Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

[Karch]

Initials:
/pʰ p tʰ t ʈʰ ʈ tɕʰ tɕ kʰ k qʰ q ʔ/ <ph p th t rh tr ch c kh k qh q '>
/mb nd/ <mb nd>
/f θ s ʂ/ <f x s sh>
/ʋ ð̞ l r j/ <v d l r y>
/m n ŋ/ <m n ng>

Medials:
/a ɛ œ ɔ e o i ɨ ʉ u/ <a ae oe ao e o i iu ui u>
/a̰ ɛ̰ œ̰ ɔ̰ ḛ o̰ ḭ ɨ̰ ʉ̰ ṵ/ <a' ae' oe' ao' e' o' i' iu' ui' u>
/ae ao əi əu/ <ai au ei eu>
/a̰ḛ a̰o̰ ə̰ḭ ə̰ṵ/ <ai' au' ei' eu'>

Finals: (can't co-occur with diphthongs)
/p t k/ = [ˀp ˀt ˀk] in creaky syllables, [β̞ ð̞ ɣ̞] in modal syllables <p/v t/d k/g>
/m n ŋ/ <m n ng>
/r h/ <r h>

/mbitʰet tɕiʈʰɛ̰ʔɛ̰tʰʉti ʈʰṵp kuʂamam ʉrittʰuk kʰa θəitɕʰi rae θɛ̰ || ̩ja pɛ̰ tɕʰʉ̰t kɔ̰ qarasotar | ja pjahaŋ kan lotχoʋeh qʰɛ̰rɛ̰kkʰɔt kakœmœŋ qatʰɔ qʰako θɛ̰ || pʰosot mbelesqʰotku tɕʰit ʔumok kʰœk vak pja̰nartʰot mɨkθek/
Mbithed cirhae'ae'thuiti rhup kushamam uiridthug kha xeichi rai xae'. Ya pae' chuit kao' qarasotar, ya pyahang kan lotqhoveh qhae'raekkhod kakoemoeng qatho qhako xae'. Phosod mbelesqhodku chid 'umog khoeg vag pya'narthod miugxeg.

[Nortaneous]

Initials:
/pʰ p tʰ t ʈʰ ʈ tɕʰ tɕ kʰ k qʰ q ʔ/ <ph p th t ṭh ṭh ch c kh k ḳh ḳ ->
/mb nd/ <mb nd>
/f θ s ʂ/ <f s sh ṣ>
/ʋ ð̞ l r j/ <v d l r y>
/m n ŋ/ <m n ng>

Medials:
/a ɛ œ ɔ e o i ɨ ʉ u/ <a e ö o ei ou i ui ü u>
/a̰ ɛ̰ œ̰ ɔ̰ ḛ o̰ ḭ ɨ̰ ʉ̰ ṵ/ <aq>
/ae ao əi əu/ <ae ao ai au>
/a̰ḛ a̰o̰ ə̰ḭ ə̰ṵ/ ...

Finals: (can't co-occur with diphthongs)
[ˀp ˀt ˀk] <p t k>, [β̞ ð̞ ɣ̞] <b d g>
/m n ŋ/ <m n ng>
/r h/ <r h>

(C)(j)V(C)

/mbitʰet tɕiʈʰɛ̰ʔɛ̰tʰʉti ʈʰṵp kuʂamam ʉrittʰuk kʰa θəitɕʰi rae θɛ̰ || ̩ja pɛ̰ tɕʰʉ̰t kɔ̰ qarasotar | ja pjahaŋ kan lotqʰoʋeh qʰɛ̰rɛ̰kkʰɔt kakœmœŋ qatʰɔ qʰako θɛ̰ || pʰosot mbelehqʰotku tɕʰit ʔumok kʰœk vak pja̰nartʰot mɨkθek/
Mbitheid ciṭreq-eqthüti ṭhup kuṣamam üridthug kha saichi rae seq. Ya peq chut koq ḳarashoutar, ya pyahang kan loudḳhouveih ḳheqrekkhod kakömöng ḳatho ḳhakou seq. Phoushoud Mbeileihḳhoudku chid qumoug khög vag pyaqnarthoud muigseg.

(fixed a few errors in the sample text)

[Karch]

Initials:
/pʰ p tʰ t ʈʰ ʈ tɕʰ tɕ kʰ k qʰ q ʔ/ <p b t d ṫ ḋ c j k g q ġ '>
/mb nd/ <mb nd>
/f θ s ʂ/ <f th s ṡ>
/ʋ ð̞ l r j/ <v z l r y>
/m n ŋ/ <m n ng>

Medials:
/a ɛ œ ɔ e o i ɨ ʉ u/ <a e ö o é ó i ï ü u>
/a̰ ɛ̰ œ̰ ɔ̰ ḛ o̰ ḭ ɨ̰ ʉ̰ ṵ/ <a' e'...>
/ae ao əi əu/ <ay aw ey ow>
/a̰ḛ a̰o̰ ə̰ḭ ə̰ṵ/ <ay' aw'...>
only the first high-mid vowel in a word is marked with an acute

