Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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Xwtek
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/m mʲ n nʲ nʷ ŋ ŋʷ/ <m my n ny nw ng ngw>
/p pʲ t tʲ tʷ k kʷ q qʷ ʔ ʔʷ ʔʲ/ <p py t ty tw k kw q qw ' 'w 'y>
/pʰ pʲʰ tʰ tʲʰ tʷʰ kʰ kʷʰ qʰ qʷʰ/ <ph phy th thy thw kh hw qh qhw>
/tʼ tʲʼ tʷʼ kʼ kʷʼ qʼ qʷʼ/ <t' t'y t'w k' k'w q' q'w>
/b bʲ d dʲ dʷ ɡ ɡʷ ɢ ɢʷ/ <b by d dy dw g gw gq gqw>
/ɓ ɓʲ~ᵑʘ/ <b' b'y>
/f fʲ s sʲ sʷ x xʷ χ χʷ h ʍ j̊/ <f fy s sy sw x xw rh rhw h hw hy>
/v vʲ z zʲ zʷ ɣ ɣʷ ʁ ʁʷ/ <v vy z zy zw gh ghw r rw>
/l lʲ ɫ j w/ <l ly lw y w>

The <y> or <w> part of consonant moves to the front of the multigraph if it ends the syllable

Vowels:
/i y u e ø ə o ɛ œ ɔ a/ <i ui u ei oi e o ae oe ao a>

Sample text:
/pʲʰaɫœs χʷœʔʲɛn gʷaᵑʘə ʁʷy j̊əwatʲʼ ɔmoŋ qʼətʷʼafʲ ʔʲə ɣalʲa/ <phyalwoes xwoe'yaen gwab'ye rwui hyewayt' aomong q'et'wayf 'ye ghalya>
IPA of my name: [xʷtɛ̀k]

Favourite morphology: Polysynthetic, Ablaut
Favourite character archetype: Shounen hero
Knit Tie
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Alright, guys, this is it. The fruit of my labour so far. My proto-'lang and its three most common descendants.

Early Suraic
m n
p t̪ t k b d̪ d g
tʃ dʒ
f s ʃ h v z ʒ
w j ɾ ɻ
ɨ i u o oː e eː a aː ã ũ

Modern Standard, AKA Agammatan
m n n̪ ɳ ɲ ŋ
p t̪ t ʈ k b d̪ d ɖ g
ts dz tʃ dʒ tʂ dʐ
f s ʂ h v z ʐ
w j ɾ
i u ɔ oː ɛ eː ə aː ã ũ

Low Suraic (conservative and divergent)
m n n̪ ɲ ŋ
p t̪ t k b d̪ d g
tʃ dʒ
f s ʃ ʂ h v z ʒ ʐ
w j ɾ ɻ
i u ə oː eː aː

Highland Suraic (innovative)
m n n̪ ɳ ɲ ŋ
p t̪ t ʈ k b d̪ d ɖ g
tʂ dʐ
f s z ʂ h
w j ɾ
i u ɔ o ɛ e ə a
Nortaneous
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m n <m n>
p t̪ t k b d̪ d g <p th t k b dh d g>
tʃ dʒ <ch jh>
f s ʃ h v z ʒ <f s sh h v z zh>
w j ɾ ɻ <w y r rh>
ɨ i u o oː e eː a aː ã ũ <ii i u o oo e ee a aa añ uñ>

m n n̪ ɳ ɲ ŋ <m n nh nr ny ng>
p t̪ t ʈ k b d̪ d ɖ g <p th t tr k b dh d dr g>
ts dz tʃ dʒ tʂ dʐ <c j ch jh cr jr>
f s ʂ h v z ʐ <f s sr h v z zr>
w j ɾ <w y r>
i u ɔ oː ɛ eː ə aː ã ũ <i u o oo e ee a aa añ uñ>

Low Suraic (conservative and divergent)
m n n̪ ɲ ŋ <m n nh ny ng>
p t̪ t k b d̪ d g <p th t k b dh d g>
tʃ dʒ <ch jh>
f s ʃ ʂ h v z ʒ ʐ <f s sh sr h v z zh zr>
w j ɾ ɻ <w y r rh>
i u ə oː eː aː <i u a o e aa>

