As you all know I've just started my first conlang. The grammar is going well and I've got some interesting idea's that I've been testing out. I haven't posted much of it as of late so I've decided to post the phonology that I've been working on. I found that in particular the hardest thing about creating a conlang (for the first time) is not trying to understand the different parts of grammar but rather trying to understand how certain sounds can be produced/ and the clarrifying of sounds. This is particularly hard when the only language that you speak is English. Anyway I've done my best and I would appreciate it if some members could take the time to see if the sounds can be pronounced, that is according to how they have been described, and whether or not you think that they have been classified correctly. Here is a link to my journal:

http://secret-vice.livejournal.com/

The post can be found in, 'my conlang sounds.'

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Thanks for the comments. 

Here's a sample of Vilinish:

Në-téri vrémaymï kéle zynïte O’se Válaväide,

nadóerï ayxáumiu li taĥárï~ü šáz ôpénumou,

lày áčeŋği synï Arö’Nâraj Válaväide oswéloy jârloysï,

arè j-öj Arö’Veşíŗan Sàkšavilävode Ra’Mihéleymï,

şáu j-öj mihêlley epálye llát O’s Nattánni.

Translation:

Do not be aloof because of your knowledge,

listen to the sage and consult the ignoramus,

let your book of knowledge is always opened,

because the art of realizing is endless,

like it’s also the perfection endlessly far.

And a little of phonology.

Vilinish has 70 letters for 33 consonants and 25 vowels (there are 5 letters for spelling  double vowels). 
Only vowels can be stressed or unstressed. Acute, grave and circumflex indicates stressed vowels:
Acute (á, é, í, ó, ú) indicates long close vowels (á – under).

Grave (à, è, ì, ò, ù) indicates short open vowels (à – cut).

Circumflex (â, ê, î, ô, û) indicates long open vowels (ê – fat)

Dieresis (ä, ë, ï, ö, ü) indicates stressed vowel and not a special pronunciation.

Tilde (ã, ẽ, ĩ, õ, ũ) indicates nasal vowels.

Macron (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) indicates that vowel is pronounced double (ā is pronounced like two a)

Other vowels: æ – unstressed semivowel (æ – about); å – stressed semivowel (å – sir)

Vilinish consonants are mostly the same or similar to English consonants. However, there are some exceptions:

ç is pronounced like [dz] or Italian “zz”;

č is pronounced like choice;

ğ is pronounced like just;

ĥ – this consonant is actually g spelled like h, this consonant it’s from dialect I speak and I can’t find the proper description of its pronounce;

j is pronounced like yes;

ñ is pronounced like Spanish ñ (España);

ŋ is pronounced like n before g (looking)

q is pronounced like church; like Chinese q

r is pronounced like Italian or Spanish r or every Slavic r

ř is pronounced like reality (English r)

ŗ is pronounced like French r (être)

ŝ is pronounced like think

š is pronounced like she

ş is pronounced like Chinese x (like sh, but take the sound and pass it backwards along the tongue until it is clear of the tongue tip)

ž is pronounced like French je

y can be pronounced like I or like j (yes).

Hi I was wondering if anyone here might know a good conlang book(s) that might be of use to new conlangers such as myself. In particular I am looking for a how-to book that uses simplistic language as I only have a very basic understanding of the subject matter -so nothing too complicated please.