Finals: (can't co-occur with diphthongs)
[ˀp ˀt ˀk] <p t k> [β̞ ð̞ ɣ̞] <v z g>
/m n ŋ/ <m n ng>
/r h/ <r h>

/mbitʰet tɕiʈʰɛ̰ʔɛ̰tʰʉti ʈʰṵp kuʂamam ʉrittʰuk kʰa θəitɕʰi rae θɛ̰ || ̩ja pɛ̰ tɕʰʉ̰t kɔ̰ qarasotar | ja pjahaŋ kan lotqʰoʋeh qʰɛ̰rɛ̰kkʰɔt kakœmœŋ qatʰɔ qʰako θɛ̰ || pʰosot mbelehqʰotku tɕʰit ʔumok kʰœk vak pja̰nartʰot mɨkθek/
Mbitéz jiṫe'e'tüdi ṫup guṡamam üriztug ka theyci ray the'. Ya be' cüz go' ġarasótar, ya byahang gan lózqoveh qe'rekkoz gagömöng ġato qagó the'. Pósoz mbélehqozgu ciz 'umóg kög vag bya'nartóz mïgthég.

[foxcatdog]

Littoral Zeluzhia Revamp
*m *mʲ *n *nʲ *ŋʲ *ŋʷ
*b *bʲ *d *dʲ *gʲ *gʷ
*p *pʲ *t *tʲ *kʲ *kʷ *qʲ *qʷ
*s *sʲ *θ *θʲ *ɬ *ɬʲ *ʁʲ *ʁʷ
*l *lʲ
*ɾ
*j *w

*i *i: *u *u:
*e *e: *ø *ø: *o *o:
*a *a:

Any vowel can be stressed marked by an acute accent. Alternatively no vowels in a word can be stressed.
CVC syllable structure maximally

Words
*bʲedʲe “spirit”
*pʲiwin “scar”
*atja “hook”
*páŋʲa “cold”
*inʲádʲu “domestic animal”
*aŋŋʷa “god/spirit/locus”
*watta “fox”
*minʲita “ear”
*nuni “pig”
*ø:ma “wave/sea”
*sʲó:ntas “tree”
*qʲaggʷa “star”
*ʁʲonja “red”
*mʲuŋʲsi “bow”
*kaɾaná “heavy”
*pata “father”
*mama “mother”
*sǿɾse: “lucky”
*ban “and”
*agʲi:nda “leaf”
*qʷatáɾi “land”
*manta “sky/heaven/afterlife”
*jaʁʷdan “snake”
*lø:kʷsi “to cry”
*su:kʲu “sun”
*pʲa:tas “month”
*lo:ɬʲa “cute”
*ɬindas “stem”
*θajja “heart”
*θʲidʲse “wind”

*nisikkʷá “one”
*nʲǿ:pʲi “two”
*sʲøntas “three”
*siptáma “four”
*milʲákʷu “five”
*kʲansú “six”
*bakʷtʲína “seven”
*nʲodʲin “eight”
*ístakʲan “nine”
*a:kʷadín “ten”

[Rounin Ryuuji]

*m *n *ŋ < m my n ny ng ngw >
*b *bʲ *d *dʲ *gʲ *gʷ < b by d dy g gw >
*p *pʲ *t *tʲ *kʲ *kʷ *qʲ *qʷ < p py t ty c cw k kw>
*s *sʲ *θ *θʲ *ɬ *ɬʲ *ʁʲ *ʁʷ < s sy th thy lh lhy rh rhw >
*l *lʲ < l ly >
*ɾ < r >
*j *w < y w >

*i *i: *u *u: < i î/ī u û/ū >
*e *e: *ø *ø: *o *o: < e ê/ē eo êo/ēo o ô/ō >
*a *a: < a â/ā >

(Stressed long vowels use the circumflex, unstressed long vowels use a macron, stressed short vowels are written with an acute.)

*bʲedʲe “spirit” : biedie
*pʲiwin “scar” : piwin
*atja “hook” : at'ya
*páŋʲa “cold” : pángya
*inʲádʲu “domestic animal” : inyádyu
*aŋŋʷa “god/spirit/locus” : anggwa
*watta “fox” : watta
*minʲita “ear” : minyita
*nuni “pig” : nuni
*ø:ma “wave/sea” : ēoma
*sʲó:ntas “tree” : syôntas
*qʲaggʷa “star” : kaggwa
*ʁʲonja “red” : rhon'ya
*mʲuŋʲsi “bow” : myungysi
*kaɾaná “heavy” : caraná
*pata “father” : pata
*mama “mother” : mama[/o]
*sǿɾse: “lucky” : séorsē
*ban “and” : ban
*agʲi:nda “leaf” : agyīnda
*qʷatáɾi “land” : kwatári
*manta “sky/heaven/afterlife” : manta
*jaʁʷdan “snake” : yarhwdan
*lø:kʷsi “to cry” : lēokwsi
*su:kʲu “sun” : sūkyu
*pʲa:tas “month” : pyātas
*lo:ɬʲa “cute” : lōlhya
*ɬindas “stem” : lhindas
*θajja “heart” : thayya
*θʲidʲse “wind” : thyidyse