Highland Suraic (innovative)
m n n̪ ɳ ɲ ŋ <m n nh nr ny ng>
p t̪ t ʈ k b d̪ d ɖ g <p t th t tr k b dh d dr g>
tʂ dʐ <cr jr>
f s z ʂ h <f s z sr h>
w j ɾ <w y r>
i u ɔ o ɛ e ə a <i u o oo e ee a aa>
Duaj teibohnggoe kyoe' quaqtoeq lucj lhaj k'yoejdej noeyn tucj.
K'yoejdaq fohm q'ujdoe duaj teibohnggoen dlehq lucj.
Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq.
Birdlang
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Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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Early Suraic
m n m n
p t̪ t k b d̪ d g p th t k b dh d g
tʃ dʒ č c
f s ʃ h v z ʒ f s š h v z ž
w j ɾ ɻ w j r l
ɨ i u o oː e eː a aː ã ũ y i u o ō e ē a ā â û
Aa Āā Bb Cc Čč Dd Dhdh Ee Ēē Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Ōō Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Ûû Vv Ww Yy Zz Žž
Non dental stops plus h would be written with an apostrophe in between the consonants and h.
Modern Standard, AKA Agammatan
m n n̪ ɳ ɲ ŋ m n ṉ ṇ ñ ŋ
p t̪ t ʈ k b d̪ d ɖ g p ṯ t ṭ k b ḏ d ḍ g
ts dz tʃ dʒ tʂ dʐ c ȷ č ǰ c̣ j
f s ʂ h v z ʐ f s ṣ h v z ẓ
w j ɾ w y r
i u ɔ oː ɛ eː ə aː ã ũ i u o ō e ē a ā ą ų
Aa Āā Ąą Bb Cc Čč C̣c̣ Dd Ḏḏ Ḍḍ Ee Ēē Ff Gg Hh Ii Jȷ J̌ǰ J̇j Kk Ll Mm Nn Ññ Ṉṉ Ŋŋ Ṇṇ Oo Ōō Pp Rr Ss Ṣṣ Tt Ṯṯ Ṭṭ Uu Ųų Vv Ww Yy Zz Ẓẓ
Low Suraic (conservative and divergent)
m n n̪ ɲ ŋ m n nh ñ n’/ng (second next to k or g)
p t̪ t k b d̪ d g p th t k b dh d g
tʃ dʒ c j
f s ʃ ʂ h v z ʒ ʐ f s š ś h v z ž ź
w j ɾ ɻ w y r l
i u ə oː eː aː i u ə o e a
Aa Bb Cc Dd Dhdh Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Nhnh Ññ Ngng N’n’ Oo Pp Rr Ss Šš Śś Tt Thth Uu Vv Ww Yy Zz Žž Źź Əə
Non dental drops or nasals would have a period placed between them.
Highland Suraic (innovative)
m n n̪ ɳ ɲ ŋ m n ņ ň ñ ŋ
p t̪ t ʈ k b d̪ d ɖ g p ţ t ť k b ḑ d ď g
tʂ dʐ c ž
f s z ʂ h f s z š h
w j ɾ v j r
i u ɔ o ɛ e ə a i u ô o ê e y a
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ḑḑ Ďď Ee Êê Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Mm Nn Ņņ Ňň Ññ Ŋŋ Oo Ôô Pp Rr Ss Šš Tt Ţţ Ťť Uu Vv Yy Zz Žž

These were pretty fun! Thank you @Knit Tie for this challenge!
bradrn
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Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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Early Suraic
/m n/ ⟨m n⟩
/p t̪ t k b d̪ d g/ ⟨p th t k b dh d g⟩
/tʃ dʒ/ ⟨c dj⟩
/f s ʃ h v z ʒ/ ⟨f s x h v z j⟩
/w j ɾ ɻ/ ⟨w y r rr⟩
/ɨ i u o oː e eː a aː ã ũ/ ⟨ɨ i u o oo e ee a aa ã ũ⟩

Modern Standard, AKA Agammatan
/m n n̪ ɳ ɲ ŋ/ ⟨m n nh rn ny ng⟩
/p t̪ t ʈ k b d̪ d ɖ g/ ⟨p th t rt k b dh d rd g⟩
/ts dz tʃ dʒ tʂ dʐ/ ⟨c j tc dj rc rj⟩
/f s ʂ h v z ʐ/ ⟨f s x h v z ž⟩
/w j ɾ/ ⟨w y r⟩
/i u ɔ oː ɛ eː ə aː ã ũ/ ⟨i u o oo e ee a aa ã ũ⟩

Low Suraic (conservative and divergent)
/m n n̪ ɲ ŋ/ ⟨m n nh ny ng⟩
/p t̪ t k b d̪ d g/ ⟨p th t k b dh d g⟩
/tʃ dʒ/ ⟨c j⟩
/f s ʃ ʂ h v z ʒ ʐ/ ⟨f s ś š h v z ź ž⟩
/w j ɾ ɻ/ ⟨w y r rr⟩
/i u ə oː eː aː/ ⟨i u e oo ee aa⟩

