Sound & Alphabet
Arka's letters are called the Lunar alphabet.
It has 20 consonants and 5 vowels.
The word Lunar indicates Arka in English.
Sounds to Watch out for
x: Pronounced like sh in shop. It's like Chinese and Portuguese.
y: Pronounced like y in yogurt.
c: An alveolar trill.
j: Pronounced like j ([ʒ]) in jelly ([dʒéli]).
r: An alveolar approximant.
How to Memorize the Lunar Alphabet
The secret on how to improve Arka is memorize the Lunar alphabet by writing them.
Symmetric letters like t and k are hard to distinguish, but you will come to distinguish them when you get used to them.
Pronounciation in mp3
Here is Lunar alphabet pronounced by Maverynthia in the U.S.
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