*nisikkʷá “one” : nisiccwá
*nʲǿ:pʲi “two” : nyêopyi
*sʲøntas “three” : syeontas
*siptáma “four” : siptáma
*milʲákʷu “five” : milyácwu
*kʲansú “six” : cansú
*bakʷtʲína “seven” : bacwtyína
*nʲodʲin “eight” : nyodyin
*ístakʲan “nine” : ístacan
*a:kʷadín “ten” : ācwadín

[Nortaneous]

Ambulas (Maprik)

/p pʷ ᵐb t ⁿd k kʷ ⁿʥ ᵑɡ ᵑɡʷ/ <p p̊ b t d c c̊ j g g̊>
/m mʷ n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ/ <m m̊ n y v v̊>
/r/ <r>
/β s/ <f s>
/w l j/ <w l i>

/-n -t -k/ <~ -z -k>

/i ɨ u e ə o ɑ/ <h _ u e 0 o a>

/k(ʷ)u ŋ(ʷ)u wu/ <c̊̊ v̊̊ ẘ>

/ⁿdɨkɲɨɲᵐbə ⁿdɨrɨt kɑpuk kutⁿdɨŋʷurɨn || nɑte wəⁿdɨkə ⁿde ᵑɡu tuwe wukŋəsɨkɨrɨkŋɨk || wukŋəsɨkɨrɨkⁿdəkə ⁿdɨ ⁿderɨt wək | ləs mɨ tuwe kure je ᵑɡunɨ jɑ sɨrəkᵑɡʷə ᵐbəpəⁿdukɨ kʷəjɨkɨ jo || wəᵑɡə wəⁿdɨkə ⁿde tuwe kure jɨk || kure jɨⁿdəkə ⁿdɨ jɑ sɨrəkᵑɡʷə ᵐbəpəⁿdu ⁿdɨ wəni ᵑɡu kəkŋʷuk || wəni kulɨ ᵑɡu wəin ᵑɡu ⁿdɨ jək || kəkŋʷute wəni wəin ᵑɡukɨ kutⁿdɨŋmərɨk jəⁿdɨkə ⁿde ⁿʥɨᵐbɑ jəkʷə ⁿdu ⁿde kutⁿdɨŋɨk wəni ᵑɡukɨ/

D̠ky̠yʼb d̠r̠z capuk cuzd̠v̊̊r̠̃. Nate wd̠c de g̊̊ tuwe ẘkvs̠c̠r̠kv̠k. W̊kvs̠k̠r̠kdc d̠ der̠z wk, lsʼ m̠ tuwe cure ie g̊̊n̠ ia s̠rkg̊ bpduc̠ c̊i̠c̠ io. Wg wd̠c de tuwe cure i̠k. Cure i̠dc d̠ ia s̠rkg̊ bpdu d̠ wnh g̊̊ ckv̊̊k. Wnh c̊̊l̠ g̊̊ wh̃ g̊̊ d̠ ik. Ckv̊̊te wnh wh̃ g̊̊c̣ c̊̊td̠vʼmr̠k id̠c de j̠ba ic̊ du de c̊̊zd̠v̠k wnh g̊̊c.

[Travis B.]

Ambulas (Maprik)

[snip]

D̠ky̠yʼb d̠r̠z capuk cuzd̠v̊̊r̠̃. Nate wd̠c de g̊̊ tuwe ẘkvs̠c̠r̠kv̠k. W̊kvs̠k̠r̠kdc d̠ der̠z wk, lsʼ m̠ tuwe cure ie g̊̊n̠ ia s̠rkg̊ bpduc̠ c̊i̠c̠ io. Wg wd̠c de tuwe cure i̠k. Cure i̠dc d̠ ia s̠rkg̊ bpdu d̠ wnh g̊̊ ckv̊̊k. Wnh c̊̊l̠ g̊̊ wh̃ g̊̊ d̠ ik. Ckv̊̊te wnh wh̃ g̊̊c̣ c̊̊td̠vʼmr̠k id̠c de j̠ba ic̊ du de c̊̊zd̠v̠k wnh g̊̊c.

I am of the view that languages in New Guinea really ought to have orthographies that can be typed with a 1970's typewriter.