Highland Suraic (innovative)
/m n n̪ ɳ ɲ ŋ/ ⟨m n nh rn ny ng⟩
/p t̪ t ʈ k b d̪ d ɖ g/ ⟨p th t rt k b dh d rd g⟩
/tʂ dʐ/ ⟨c j⟩
/f s z ʂ h/ ⟨f s z x h⟩
/w j ɾ/ ⟨w y r⟩
/i u ɔ o ɛ e ə a/ ⟨i u ɔ o ɛ e ə a⟩
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Birdlang
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One for bradrn’s language
Consonants:
/m mʲ n nʲ nʷ ŋ ŋʷ/ m mı n nı nʋ ŋ ŋʋ
/p pʲ t tʲ tʷ k kʷ q qʷ ʔ ʔʷ ʔʲ/ p pı t tı tʋ k kʋ q qʋ ˀ ˀʋ ˀı
/pʰ pʲʰ tʰ tʲʰ tʷʰ kʰ kʷʰ qʰ qʷʰ/ px pxı tx txı txʋ kx kxʋ qx qxʋ
/tʼ tʲʼ tʷʼ kʼ kʷʼ qʼ qʷʼ/ tʾ tʾı tʾʋ kʾ kʾʋ qʾ qʾʋ
/b bʲ d dʲ dʷ ɡ ɡʷ ɢ ɢʷ/ b bı d dı dʋ g gʋ ġ ġʋ
/ɓ ɓʲ~ᵑʘ/ ƀ ƃ
/f fʲ s sʲ sʷ x xʷ χ χʷ h ʍ j̊/ f fı s sı sʋ x xʋ ẋ ẋʋ h ŵ ĵ
/v vʲ z zʲ zʷ ɣ ɣʷ ʁ ʁʷ/ v vı z zı zʋ ĝ ĝʋ ḣ ḣʋ
/l lʲ ɫ j w/ l lı ł j w

Vowels:
/i y u e ø ə o ɛ œ ɔ a/ i ü é ő ə ó e ö o a

Sample text:
/pʲʰaɫœs χʷœʔʲɛn gʷaᵑʘə ʁʷy j̊əwatʲʼ ɔmoŋ qʼətʷʼafʲ ʔʲə ɣalʲa/
Pxıałös ẋʋöˀıen gʋaƃə ḣʋü ĵəwatʾı omóŋ qʾətʾʋafı ˀıə ĝalıa.
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Let’s try re-romanizing English! I don’t believe we’ve had that as a challenge here before…

Consonants:
/m n ŋ/
/p t tʃ c~k/
/b d dʒ ɟ~ɡ/
/f θ s ʃ h~ç/
/v ð z ʒ/
/l ɹ j w/

Vowels:
I’ve chosen a set of vowels roughly based on those from RP (as listed on Wikipedia), which seems to be pretty close to my own dialect (Australian, I think):

Short vowels: /æ e~ɛ ɪ ɐ~ʌ ɒ~ɔ ʊ/
Long vowels: /ɑː iː ɔː uː~ʉː/
Diphthongs: /a͡i~ɑ͡i e͡i ɔ͡i a͡ʊ ə͡ʊ~ə͡ʉ/
Pre-rhotic vowels: /ɑː(ɹ) e͡ə(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) i͡ə(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ) ʊ͡ə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)/ (no need to distinguish these from the other vowels unless you want to)
Reduced vowels: /ə ə(ɹ) i/ (only found in unstressed syllables)
Possible syllabic consonants: /(ə)l̩ (ə)n̩ (ə)m̩/ (no need to distinguish these from əC sequences unless you want to)

Sample text:
As seems to be traditional, I’ve chosen to use Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the sample text, transcribing it (roughly) as I pronounce it:

/ɔːl ˈhjuːmən ˈbiː.ɪŋz ɑː(ɹ) bɔː(ɹ)n fɹiː ænd ˈiːkwəl ɪn ˈdɪgnəti ænd ɹa͡its || ðe͡i ɑː(ɹ) ənˈda͡ʊd wɪθ ˈɹiːzən ænd ˈkɒnʃəns ænd ʃʊd ækt təˈwɔː(ɹ)ds iːtʃ ˈɐðə(ɹ) ɪn ə ˈspɪɹət ɒv ˈbɹɐðəhʊd/
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Birdlang
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Consonants:
/m n ŋ/ m n ñ
/p t tʃ c~k/ p t č k
/b d dʒ ɟ~ɡ/ b d y g
/f θ s ʃ h~ç/ f ṭ s š h
/v ð z ʒ/ v ḍ z ž
/l ɹ j w/ l r j w


Short vowels: /æ e~ɛ ɪ ɐ~ʌ ɒ~ɔ ʊ/ æ e i a o u
Long vowels: /ɑː iː ɔː uː~ʉː/ ā ī ō û
Diphthongs: /a͡i~ɑ͡i e͡i ɔ͡i a͡ʊ ə͡ʊ~ə͡ʉ/ aĭ eĭ oĭ aŭ oŭ
Pre-rhotic vowels: /ɑː(ɹ) e͡ə(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) i͡ə(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ) ʊ͡ə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)/ (no need to distinguish these from the other vowels unless you want to) ār ēr īr ōr ūr ür
Reduced vowels: /ə ə(ɹ) i/ (only found in unstressed syllables) ë ër i
Possible syllabic consonants: /(ə)l̩ (ə)n̩ (ə)m̩/ (no need to distinguish these from əC sequences unless you want to) ël ën ëm


/ɔːl ˈhjuːmən ˈbiː.ɪŋz ɑː(ɹ) bɔː(ɹ)n fɹiː ænd ˈiːkwəl ɪn ˈdɪgnəti ænd ɹa͡its || ðe͡i ɑː(ɹ) ənˈda͡ʊd wɪθ ˈɹiːzən ænd ˈkɒnʃəns ænd ʃʊd ækt təˈwɔː(ɹ)ds iːtʃ ˈɐðə(ɹ) ɪn ə ˈspɪɹət ɒv ˈbɹɐðəhʊd/
Ok, time for this
Ōl hjūmën bīiñz ār bōrn frī ænd īkwël in dignëtī ænd raĭts. Ḍeĭ ār ëndaŭd wiṭ rīzën ænd konšëns ænd šud ækt tëwōrds īč aḍër in ë spirët ov braḍëhud.
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bradrn
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Birdlang wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 5:12 pm /… ɪn ˈdɪgnəti ænd ɹa͡its …/
… in dignatī ænd raĭts …
Shouldn’t this be ⟨dignëtī⟩?

