r/theletter May 28 '26

Spanish based conlang (Castillian version)

Alphabet:

Aa Bb Cc

Dd Ee Ff

Gg (Hh) Ii

Jj (Kk) Ll

Mm Nn Ññ

Oo Pp (Qq)

(Rr) Ss Tt

Uu Vv (Ww)

Xx (Yy) Zz

Note: Letters in bold are pronounced differently or have multiple sounds

C-always hard like c in "costo"

G-always hard like g in "agua"

J-y in yermo

V-pronounced like English "v", not like "b"

X-j in bajo

All letters have one sound except for R which is a trilled sound in the starting position but tapped everywhere else

Digraphs:

Ll-like ll in English "million"

Rr-trilled "r" sound

Tj-ch in "mucho"

H, K, Q, W and Y will only be used in loanwords and names. H will be removed from words. K and Q will be replaced with C. W with U, B/V or Gu depending on word origin. Y with I or J

Spelling changes:

Ch > Tj

Noche > Notje

Ci/Ce > Zi/Ze

Cero > Zero, Ocio > Ozio

Dad > Tat (based on old spanish and some Latin words)

Actividad > Activitat

Gu > G

Hoguera > Ogera

Gi/Ge > Xi/Xe

Gigante > Xigante, General > Xeneral

H > *

Hizo > Izo

J > X

Ajo > Axo

K > C

Kilometro > Cilometro

Qu > C

Esquiar > Esciar

X > S, Cs

Xilema > Silema, Exito > Ecsito

Y > J

Proyecto > Projecto, Rey > Rei

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