[Nortaneous]

Ambulas (Maprik)

[snip]

D̠ky̠yʼb d̠r̠z capuk cuzd̠v̊̊r̠̃. Nate wd̠c de g̊̊ tuwe ẘkvs̠c̠r̠kv̠k. W̊kvs̠k̠r̠kdc d̠ der̠z wk, lsʼ m̠ tuwe cure ie g̊̊n̠ ia s̠rkg̊ bpduc̠ c̊i̠c̠ io. Wg wd̠c de tuwe cure i̠k. Cure i̠dc d̠ ia s̠rkg̊ bpdu d̠ wnh g̊̊ ckv̊̊k. Wnh c̊̊l̠ g̊̊ wh̃ g̊̊ d̠ ik. Ckv̊̊te wnh wh̃ g̊̊c̣ c̊̊td̠vʼmr̠k id̠c de j̠ba ic̊ du de c̊̊zd̠v̠k wnh g̊̊c.

I am of the view that languages in New Guinea really ought to have orthographies that can be typed with a 1970's typewriter.

i'm not

Iau

/˩˧ ˧˥ ˨˧ ˩˥ ˥˧ ˨˩ ˧ ˨/ <˩˧ ˧˥ ˨˧ ˩˥ ˥˧ ˨˩ ˦ ˨>
/æ a ɔ ɪ ʊ i u i̝/ <ᚪ ᚨ ᚩ ᛠ ᚣ ᛁ ᚢ ᛡ>
/ɸ t k b d s/ <:: ·· ∴ : · .>

The sequence marker <˨˩ᚨ˨ᚪ.> is abbreviated <ᛇ>.

/ɪ˧ a˨˩sæ˨ ɸa˧˥ui˨˩ ba˨˩ bæ˨˧ da˧dʊ˨ a˨˩sæ˨ tʊ˨ bʊ˧ i˨˩ sæ˨˧ dɪ˨˧da˧dʊ˨ a˨˩sæ˨ bi˨˩ ɸʊɪ˧˥ || bi˨˩ a˨˩sæ˨ ɸʊɪ˧ da˧dʊ˨ a˨˩sæ˨ baɪ˨˩ bu˩˥ || ba˨˩bʊ˨ tæ˨˩ du˧bæ˨˩ bi˨˩ bu˩˥ | dɪ˧ si˥˧ ba˨˩bʊ˨ tɔ˧ du˧bæ˨˩ tau˧˥/
˦ᛠ ᛇ ˧˥ᚨ::˨˩ᚢᛁ ˨˩ᚨ: ˨˧ᚪ: ˦ᚨ·˨ᚢ· ᛇ ˨ᚣ·· ˦ᚣ: ˨˩ᛁ ˨˧ᚪ. ˨˧ᛠ·˦ᚨ·˨ᚣ· ᛇ ˨˩ᛁ: ˧˥ᚣᛠ:: ◦ ˨˩ᛁ: ᛇ ˦ᚣᛠ:: ˦ᚨ·˨ᚢ· ᛇ ˨˩ᚨᛁ: ˩˥ᚢ: ◦ ˨˩ᚨ:˨ᚢ: ˨˩ᚪ·· ˦ᚢ·˨˩ᚪ: ˨˩ᛁ: ˩˥ᚢ: ˦ᛠ· ˥˧ᛁ. ˨˩ᚨ:˨ᚢ: ˦ᚩ·· ˦ᚢ·˨˩ᚪ: ˧˥ᚨᚢ··

[Darren]

Less weird Iau orthography:

/i̝ i u ɪ ʊ, ɛ ɔ ã aɛ aɪ, ai ai̝ aʊ ɛi ɔɛ, ɔi ʊi ui aui aʊɪ/ ⟨j i ʉ y ɯ, e o a æ ɐ, ɑ ɒ ɛ œ ø, ʊ ʏ ʍ ʌ⟩
/bi̝ bi bu bɪ bʊ, bɛ bɔ bã baɛ baɪ, bai bai̝ baʊ bɛi bɔɛ, bɔi bʊi bui baui baʊɪ/ ⟨b β ʙ ɓ ꞗ, ƃ ɱ m ᴍ ꬺ, w v ʋ ⱱ ⱴ, ỽ x χ ɜ þ⟩
/ti̝ ti tu tɪ tʊ, tɛ tɔ tã taɛ taɪ, tai tai̝ taʊ tɛi tɔɛ, tɔi tʊi tui taui taʊɪ/ ⟨s t θ ʈ ⱦ, ꞇ ʇ ᴛ ȶ ſ, ß ᵴ ꞩ ȿ ʂ, ƨ ʃ ꞅ ꟙ z⟩
/di̝ di du dɪ dʊ, dɛ dɔ dã daɛ daɪ, dai dai̝ daʊ dɛi dɔɛ, dɔi dʊi dui daui daʊɪ/ ⟨d ð đ ɖ ɗ, ᴅ ȡ n ᵭ ᶁ, ƌ ꝺ ɲ ŋ ɳ, ƞ ɴ ᴎ ꬻ ꬼ⟩
/ki̝ ki ku kɪ kʊ, kɛ kɔ kã kaɛ kaɪ, kai kai̝ kaʊ kɛi kɔɛ, kɔi kʊi kui kaui kaʊɪ/ ⟨c k q x κ, ϰ ƙ ꝁ ⱪ ꞣ, ᴋ ʞ ʠ ɋ ꞯ, g ɢ ȝ ꟑ ꬶ⟩
/fi̝ fi fu fɪ fʊ, fɛ fɔ fã faɛ faɪ, fai fai̝ faʊ fɛi fɔɛ, fɔi fʊi fui faui faʊɪ/ ⟨p f ƕ ɸ ᴘ, ƒ ᵮ ᶂ ꞙ ꬵ, ꜰ ꝼ ⅎ h ħ, j ꜧ ɥ ʜ ɦ⟩
/si̝ si su sɪ sʊ, sɛ sɔ sã saɛ saɪ, sai sai̝ saʊ sɛi sɔɛ, sɔi sʊi sui saui saʊɪ/ ⟨j ʒ ȷ ʝ ɟ, ᴊ ɉ ʟ ɬ ɭ, ȴ ꞁ ꝇ ꬷ ꬸ, ꬹ ł ƚ ⱡ r⟩
coda /f/ ⟨ᶠ⟩