(Also, I’m curious to know: why did you do ⟨y⟩ /dʒ/ and ⟨j⟩ /j/ rather than the other way around?)
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Knit Tie
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Just because I find the concept hilarious after listening to a dude rant about how Mexico should've conquered the USA, here's a Spanified orthography:

/m n ŋ/ <m n ñ>
/p t tʃ c~k/ <p t ch c~qu>
/b d dʒ ɟ~ɡ/ <b d ch g>
/f θ s ʃ h~ç/ <f z s x j>
/v ð z ʒ/ <v z s x>
/l ɹ j w/ <l r y hu~u>

Short vowels: /æ e~ɛ ɪ ɐ~ʌ ɒ~ɔ ʊ/ <e e i a o u>
Long vowels: /ɑː iː ɔː uː~ʉː/ <ā ī ō ū>
Diphthongs: /a͡i~ɑ͡i e͡i ɔ͡i a͡ʊ ə͡ʊ~ə͡ʉ/ <ay ey oy au eu>
Pre-rhotic vowels: /ɑː(ɹ) e͡ə(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) i͡ə(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ) ʊ͡ə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)/ <ar ear iar or uar er>
Reduced vowels: /ə ə(ɹ) i/ <a ar i>
Possible syllabic consonants: /(ə)l̩ (ə)n̩ (ə)m̩/ <al an am>

/ɔːl ˈhjuːmən ˈbiː.ɪŋz ɑː(ɹ) bɔː(ɹ)n fɹiː ænd ˈiːkwəl ɪn ˈdɪgnəti ænd ɹa͡its || ðe͡i ɑː(ɹ) ənˈda͡ʊd wɪθ ˈɹiːzən ænd ˈkɒnʃəns ænd ʃʊd ækt təˈwɔː(ɹ)ds iːtʃ ˈɐðə(ɹ) ɪn ə ˈspɪɹət ɒv ˈbɹɐðəhʊd/

<ōl jyūman bīiñs ār bōrn frī end īcual in dignati end rayts || zey ār andaud huiz rīsan end conxans end xud ect tahuōrds īch azar in a spirat ov brazajud>
Travis B.
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Let’s try re-romanizing English! I don’t believe we’ve had that as a challenge here before…

Consonants:
/m n ŋ/ <m n ng>
/p t tʃ c~k/ <p t c k>
/b d dʒ ɟ~ɡ/ <b d j g>
/f θ s ʃ h~ç/ <f th s sy h>
/v ð z ʒ/ <v dh z zy>
/l ɹ j w/ <l r y w>

Vowels:
I’ve chosen a set of vowels roughly based on those from RP (as listed on Wikipedia), which seems to be pretty close to my own dialect (Australian, I think):

Short vowels: /æ e~ɛ ɪ ɐ~ʌ ɒ~ɔ ʊ/ <a e i u o uo>
Long vowels: /ɑː iː ɔː uː~ʉː/ <aa ii oo uu>
Diphthongs: /a͡i~ɑ͡i e͡i ɔ͡i a͡ʊ ə͡ʊ~ə͡ʉ/ <ai ei oi au ou>
Pre-rhotic vowels: /ɑː(ɹ) e͡ə(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) i͡ə(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ) ʊ͡ə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)/ <aar eir iir oor uur eer>
Reduced vowels: /ə ə(ɹ) i/ <e er i>
Possible syllabic consonants: /(ə)l̩ (ə)n̩ (ə)m̩/ <el en em>

Sample text:
As seems to be traditional, I’ve chosen to use Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the sample text, transcribing it (roughly) as I pronounce it:

/ɔːl ˈhjuːmən ˈbiː.ɪŋz ɑː(ɹ) bɔː(ɹ)n fɹiː ænd ˈiːkwəl ɪn ˈdɪgnəti ænd ɹa͡its || ðe͡i ɑː(ɹ) ənˈda͡ʊd wɪθ ˈɹiːzən ænd ˈkɒnʃəns ænd ʃʊd ækt təˈwɔː(ɹ)ds iːtʃ ˈɐðə(ɹ) ɪn ə ˈspɪɹət ɒv ˈbɹɐðəhʊd/
<Ool hyuumen biiingz aar boorn frii and iikwel in digneti and raits. Dhei aar endaud with riizen a nd konsyens and syuod akt tewoordz iic udher in e spiret ov brudherhuod.>
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinutha gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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/m n ŋ/ <m n ng>
/p t tʃ c~k/ <p t ch k>
/b d dʒ ɟ~ɡ/ <b d j g>
/f θ s ʃ h~ç/ <f th s sh h>
/v ð z ʒ/ <v th z~s zh>
/l ɹ j w/ <l r y w>
/ks kw/ <x qu>

