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Due to the influx of immigrant LDS converts from multiple foreign language backgrounds, the University of Deseret (now University of Utah) created a phonetic based alphabet as an aid to pronounce English.<ref>See "The Deseret Alphabet as an Aid in Pronouncing Book of Mormon Names" by Frederick M. Huchel. <i>Journal of Book of Mormon Studies</i> (9:1, 58-59, 79)</ref> The '''DESERET ALPHABET''' consists of 38 letters to account for alternate pronunciations of most English vowels and some consonants.  
Due to the influx of immigrant [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] converts from multiple foreign language backgrounds, the University of Deseret (now University of Utah) created a phonetic based alphabet as an aid to pronounce English.<ref>See "The Deseret Alphabet as an Aid in Pronouncing Book of Mormon Names" by Frederick M. Huchel. <i>Journal of Book of Mormon Studies</i> (9:1, 58-59, 79)</ref> The '''DESERET ALPHABET''' consists of 38 letters to account for alternate pronunciations of English vowels and some consonants.  


The inclusion of the D<small>ESERET</small> A<small>LPHABET</small> spellings in this Onomasticon is provided as an aid to the pronunciation of these words at the time the Book of Mormon was printed<ref> 𐐜 𐐒𐐋𐐗 𐐉𐐚 𐐣𐐃𐐡𐐣𐐊𐐤 (The Book of Mormon) (New York: Published for the Deseret University by Russell Bros., 1869). Available online at Archive.org[http://archive.org/details/bookofmormdeseretalpha00]</ref> using the D<small>ESERET</small> A<small>LPHABET</small>.  
The inclusion of the D<small>ESERET</small> A<small>LPHABET</small> spellings in this Onomasticon is provided as an aid to the pronunciation of these words at the time the Book of Mormon was printed<ref> 𐐜 𐐒𐐋𐐗 𐐉𐐚 𐐣𐐃𐐡𐐣𐐊𐐤 (The Book of Mormon) (New York: Published for the Deseret University by Russell Bros., 1869). Available online at [http://archive.org/details/bookofmormdeseretalpha00 Archive.org]</ref> using the D<small>ESERET</small> A<small>LPHABET</small>.
 
The characters are in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters#Deseret Unicode] and may not appear on all browsers. If you have difficulty try an alternate internet browser.