Tones:
/˦ ˧ ˦˥ ˨˧ ˦˨ ˦˧ ˧˨ ˦˨˧/ ⟨í i ǐ ĭ ì î ī ĩ⟩

Tone sequences:
/˧-˦˧ ˨˧-˦˧ ˦˥-˧ ˦˧-˧˨ ˦˧-˦˥/ ⟨ï i̋ ȉ ȋ ỉ⟩

In monosyllabic verb roots, the initial consonant is written separately with a logogram to indicate its semantic implication:

/b t d k f s/ ⟨ ⟩

The rest of the root is just the corresponding onsetless syllabogram (this can be dropped if context is clear although the tone symbol should be retained).


/ai˦˨˧ɪ˨˧ | di˦˨˧ a˧˨fa˦˧-˧˨ bɪ˦˧bɪ˦˨˧ du˦˧bɛ˦˧ | bʊ˦˨ dɔɛ˦˧ du˦˧ | a˦˨˧ tɔ˦˨ di˦˨˧ a˦˨˧da˧ bɛ˦˧si˦˧ aɛ˦˨˧ ɪ˧ || bɛ˦˧fɛ˦˧ bi˦˧si˦˨˧ ba˦˧bʊ˦˨˧ bʊ˦˨ dɔɛ˦˧ a˦˨˧ ɪ˦˨˧ | a˦˨˧ fi˦˥au˦˧ fa˦˨˧ fɛ˦˥ bɛ˦˧ | i˦˧ fɔ˦˨˧ aɪ˦˥/
Ɑ̃y̆, ð̃ āᶂ ̑ ɓ̂ɓ̃ đ̂ƃ̂, ꞗ̀ ø̂ đ̂, ã ʇ̀ ð̃ ãn ƃ̂ʒ̂ æ̃ y. Ƃ̂ƒ̂ β̂ʒ̃ m̂ꞗ̃ ꞗ ø̂ ã ỹ, ã f̌ɛ̂ ᶂ̃ ě ƃ̂, î ᵮ̃ ɐ̌.

This is, for your information, an extract from a text about a guy trying to take a shit but there’s a snake in the bush he wants to shit in, so he has to wander around with shit hanging out his arse (/a˦˨˧ fi˦˥au˦˧ fa˦˨˧ fɛ˦˥ bɛ˦˧/) looking for a new bush to shit behind.

[Karch]

/p pʷ ᵐb t ⁿd k kʷ ⁿʥ ᵑɡ ᵑɡʷ/ <p pw b~mb t d~nd k kw j~nj g gw>
/m mʷ n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ/ <m mw n ny ng ngw>
/r/ <r>
/β s/ <v s>
/w l j/ <w l y>

/i ɨ u e ə o ɑ/ <î i u e a o aa>

/ⁿdɨkɲɨɲᵐbə ⁿdɨrɨt kɑpuk kutⁿdɨŋʷurɨn || nɑte wəⁿdɨkə ⁿde ᵑɡu tuwe wukŋəsɨkɨrɨkŋɨk || wukŋəsɨkɨrɨkⁿdəkə ⁿdɨ ⁿderɨt wək | ləs mɨ tuwe kure je ᵑɡunɨ jɑ sɨrəkᵑɡʷə ᵐbəpəⁿdukɨ kʷəjɨkɨ jo || wəᵑɡə wəⁿdɨkə ⁿde tuwe kure jɨk || kure jɨⁿdəkə ⁿdɨ jɑ sɨrəkᵑɡʷə ᵐbəpəⁿdu ⁿdɨ wəni ᵑɡu kəkŋʷuk || wəni kulɨ ᵑɡu wəin ᵑɡu ⁿdɨ jək || kəkŋʷute wəni wəin ᵑɡukɨ kutⁿdɨŋmərɨk jəⁿdɨkə ⁿde ⁿʥɨᵐbɑ jəkʷə ⁿdu ⁿde kutⁿdɨŋɨk wəni ᵑɡukɨ ||/

Diknyinyba dirit kaput kutdigwurin. Naate wandika de gu tuwe wukngasirikngik. Wukngasirikdaka di derit wak, las mi tuwe kure ye guni ya sirakgwa bapanduki kwayiki yo. Waga wandika de tuwe kure yik. Kure yindaka ndi ya sirakgwa bapandu di wanî gu kakngwuk. Wanî kuli gu waîn gu di yak. Kakngwute wanî waîn guki kutdingmarik yandika de jimba yakwa du de kutdingik wanî guki.