<s> after a voiced consonant is [z]

Short vowels: /æ e~ɛ ɪ ɐ~ʌ ɒ~ɔ ʊ/ <a e i u o ou> (if preceding a non-semivowel consonant followed by a vowel, the consonant letter is doubled except <ng ch k j th sh zh> become <nng tch ck dj tth ssh zzh>)
Long vowels: /ɑː iː ɔː uː~ʉː juː/ <ar ee~e_e au oo u_e> (variants in free variation)
Diphthongs: /a͡i~ɑ͡i e͡i ɔ͡i a͡ʊ ə͡ʊ~ə͡ʉ/ <i_e~ye a_e~ay oi~oy ow> (second variants word-finally)
Pre-rhotic vowels: /ɑː(ɹ) e͡ə(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) i͡ə(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ) ʊ͡ə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)/ <ar air eer oar ure er>
Reduced vowels: /ə ə(ɹ) i ɪ/ <e re y i>
Possible syllabic consonants: /(ə)l̩ (ə)n̩ (ə)m̩/ <le me ne>

V_e may also be replaced by VCV or V#.

ɔːl ˈhjuːmən ˈbiː.ɪŋz ɑː(ɹ) bɔː(ɹ)n fɹiː ænd ˈiːkwəl ɪn ˈdɪgnəti ænd ɹa͡its || ðe͡i ɑː(ɹ) ɪnˈda͡ʊd wɪð ˈɹiːzən ænd ˈkɒnʃəns ænd ʃʊd ækt təˈwɔː(ɹ)dz iːtʃ ˈɐðə(ɹ) ɪn ə ˈspɪɹɪt ɒv ˈbɹɐðəhʊd/
Aul huemne beings ar born free and equle in dignety and rites. Thay ar indowd with reesne and konshnes and shoud akt tewords eche uthre in e spirit ov bruthrehoud.
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Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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Consonants:
/m n̪ n ɲ/
/p t̪ t d k ʔ/
/f s ʃ h/
/β ð ɣ/
/ⱱ ɾ/
/l j w/

Vowels: /i ɨ u e ə o æ ɑ iː uː ɐː ĩ ɨ̃ ũ ẽ ə̃ õ/

Phonotactics: Syllable structure is (C)V(F), where C is any consonant, V is any vowel, and F is a nasal, voiceless stop or /h/.

Sample text:

/βæh səɲ wiɲ tə æp fo t̪om | ʔuːt βĩ hæn̪non βe wõ || iːʔ ɑ ɾæm ʔo woh ðiːⱱæ | t̪õk ɣəkʔæ hænɨ wæhot̪ || dõ ʃe əhtɑt | oʔ nek ɨ̃p | puːt̪ n̪o jok ʃɐːh/

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Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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/m n̪ n ɲ/ m ń n ñ
/p t̪ t d k ʔ/ p x t d k q
/f s ʃ h/ f s ś h
/β ð ɣ/ b z g
/ⱱ ɾ/ v r
/l j w/ l j w

Vowels: /i ɨ u e ə o æ ɑ iː uː ɐː ĩ ɨ̃ ũ ẽ ə̃ õ/ i y u e â o ê a ī ū ā ï ÿ ü ë ä ö

Alphabet order: Aa Āā Ââ Ää Bb Dd Ee Ēē Êê Ëë Ff Gg Hh Ii Īī Ïï Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Ññ Ńń Oo Ōō Öö Pp Qq Rr Ss Śś Tt Uu Ūū Ûû Vv Ww Xx Yy Ÿÿ Zz

Phonotactics: Syllable structure is (C)V(F), where C is any consonant, V is any vowel, and F is a nasal, voiceless stop or /h/.

Sample text:

/βæh səɲ wiɲ tə æp fo t̪om | ʔuːt βĩ hæn̪non βe wõ || iːʔ ɑ ɾæm ʔo woh ðiːⱱæ | t̪õk ɣəkʔæ hænɨ wæhot̪ || dõ ʃe əhtɑt | oʔ nek ɨ̃p | puːt̪ n̪o jok ʃɐːh/ Bêh sâñ wiñ tâ êp fo xom. Qūt bï hêńnon be wö. Īq a rêm qo woh zīvê. Cök gâkqê hêny wêhoc. Dó śe âhtat. Oq nek ÿp. Pūt ńo jok śāh.
Alternative orthography: Väh sènj winj tè äp fo thom. ‘Uut viñ hänh:non ve woñ. Ii’ a räm ‘o woh dhiibä. Thoñk gèk’ä hänï wähoth. Doñ she èhtat. O’ nek ïñp. Puut nho yok shaah.
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Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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bradrn wrote: Sun Mar 01, 2020 4:31 am Consonants:
/m n̪ n ɲ/
/p t̪ t d k ʔ/
/f s ʃ h/
/β ð ɣ/
/ⱱ ɾ/
/l j w/
Vowels: /i ɨ u e ə o æ ɑ iː uː ɐː ĩ ɨ̃ ũ ẽ ə̃ õ/
<m nz n nc>
<p tz t j k q>
<f s x h>
<b d g>
<v r>
<l y w>

