The Alphabet and Pronunciation of Lycian
| Lycian Letter | Unicode | Transcription | Phonetic Value (according to Kloekhorst2008) |
|---|---|---|---|
| π | a | /Ι/ (as in English father) | |
| π | e | /Γ¦/ (as in English cat) | |
| π | b | /Ξ²/, /Ο/ | |
| π | B | /Γ§/ (As in English hue. Similar to /hj/) | |
| βgammaβ | π | g | /Ι£/, /Ο/ |
| π | d | /Γ°/, /ΞΈ/ | |
| π | i | /Ιͺ/ (as in English list) | |
| π | w | /w/ | |
| π | z | /tΝ‘s/ | |
| π | Ξ | /ΞΈ/ | |
| π | y | /j/ | |
| π | k | /c/ (akin to k+y) | |
| π | q | /kΚ·/ | |
| π | l | /l/ | |
| π | m | /m/ | |
| π | n | /n/ | |
| π | M | /m/ | |
| π | N | /n/ | |
| π | o | /Κ/ (as in English book) | |
| π | p | /p/ | |
| π | K | Β | |
| π | r | /r/ | |
| π | s | /s/ | |
| π | t | /t/ | |
| T | π | T | /tΚ·/? |
| π | A | /aβΏ/ | |
| π | E | /eβΏ/ | |
| π | h | /h/ | |
| π | x | /k/ |
Non Alphabetic
| Lycian Symbol | Transcription |
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| numerical | |
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