[Travis B.]

/p pʷ ᵐb t ⁿd k kʷ ⁿʥ ᵑɡ ᵑɡʷ/ <p pw b~mb t d~nd k kw j~nj g gw>
/m mʷ n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ/ <m mw n ny ng ngw>
/r/ <r>
/β s/ <v s>
/w l j/ <w l y>

/i ɨ u e ə o ɑ/ <î i u e a o aa>

/ⁿdɨkɲɨɲᵐbə ⁿdɨrɨt kɑpuk kutⁿdɨŋʷurɨn || nɑte wəⁿdɨkə ⁿde ᵑɡu tuwe wukŋəsɨkɨrɨkŋɨk || wukŋəsɨkɨrɨkⁿdəkə ⁿdɨ ⁿderɨt wək | ləs mɨ tuwe kure je ᵑɡunɨ jɑ sɨrəkᵑɡʷə ᵐbəpəⁿdukɨ kʷəjɨkɨ jo || wəᵑɡə wəⁿdɨkə ⁿde tuwe kure jɨk || kure jɨⁿdəkə ⁿdɨ jɑ sɨrəkᵑɡʷə ᵐbəpəⁿdu ⁿdɨ wəni ᵑɡu kəkŋʷuk || wəni kulɨ ᵑɡu wəin ᵑɡu ⁿdɨ jək || kəkŋʷute wəni wəin ᵑɡukɨ kutⁿdɨŋmərɨk jəⁿdɨkə ⁿde ⁿʥɨᵐbɑ jəkʷə ⁿdu ⁿde kutⁿdɨŋɨk wəni ᵑɡukɨ ||/

Diknyinyba dirit kaput kutdigwurin. Naate wandika de gu tuwe wukngasirikngik. Wukngasirikdaka di derit wak, las mi tuwe kure ye guni ya sirakgwa bapanduki kwayiki yo. Waga wandika de tuwe kure yik. Kure yindaka ndi ya sirakgwa bapandu di wanî gu kakngwuk. Wanî kuli gu waîn gu di yak. Kakngwute wanî waîn guki kutdingmarik yandika de jimba yakwa du de kutdingik wanî guki.

Finally some sanity!

[Rounin Ryuuji]

/p pʷ ᵐb t ⁿd k kʷ ⁿʥ ᵑɡ ᵑɡʷ/ <p pw b t d c cw j g gw>
/m mʷ n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ/ <m mw n ñ g̃ g̃w>
/r/ <r>
/β s/ <v s>
/w l j/ <w l y>

/i ɨ u e ə o ɑ/ <i ï u e ë o a>

/ⁿdɨkɲɨɲᵐbə ⁿdɨrɨt kɑpuk kutⁿdɨŋʷurɨn || nɑte wəⁿdɨkə ⁿde ᵑɡu tuwe wukŋəsɨkɨrɨkŋɨk || wukŋəsɨkɨrɨkⁿdəkə ⁿdɨ ⁿderɨt wək | ləs mɨ tuwe kure je ᵑɡunɨ jɑ sɨrəkᵑɡʷə ᵐbəpəⁿdukɨ kʷəjɨkɨ jo || wəᵑɡə wəⁿdɨkə ⁿde tuwe kure jɨk || kure jɨⁿdəkə ⁿdɨ jɑ sɨrəkᵑɡʷə ᵐbəpəⁿdu ⁿdɨ wəni ᵑɡu kəkŋʷuk || wəni kulɨ ᵑɡu wəin ᵑɡu ⁿdɨ jək || kəkŋʷute wəni wəin ᵑɡukɨ kutⁿdɨŋmərɨk jəⁿdɨkə ⁿde ⁿʥɨᵐbɑ jəkʷə ⁿdu ⁿde kutⁿdɨŋɨk wəni ᵑɡukɨ ||/

Dïcñïñbë dïrït capuc cutdïngwurïn. Nate wëdïcë de gu tuwe wucg̃ësïcïcïrïcg̃ïc. Wucg̃ësïcïrïcdëcë dï derït wëc, lës mï tuwe cure ye gunï ya sïrëcg̃wë bëpëducï cwëyïcï yo. Wëg̃ë wëdïcë de tuwe cure yïc. Cure yïdëcë dï sïrëcg̃wë bëpëdu dï wëni gu cëcg̃wuc. Wëni culï wëin gu dï yëc. Cëcg̃wute wëni wëin gucï cutdïg̃mërïc yëdïcë de jïba yëcwë du de cutdïg̃ïc wëni gukï.

