Pronunciation Key: Vowels:
a -- "a" in ball
ah -- "o" in hot if spoken about twice normal speed
ai -- "i" in nice
au -- "ou" in house
e -- "e" in bed
eh -- "e" in yet spoken about twice normal speed
ei -- "a" in same
ih -- as "i" in hit
i -- "ee" in seem
o -- "o" in home
oh -- "o" in throat with lips rounded, like a short Scandinavian
"å"
oi -- "oy" in boy
u -- "oo" in soon
uh -- "u" in ugly but with lips more rounded
Doubling an individual vowel lengthens the sound, but doesn't change
it.
Consonants -same as English except:
c -- not usually used, either k or s will be used depending on the
sound
ch -- always hard as "ch" in cheese
kh -- close to the "ch" in German Bach or Scottish loch
j -- not usually used except at the beginnings of words, "dzh" is often
interchanged with it
th -- always hard like "th" in thank
y -- always a consonant, as "y" in yellow
zh -- like the second "g" in garage
Doubled consonants:
ll -- drawn out, often slightly trilled
mm -- at the end of a word, almost like "muh"
nn -- at the end of a word, almost like "nuh"
rr -- drawn out, often slightly rolled
ss -- drawn out, almost like a slight hiss
Vulcan includes consonant combinations that never occur in English.
There are no silent letters, you must pronounce all letters.
Accentuation:
In words with 2 syllables, the stress gererally falls on the first
syllable or vowel.
In words with 3 or more syllables, the stress usually falls on the
second syllable or vowel.
Vocabulary (Romulan to English)
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A.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
Source
alrrae
(female personal name)
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
B.
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C.
Romulan Word or Phrase
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ch'Rihan
one of the Romulan homeworlds
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
D.
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"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
E.
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F.
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G.
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H.
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I.
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J.
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Source
K.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
Source
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
L.
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M.
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Conjectured English Translation
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N.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
Source
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
O.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
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P.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
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R.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
Source
Ren
(male personal name)
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
Rh'iov
title (subcommander?)
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
Rie
(female personal name)
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
Rrhaen
(male personal name)
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
Ryllin
(male personal name)
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
S.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
Source
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
T.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
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trel
(male personal name)
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
U.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
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V.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
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vrael
(male personal name)
"The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
W.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
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Y.
Romulan Word or Phrase
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Z.
Romulan Word or Phrase
Conjectured English Translation
Source
novel "The Lost Years" [J.M.Dillard]
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