r s t u ü v x y z.
These are the same as in English, omitting q and w and adding ä ö ü.
The following have their English sounds:
- b, in book.
- d, in dog.
- f, in fame.
- h, in hat.
- k, in keep.
- l, in low.
- m, in me.
- n, in no. p, in pay.
- r, in ray.
- t, in tea.
- v, in vain.
- x, in box, (even at the beginning of a word).
- g is sounded as in go, never as in George.
- s is usually sounded as in sole ; but in such combinations as bs, ds, gs, ls, it is softened to a z-sound as in rose ; just as happens in the English words, tubs, eggs.
- y is always a consonant, as in yet.
- j is sounded like sh.
- c is sounded like j in judge.
- z is sounded like ts.