'''Pronunciation Guide'''
'''Pronunciation Guide'''
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
! Glyph        !! Name    !! IPA         
! Glyph        !! Name    !! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]        
|rowspan="11"| &nbsp;
|rowspan="11"| &nbsp;
! Glyph        !! Name    !! IPA           
! Glyph        !! Name    !! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]          
|rowspan="11"| &nbsp;
|rowspan="11"| &nbsp;
! Glyph        !! Name    !! IPA           
! Glyph        !! Name    !! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]          
|rowspan="11"| &nbsp;
|rowspan="11"| &nbsp;
! Glyph        !! Name    !! IPA
! Glyph        !! Name    !! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]
|-
|-
| 𐐀 𐐨 || Long I  || /iː/ || 𐐁 𐐩 || Long E  || {/eɪ/ || 𐐂 𐐪 || Long A  || /ɑː/ || 𐐃 𐐫  || Long Ah  || /ɔː/
| 𐐀 || Long I  || /iː/ || 𐐁 || Long E  || {/eɪ/ || 𐐂 || Long A  || /ɑː/ || 𐐃 || Long Ah  || /ɔː/
|-
|-
| 𐐄 𐐬 || Long O  || /oʊ/ || 𐐅 𐐭 || Long Oo  || /uː/ || 𐐆 𐐮 || Short I || /ɪ/ || 𐐇 𐐯  || Short E  || /ɛ/
| 𐐄 || Long O  || /oʊ/ || 𐐅 || Long Oo  || /uː/ || 𐐆 || Short I || /ɪ/ || 𐐇 || Short E  || /ɛ/
|-
|-
| 𐐈 𐐰 || Short A || /æ/ || 𐐉 𐐱 || Short Ah || /ɒ/ || 𐐊 𐐲 || Short O || /ʌ/ || 𐐋 𐐳 || Short Oo || /ʊ/
| 𐐈 || Short A || /æ/ || 𐐉 || Short Ah || /ɒ/ || 𐐊 || Short O || /ʌ/ || 𐐋 || Short Oo || /ʊ/
|-
|-
| 𐐌 𐐴 || Ay     || /aɪ/ || 𐐍 𐐵 || Ow    || /aʊ/ || 𐐎 𐐶 || Wu      || /w/ || 𐐏 𐐷  || Yee      || /j/
| 𐐌 || Ay   || /aɪ/ || 𐐍 || Ow    || /aʊ/ || 𐐎 || Wu      || /w/ || 𐐏 || Yee      || /j/
|-
|-
| 𐐐 𐐸 || H      || /h/ || 𐐑 𐐹 || Pee      || /p/ || 𐐒 𐐺 || Bee    || /b/ || 𐐓 𐐻  || Tee      || /t/  
| 𐐐 || H      || /h/ || 𐐑 || Pee      || /p/ || 𐐒 || Bee    || /b/ || 𐐓 || Tee      || /t/  
|-
|-
| 𐐔 𐐼  || Dee    || /d/ || 𐐕 𐐽 || Chee    || /tʃ/ || 𐐖 𐐾 || Jee    || /dʒ/ || 𐐗 𐐿 || Kay      || /k/
| 𐐔 || Dee    || /d/ || 𐐕 || Chee    || /tʃ/ || 𐐖 || Jee    || /dʒ/ || 𐐗 || Kay      || /k/
|-
|-
| 𐐘 𐑀 || Gay    || /ɡ/ || 𐐙 𐑁  || Ef      || /f/ || 𐐚 𐑂 || Vee    || /v/ || 𐐛 𐑃 || Eth      || /θ/  
| 𐐘 || Gay    || /ɡ/ || 𐐙 || Ef      || /f/ || 𐐚 || Vee    || /v/ || 𐐛 || Eth      || /θ/  
|-
|-
| 𐐜 𐑄  || Thee    || /ð/ || 𐐝 𐑅 || Es      || /s/ || 𐐞 𐑆 || Zee    || /z/ || 𐐟 𐑇  || Esh      || /ʃ/
| 𐐜 || Thee    || /ð/ || 𐐝 || Es      || /s/ || 𐐞 || Zee    || /z/ || 𐐟 || Esh      || /ʃ/
|-
|-
| 𐐠 𐑈  || Zhee    || /ʒ/ || 𐐡 𐑉 || Er      || /r/ || 𐐢 𐑊  || El      || /l/ || 𐐣 𐑋 || Em      || /m/
| 𐐠 || Zhee    || /ʒ/ || 𐐡 || Er      || /r/ || 𐐢 || El      || /l/ || 𐐣 || Em      || /m/
|-
|-
| 𐐤 𐑌 || En      || /n/ || 𐐥 𐑍 || Eng      || /ŋ/ || 𐐦 𐑎 || Oi      || /ɔɪ/ || 𐐧 𐑏 || Ew      || /juː/
| 𐐤 || En      || /n/ || 𐐥 || Eng      || /ŋ/ || 𐐦 || Oi      || /ɔɪ/ || 𐐧 || Ew      || /juː/
|}
|}
 
<big>
{|
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" |''Long Sounds''
|-
|'''Letter'''||'''Name'''||'''Sound'''||'''[[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]'''
|-
|𐐀||Long I||eat||/iː/
|-
|𐐁||Long E||ate||/eɪ/
|-
|𐐂||Long A||art||/ɑː/
|-
|𐐃||Long Ah||aught||/ɔː/
|-
|𐐄||Long O||oat||/oʊ/
|-
|𐐅||Long Oo||ooze||/uː/
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" |''Short Sounds''
|-
|'''Letter'''||'''Name'''||'''Sound'''||'''[[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]'''
|-
|𐐆||Short I||it||/ɪ/
|-
|𐐇||Short E||et||/ɛ/
|-
|𐐈||Short A||at||/æ/
|-
|𐐉||Short Ah||ot||/ɒ/
|-
|𐐊||Short O||ut||/ʌ/
|-
|𐐋||Short Oo||book||/ʊ/
|}
|}
</big>
See also [[DESERET|D<small>ESERET</small>]], [[Deseret Variant]]
See also [[DESERET|D<small>ESERET</small>]], [[Deseret Variant]]


