| Consonants | /
| Iridian Character | Sound |
| b |
b as in bike, cob, and nibble | |
| p |
p as in poke, hop, and copper | |
| d |
d as in dim, red, and shudder | |
| t |
t as in tub, hot, and water | |
| f |
f as in fin, if and fluffy | |
| v |
v as in vein, love, and never | |
| j |
j as in joy, g as in huge | |
| c |
ch as in chance, punch and pitcher | |
| S |
sh as in she, fish, and wishing. t as in nation, c as in ocean | |
| Z |
s as in measure, and pleasure | |
| s |
s as in sea, Goddess, and insulate | |
| z |
z as in zip, fizz, and fuzzy. s as in things, and is | |
| g |
g as in gone, egg, and agree. | |
| k |
k as in kite, track, and parakeet. c as in cat. ck as in lock. | |
| h |
h as in home, and ahoy | |
| H |
ch as in loch | |
| x |
x as in fax | |
| q |
qu as in queen, and acquire | |
| r |
r as in read | |
| l |
l as in loom, spill, and alley | |
| T |
th as in this | |
| P |
th as in think, and Lillith | |
| C |
glottal stop. the sound between the "u"s in uh-uh, and between the "i"s in Hawaii | |
| Vowels | /
| Iridian Character | Sound |
| a |
a as in cat. NEVER pronounced like a in father. | |
| e |
e as in net | |
| i |
i as in knit | |
| o |
o as in knot, a as in father | |
| u |
u as in rut | |
| A |
a as in make, ay as in may | |
| E |
ee as in need, i as in Candi, y as in crazy. | |
| I |
i as in mine. NOT i as in light. | |
| J |
i as in light, NEVER i as in mine | |
| K |
oy as in toy. oi as in oil. | |
| L |
a as in dragon. or ey as in hey said in a British accent. | |
| O |
o as in code, oa as in coach, ow as in row | |
| U |
u as in tube, oo as in loom | |
| X |
ow as in how, ou as in thousand | |
| B |
oo as in book | |
| D |
au as in caught, ou as in thought, aw as in saw. NEVER EVER o as in cot. | |
| Y |
a as in about, o as in lemon | |
| Rhotics | /
| Iridian Character | Sound |
| R |
er as in teacher | |
| W |
or as in organ, and for. ar as in war. | |
| F |
air as in air, and fairy. ear as in wear. | |
| DR |
ar as in car, a as in wash, but only if you're from southern Maryland :-P | |