<i ï u e ë o ä a ii uu aa ic ïc uc ec ëc oc>

A bit of an odd one for sure. <z> represents "dental." <c> represents nasal when after a vowel, and <nc> (somewhat arbitrarily) represents /ɲ/.
<j> /d/ was done so that I could do <b d g> /β ð ɣ/.
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Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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English as Vietnamese

Consonants:
/m n ŋ/ <m n ng/ngh>
/p t tʃ k/ <p t ch c/k/q>
/b d dʒ ɡ/ <b đ gi g/gh>
/f θ s ʃ h/ <ph th x s h>
/v ð z ʒ/ <v d x gi>
/l ɹ j w/ <l r i/y o/u>

Vowels:

/æ e~ɛ ɪ ɐ~ʌ ɒ~ɔ ʊ ə/ <ă e i/y ơ o u â>
/ɑː iː ɔː uː~ʉː/ <a ây ô âu> (also /jʉː/ <iêu/yêu>)
/a͡i~ɑ͡i e͡i ɔ͡i a͡ʊ ə͡ʊ~ə͡ʉ/ <ai ê oi ao ơu>
/ɑː(ɹ) e͡ə(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) i͡ə(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ) ʊ͡ə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)/ <a iê/yê/ia iê/yê/ia ô uô/ua ươ/ưa>

Sample text:
As seems to be traditional, I’ve chosen to use Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the sample text, transcribing it (roughly) as I pronounce it:

/ɔːl ˈhjuːmən ˈbiː.ɪŋz ɑː(ɹ) bɔː(ɹ)n fɹiː ænd ˈiːkwəl ɪn ˈdɪgnəti ænd ɹa͡its || ðe͡i ɑː(ɹ) ənˈda͡ʊd wɪθ ˈɹiːzən ænd ˈkɒnʃəns ænd ʃʊd ækt təˈwɔː(ɹ)ds iːtʃ ˈɐðə(ɹ) ɪn ə ˈspɪɹət ɒv ˈbɹɐðəhʊd/
Ôl hiêumân bâyingx a bôn phrây ănđ âyquâl in đignâti ănđ raitx. Dê a ânđaođ uyd râyxân ănđ consânx ănđ suđ ăct tâuôđx âych ơdâr in â xpirât ov brơdâhuđ.

Edit: with only valid monosyllables, using tone to mark stress:
Ố lâ hiếu mân bấy ynh xâ a bốn phâ rấy ăn đâ ấy quâ lâ in đích nâ ti ăn đâ rái tâ xâ. Dế a ân đáo đâ uy dâ rấy xân ăn đâ cón sân xâ ăn đâ su đâ ắc tâ tâ uá đâ xâ ấy châ ớ dâ in â xâ pí rật o vâ bâ rớ dâ hụt.

Pronounced as if actual Vietnamese (Northern, ignoring tones): /ʔo lə̆ hiə̯w mə̆n ɓə̆j ʔiɲ sə̆ ʔa ɓon fə̆ zə̆y ʔăn ɗə̆ ʔə̆j kwə̆ lə̆ ʔin ɗic̚ nə̆ ti ʔăn ɗə̆ zaj tə̆ sə̆ ze ʔa ʔăn ɗaw ɗə̆ ʔwi ðə̆ zə̆j sə̆n ʔăn ɗə̆ kɔn sə̆n sə̆ ʔăn ɗə̆ su ɗə̆ ʔăk̚ tə̆ tə̆ ʔuə̯ ɗə̆ sə̆ ʔə̆j tɕə̆ ʔə ðə̆ ʔin ʔə̆ sə̆ pi zə̆t ʔɔ və̆ ɓə̆ zə ðə̆ hut̚/

Edit 2:
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Just for fun, here is the standard lexical set: kit, đrex, trăp, lot, xtrơt, phut, bath, cloth, nươx, phlâyx, phêx, pam, thôt, gơut, gâux, praix, choix, maoth, nia, xquya, xtat, nôth, fôx, kiưa, hăpi, letâ, comâ
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Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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/p t̪ t c k/
/b d̪ d ɟ ɡ/
/mb nd̪ nd ɲɟ ŋɡ/
/m n ɲ ŋ/
/r ɽ (ɽ̊)/
/ð/
/w l j/

There's vowel harmony - a word contains vowels from only one of the two following sets and/or the neutral vowels from the third set.
1. /ɪ ɛ ɔ ʊ/
2. /i e u o/
3. /a ə/

There are 2 tones + phonemic downstep (/áꜜá/ [áā], /àꜜá/ [àā], /àꜜà/ [āá])
/á à/
There are also some toneless vowels - these are very short and predictable.