Latest revision as of 17:14, 8 January 2015

Due to the influx of immigrant LDS converts from multiple foreign language backgrounds, the University of Deseret (now University of Utah) created a phonetic based alphabet as an aid to pronounce English.[1] The DESERET ALPHABET consists of 38 letters to account for alternate pronunciations of English vowels and some consonants.

The inclusion of the DESERET ALPHABET spellings in this Onomasticon is provided as an aid to the pronunciation of these words at the time the Book of Mormon was printed[2] using the DESERET ALPHABET.

The characters are in Unicode and may not appear on all browsers. If you have difficulty try an alternate internet browser.

Pronunciation Guide

Glyph Name IPA   Glyph Name IPA   Glyph Name IPA   Glyph Name IPA
𐐀 Long I /iː/ 𐐁 Long E {/eɪ/ 𐐂 Long A /ɑː/ 𐐃 Long Ah /ɔː/
𐐄 Long O /oʊ/ 𐐅 Long Oo /uː/ 𐐆 Short I /ɪ/ 𐐇 Short E /ɛ/
𐐈 Short A /æ/ 𐐉 Short Ah /ɒ/ 𐐊 Short O /ʌ/ 𐐋 Short Oo /ʊ/
𐐌 Ay /aɪ/ 𐐍 Ow /aʊ/ 𐐎 Wu /w/ 𐐏 Yee /j/
𐐐 H /h/ 𐐑 Pee /p/ 𐐒 Bee /b/ 𐐓 Tee /t/
𐐔 Dee /d/ 𐐕 Chee /tʃ/ 𐐖 Jee /dʒ/ 𐐗 Kay /k/
𐐘 Gay /ɡ/ 𐐙 Ef /f/ 𐐚 Vee /v/ 𐐛 Eth /θ/
𐐜 Thee /ð/ 𐐝 Es /s/ 𐐞 Zee /z/ 𐐟 Esh /ʃ/
𐐠 Zhee /ʒ/ 𐐡 Er /r/ 𐐢 El /l/ 𐐣 Em /m/
𐐤 En /n/ 𐐥 Eng /ŋ/ 𐐦 Oi /ɔɪ/ 𐐧 Ew /juː/

Long Sounds
Letter Name Sound IPA
𐐀 Long I eat /iː/
𐐁 Long E ate /eɪ/
𐐂 Long A art /ɑː/
𐐃 Long Ah aught /ɔː/
𐐄 Long O oat /oʊ/
𐐅 Long Oo ooze /uː/
Short Sounds
Letter Name Sound IPA
𐐆 Short I it /ɪ/
𐐇 Short E et /ɛ/
𐐈 Short A at /æ/
𐐉 Short Ah ot /ɒ/
𐐊 Short O ut /ʌ/
𐐋 Short Oo book /ʊ/

See also DESERET, Deseret Variant

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐔𐐇𐐝𐐀𐐡𐐇𐐓 𐐈𐐢𐐙𐐈𐐒𐐇𐐓

Notes

  1. ↑ See "The Deseret Alphabet as an Aid in Pronouncing Book of Mormon Names" by Frederick M. Huchel. Journal of Book of Mormon Studies (9:1, 58-59, 79)
  2. ↑ 𐐜 𐐒𐐋𐐗 𐐉𐐚 𐐣𐐃𐐡𐐣𐐊𐐤 (The Book of Mormon) (New York: Published for the Deseret University by Russell Bros., 1869). Available online at Archive.org
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