[bradrn]

/fʁɑ̃sɛ/

Consonants

/m n ɲ (ŋ)/
/p t k/
/b d ɡ/
/f s ʃ/
/v z ʒ/
/ʁ l j ɥ w/

(/ŋ/ only in loanwords.)

Many words have a final consonant which is suppressed in most environments. I will write it as a superscript /ⁿ ᵖ ᵗ ᵏ ᵛ ᶻ ʲ ʶ/ in that case, or with a tie when it is realised.

Vowels

/a ɛ i œ ø y ɔ o u ə/
/ɛ̃ ɑ̃ ɔ̃/
/ɛː ɑ œ̃/ (in some dialects, otherwise merged with /ɛ a ɛ̃/)

The schwa /ə/ is often elided, in which case I will write it as a superscript.

Sample text

/lɔʁ.skə ʒa.vɛ si.z‿ɑ̃ᶻ ʒɛ vy ynᵊ fwaᶻ | yn ma.ɲi.fikᵊ i.maʒᵊ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ⁿ livʁᵊ syr la fɔ.ʁɛᵗ vjɛʁʒᵊ | ki sa.ple is.twaʁᶻ ve.ky || sa ʁə.pʁe.zɑ̃.tɛᵗ œ̃ⁿ sɛʁ.pɑ̃ᵗ bo.a | ki a.va.lɛt‿œ̃ⁿ fovᵊ/

[Rounin Ryuuji]

/fʁɑ̃sɛ/

/m n ɲ (ŋ)/ m n nh ng
/p t k/ p t c
/b d ɡ/ b d g
/f s ʃ/ f s ş
/v z ʒ/ v z j
/ʁ l j ɥ w/ r l i+V iu+V u+V

A suppressed final consonant is written singularly, a pronounced one is written doubled, except final -z when always pronounced is -z, and when suppressed is -s.

(Since I think I know what these words are, elisions are also marked with apostrophes for morphemic clarity. Feminine gender is also marked with an orthographic schwa, even if it isn't usually pronounced.)

/a ɛ i œ ø y ɔ o u ə/ a è i eo eu iu ò o u à
/ɛ̃ ɑ̃ ɔ̃/ in an on
/ɛː ɑ œ̃/ ê â eun

Sample text

Fransès

/lɔʁ.skə ʒa.vɛ si.z‿ɑ̃ᶻ ʒɛ vy ynᵊ fwaᶻ | yn ma.ɲi.fikᵊ i.maʒᵊ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ⁿ livʁᵊ syr la fɔ.ʁɛᵗ vjɛʁʒᵊ | ki sa.ple is.twaʁᶻ ve.ky || sa ʁə.pʁe.zɑ̃.tɛᵗ œ̃ⁿ sɛʁ.pɑ̃ᵗ bo.a | ki a.va.lɛt‿œ̃ⁿ fovᵊ/

Lòrscà j'avès siz ans j'è viu iunà fuas, iunà manhificà imajà dans eun livrà siur la fòrèt vièrjà, ci s'aplet istuaràs veciuàs. Sa ràprezantèt eun sèrpant boha ci avalèt eun fovà.

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Edit — Bonus, a version using a somewhat more historical orthography:

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/m n ɲ (ŋ)/ m n nh ng
/p t k/ p t c (terminal, +C, after a, o, u)/qu (after e, i, y)
/b d ɡ/ b d g (as with "c")
/f s ʃ/ f s/ss (intervocalic)/c (before e, i, y)/ç (before a, o, u), sc (before e, i, y), sç (before a, o, u)
/v z ʒ/ v z/s (intervocalic) g (before e, i, y)/j
/ʁ l j ɥ w/ r l i+V u+V ou+V, but [wa] is written oi
/a ɛ i œ ø y ɔ o u ə/ a è i/y (in some words of Classical origin and the pronoun y) eù eu u ò o ou à
/ɛ̃ ɑ̃ ɔ̃/ in an on
/ɛː ɑ œ̃/ ê â un

/lɔʁ.skə ʒa.vɛ si.z‿ɑ̃ᶻ ʒɛ vy ynᵊ fwaᶻ | yn ma.ɲi.fikᵊ i.maʒᵊ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ⁿ livʁᵊ syr la fɔ.ʁɛᵗ vjɛʁʒᵊ | ki sa.ple is.twaʁᶻ ve.ky || sa ʁə.pʁe.zɑ̃.tɛᵗ œ̃ⁿ sɛʁ.pɑ̃ᵗ bo.a | ki a.va.lɛt‿œ̃ⁿ fovᵊ/

Lòrscà j'avès six ans j'è vu unà fois, unà manhificà imajà dans un livrà sur la fòrèt vièrjà, qui s'applet istoiràs veciuàs. Sa ràpresantèt un sèrpant boa qui avalèt un fovà.

