Lizardmen have an alphabet of 23 characters, but include many clicks and voiceless syllables.
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ALPHABET: acćčʗehχikloprɾsśštuþyz
Not used: bdfgjmnvwth, with the exception that unvoiced consonants (p,t,k,ch,þ) may become voiced (b,d,g,j, th ) when they appear at the beginning of a word (for example, in the greeting “pica,” which is pronounced like “bee-tsah,” not like “pizza.”).
ʗ (Postalveolar click, as in the Zulu “q”. Transcribed in UW1 as “click.”)
c (Voiceless alveolar affricate [“ʦ”], as in the Polish “cebula” and Japanese “tsunami.”)
χ (Voiceless velar fricative as in Scottish “loch” and Polish “chór”. Transcribed in UW1 as “kk”.)
ss, śś, šš, cs (“long” consonant, held for an extra mora [or “beat,”] in duration, as with Japanese long vowels.)
Ś (“Soft” sh, as in the Polish ś.)
Š (“Hard” sh, as in the Polish sz.)
Ć (“Soft” ch, as in the Polish ć.)
Č (“Hard” ch, as in the Polish cz.)
s (As in English.)
r (Alveolar trill, as in the Polish “r” or Spanish “rr.” Transcribed as “rr” in UW1.)
ɾ (Alveolar tap, as in the Polish or Spanish “r.”)
Þ (Voiceless dental fricative, as in the English “th” [“thin,” not “this”].)
a (ah)
e (eh)
i (ee)
o (oh)
u (oo)
