Ji'vwehi

pronunciation and rules

Þ þ - th like in thorn bc its called thorn
Ʒ ʒ - Szh like in vision
ð - similar to þ but louder 💪
j = y
y = ee
c = j

l, h, i, a, o, e, v, t, k, r, n, d, f, g, w, p, u, c, j, m

h cannot be at the end of a word, so a silent i is added.

i makes ih or I

y y = ' y eg dʒnily y = dʒnil' y
ð and þ can't be in the same word

apostrophes make your tone move either up or down depending on who youre talking to/about. up tones are a sign of respect, and down tones are causal. tones must be used because they can change the meaning of a word completely.

tc makes a ch sound (can be written as č)

ž is the same as ʒ
đ is the same as ð