[bradrn]

A suppressed final consonant is written singularly, a pronounced one is written doubled, except final -z when always pronounced is -z, and when suppressed is -s.

A very neat solution, and one I hadn’t thought of myself.

(Of course it falls apart a bit when you remember that in most cases it’s optional… perhaps only the mandatory ones could be marked.)

(Since I think I know what these words are, elisions are also marked with apostrophes for morphemic clarity. Feminine gender is also marked with an orthographic schwa, even if it isn't usually pronounced.)

Yes, well done. And I’m glad you realise the clarity is ‘morphemic’, not syntactic (insofar as the distinction is meaningful anyway).

[Rounin Ryuuji]

A suppressed final consonant is written singularly, a pronounced one is written doubled, except final -z when always pronounced is -z, and when suppressed is -s.

A very neat solution, and one I hadn’t thought of myself.

Thank you. I know a bit of French at least (I sometimes get confused with Ryuusenshi, who actually is French), and long ago, I thought it would be very much easier if final consonants with no historic schwa were doubled to indicate when they usually pronounced. I also considered using -x for "always pronounced [z]", and -z for "suppressed [z]", but I felt like that was cheating off the existing language a little too much. It would also have worked the other way around, too.

(Of course it falls apart a bit when you remember that in most cases it’s optional… perhaps only the mandatory ones could be marked.)

No orthography is perfect.

[Nortaneous]

/m n ɲ (ŋ)/ <m n nj ng>
/p t k/ <p t k>
/b d ɡ/ <b d g>
/f s ʃ/ <f s sh>
/v z ʒ/ <v z zh>
/ʁ l j ɥ w/ <ll l j j̈ u>

/a ɛ e i œ ø y ɔ o u ə/ <a ä e i ö ö y o ó u ë>
/ɛ̃ ɑ̃ ɔ̃/ <ê â ô>
/ɛː ɑ œ̃/ <é á ŷ>

Lollskë zhavä si'z â zhä vy yn fua, yn manjifik imazh dâ'z ŷ livll syr la follä vjellzh, ki saple istuall veky. Sa llëpllezâtä ŷ sällpâ bóa, ki avalä't ŷ fóv.

[Darren]

Ffvąsæz


Initials
/p b t d k g/ <p b t d k g>
/f v s z ʃ ʒ/ <ff f s z c j>
/m n ɲ/ <m n ny>
/l j ɥ ʁ w/ <l y h v w>
/sC/ <sC>
/Cl Cʁ/ <Cl Cv>
/sCl sCʁ/ <sCl sCv>

Finals
/i y u/ <i x u>
/e ø o/ <e q o>
/ɛ œ ɔ/ <æ r ō>
/a ɑ/ <a ā>
/i̯ɛ i̯œ y̯i u̯a/ <ë ö ï ü>
/ɛ̃ œ̃ ɔ̃ ɑ̃/ <ę ǫ ų ą>
/i̯ɛ̃ y̯ɛ̃ u̯ɑ̃/ <ę̈ į̈ ų̈>

Any other diphthongs are written as <y h w> + V because they're all fake anyway. Also schwa just isn't written because that literally will never be a problem.

Post-finals
/p b ᵖ t d ᵗ k g ᵏ/ <b bb p d dd t g gg k>
/f v ᵛ s z ᶻ ʃ ʒ/ <fh ff f s zz z c j>
/m n ⁿ ɲ/ <m nn n ny>
/l j ʲ ɥ ʁ ʶ w / <l yy y h vv v w>
/Cl Cʁ/ <Cl Cv> (using single <C>)
/lC ʁC/ <lC(ː) vC(ː)>
word-internal codas single <C>
etcetera


/lɔʁ.skə ʒa.vɛ si.z‿ɑ̃ᶻ ʒɛ vy ynᵊ fwaᶻ | yn ma.ɲi.fikᵊ i.maʒᵊ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ⁿ livʁᵊ syʁ la fɔ.ʁɛᵗ vjɛʁʒᵊ | ki sa.ple is.twaʁᶻ ve.kyᶻ || sa ʁə.pʁe.zɑ̃.tɛᵗ œ̃ⁿ sɛʁ.pɑ̃ᵗ bo.a | ki a.va.lɛt‿œ̃ⁿ fovᵊ/

Lōvsk j afæ siz ąz jæ fx xnn ffüz, xnn manyifig imaj dąz ǫn lifv sxvv la ffōvæt fëvj, ki saple Istüvz Fékxz. Sa vpvezątæt ǫn sævpąt boa, ki afalæt ǫn ffoff.

[Travis B.]

Ffvąsæz

[snip]

Lōvsk j afæ siz ąz jæ fx xnn ffüz, xnn manyifig imaj dąz ǫn lifv sxvv la ffōvæt fëvj, ki saple Istüvz Fékxz. Sa vpvezątæt ǫn sævpąt boa, ki afalæt ǫn ffoff.

For once Nort has actually been outdone.

[bradrn]

/ʁ/ <v>

Ah, you went the Qiangic route, I see.