/múɽún máꜜá ŋáró ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡát̪íꜜðó ŋɡɔ̀r máŋəɽ mɛ̀ɲ || ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡɪ̀ccɔ̀ ŋɡɪɽə́ðɪ̀ ɽ ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡáꜜllɔ̀ ɡwʊrɛ̀ɟʊ̀ ɡwɛ̀ɲ || dómbò ŋɡɛ̀ dàꜜɡʷàncò || ŋáró ŋʊcʊ̀ ŋáꜜdú ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɪ̀dʊ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɔ̀r dɪdɔ̀rɛ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ dàð || dárènəɽ dáɟɔ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ dɪ̀ɽə́m dɛ̀ɽɛ̀ɲ || ŋúɽùn ŋárə́ldá ŋɡɛ̀ ŋájóꜜrŋé || ŋɪ̀dʊ̀ ŋɪɽə́ɲí ŋɡwáꜜt̪ɪ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɛ̀ ŋɪðàꜜdɪ̀cɔ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ ɽ ŋɡádú ŋóɽwó ŋɛ̀/
Zpaf kkuñb ñvneahttiñ wqxirftvn meof ñfañhsit.
Kkuñb ñvzxirf kvtañb kkuñf ñtmeaq sfañkqeanth.
Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq. Yvnmuq.
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Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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/p t̪ t c k/ <p th t c k>
/b d̪ d ɟ ɡ/ <b dh d j g>
/mb nd̪ nd ɲɟ ŋɡ/ <mb ndh nd nj nk>
/m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ñ ng>
/r ɽ (ɽ̊)/ <rr r rh>
/ð/ <z>
/w l j/ <w l y>

There's vowel harmony - a word contains vowels from only one of the two following sets and/or the neutral vowels from the third set.
1. /ɪ ɛ ɔ ʊ/ <ì è ò ù>
2. /i e u o/ <i e u o>
3. /a ə/ <a ë>

There are 2 tones + phonemic downstep (/áꜜá/ [áā], /àꜜá/ [àā], /àꜜà/ [āá])
/á à a ꜜ/ <a à ah ʼ>

/múɽún máꜜá ŋáró ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡát̪íꜜðó ŋɡɔ̀r máŋəɽ mɛ̀ɲ || ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡɪ̀ccɔ̀ ŋɡɪɽə́ðɪ̀ ɽ ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡáꜜllɔ̀ ɡwʊrɛ̀ɟʊ̀ ɡwɛ̀ɲ || dómbò ŋɡɛ̀ dàꜜɡʷàncò || ŋáró ŋʊcʊ̀ ŋáꜜdú ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɪ̀dʊ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɔ̀r dɪdɔ̀rɛ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ dàð || dárènəɽ dáɟɔ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ dɪ̀ɽə́m dɛ̀ɽɛ̀ɲ || ŋúɽùn ŋárə́ldá ŋɡɛ̀ ŋájóꜜrŋé || ŋɪ̀dʊ̀ ŋɪɽə́ɲí ŋɡwáꜜt̪ɪ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɛ̀ ŋɪðàꜜdɪ̀cɔ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ ɽ ŋɡádú ŋóɽwó ŋɛ̀/
Murun maʼa ngarro nkẹ̀. Nkẹ̀ nkatiʼzo nkọ̀rr mangëhr mẹ̀ñ. Nkẹ̀ nkị̀ccò nkịhrëzì r nkẹ̀ nkạ̀ʼllɔ̀ gwụ̀hrrèjù gwẹ̀ñ. Dombò nkẹ̀ dàʼgwàncò. Ngaro ngụ̀hcù ngaʼdu nkẹ̀. Ngị̀dù nkẹ̀ ngọ̀rr dịhdòrè nkẹ̀ dàz. Darrènëhr dạjò nkẹ̀ dị̀rëm dẹ̀rèñ. Ngurùn ngarrëlda nkẹ̀ ngayorrʼnge. Ngị̀dù ngịhrëñi nkwạʼthì nkẹ̀. Ngẹ̀ ngịhzàʼdìcò nkẹ̀ r nkadu ngorwo nkẹ̀.

or

/p t̪ t c k/ <p th t ty k>
/b d̪ d ɟ ɡ/ <b dh d dy g>
/mb nd̪ nd ɲɟ ŋɡ/ <nb ndh nd ndy nk>
/m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ny ng>
/r ɽ (ɽ̊)/ <rh r (s)>
/ð/ <lh>
/w l j/ <w l y>

/ɪ ɛ ɔ ʊ/ <z x q v>
/i e u o/ <i e u o>
/a ə/ <a c>

There are 2 tones + phonemic downstep (/áꜜá/ [áā], /àꜜá/ [àā], /àꜜà/ [āá])
/á à a ꜜ/ <aa a ah '>
Muuruun ma'a ngaarhoo nkx. Nkx nkaathii'lhoo ngqrh maangchr mxny. Nkx nkzttyq nkzhrcclhz r nkx nkaa'llq gwvhrhxdyv gwxny. Doombo nkx da'gwanco. Ngaarhoo ngvhtyv ngaa'duu nkx. Ngzdv nkx ngqrh dzhdqrx nkx dalh. Daarhenchr daadyq nkx dzrccm dxrxny. Nguurun ngaarccldaa nkx ngaayoorh'ngee. Ngzdv ngzhrccnyii nkwaa'thz nkx. Ngx ngihlha'dzcq nkx r nkaaduu ngoorwoo ngx.
Duaj teibohnggoe kyoe' quaqtoeq lucj lhaj k'yoejdej noeyn tucj.
K'yoejdaq fohm q'ujdoe duaj teibohnggoen dlehq lucj.
Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq.
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Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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Consonants:
/p t̪ t c k/ ⟨p th t ty k⟩
/b d̪ d ɟ ɡ/ ⟨b dh d dy g⟩
/mb nd̪ nd ɲɟ ŋɡ/ ⟨mb ndh nd nj ŋg⟩
/m n ɲ ŋ/ ⟨m n ny ŋ⟩
/r ɽ (ɽ̊)/ ⟨r ɽ (ɽh)⟩
/ð/ ⟨z⟩
/w l j/ ⟨w l y⟩

Doubled consonants are written with only the first letter doubled, if a multigraph: /cc ll ɲɲ/ ⟨tty ll nny⟩.

Vowels:
First harmonic set: /ɪ ɛ ɔ ʊ/ ⟨i e o u⟩
Second harmonic set: /i e u o/ ⟨i e u o⟩
Neutral vowels: /a ə/ ⟨a ə⟩

Set 1 and Set 2 vowels are distinguished with apostrophes. A word with Set 1 vowels will begin with an apostrophe (e.g. /dɪdɔ̀rɛ̀/ ⟨ʼddòrè⟩), whereas a word with Set 2 vowel will not begin with an apostrophe (e.g. /ŋɡát̪íꜜðó/ ⟨ŋgatiʼzo⟩).

Toneless vowels are predictable and so are left unwritten.

Tones: /á à aꜜa/ ⟨a à aʼa⟩

Irregular spellings: The word /ŋɡɛ̀/ appears to be very frequent, so it is spelled as ⟨ŋg⟩ rather than ⟨ʼŋgè⟩ for brevity. (cf. Tagalog ⟨ng⟩ /naŋ/)

Sample text:
/múɽún máꜜá ŋáró ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡát̪íꜜðó ŋɡɔ̀r máŋəɽ mɛ̀ɲ || ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡɪ̀ccɔ̀ ŋɡɪɽə́ðɪ̀ ɽ ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡáꜜllɔ̀ ɡwʊrɛ̀ɟʊ̀ ɡwɛ̀ɲ || dómbò ŋɡɛ̀ dàꜜɡʷàncò || ŋáró ŋʊcʊ̀ ŋáꜜdú ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɪ̀dʊ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɔ̀r dɪdɔ̀rɛ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ dàð || dárènəɽ dáɟɔ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ dɪ̀ɽə́m dɛ̀ɽɛ̀ɲ || ŋúɽùn ŋárə́ldá ŋɡɛ̀ ŋájóꜜrŋé || ŋɪ̀dʊ̀ ŋɪɽə́ɲí ŋɡwáꜜt̪ɪ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɛ̀ ŋɪðàꜜdɪ̀cɔ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ ɽ ŋɡádú ŋóɽwó ŋɛ̀/

Muɽun maʼa ŋaro ŋg. Ŋg ŋgatiʼzo ʼŋgòr maŋɽ ʼmeny. Ŋg ʼŋgìttyo ʼŋgɽəzì ɽ ŋg ʼŋgaʼllò ʼgwrèdyù ʼgwèny. Dombò ŋg dàʼgwàntyò. Ŋaro ʼŋtyù ŋaʼdu ŋg. ʼŊìdù ŋg ʼŋòr ʼddòrè ŋg dàz. Darènɽ ʼdadyò ŋg ʼdìɽəm ʼdèɽèny. Ŋuɽùn ŋarəlda ŋg ŋayoʼrŋe. ʼŊìdù ŋɽənyi ʼŋgwaʼtì ŋg. ʼŊè ʼŋzàʼdìtyò ŋg ɽ ŋgadu ŋoɽwo ʼŋè.

(Question: This looks to me like it’s from a conlang. /ŋɡɛ̀/ is really amazingly frequent; what does it mean?)
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Nortaneous
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Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

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a more standard Vengic-like orthography

/p t̪ t c k/ <p th t c k>
/b d̪ d ɟ ɡ/ <b dh d j g>
/mb nd̪ nd ɲɟ ŋɡ/ <bb ddh dd jj gg>
/m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ny ng>
/r ɽ (ɽ̊)/ <rr r (rh)>
/ð/ <s>
/w l j/ <w l y>

/ɪ ɛ ɔ ʊ/ <y (ÿ after n) x q v>
/i e u o/ <i e u o>
/a ə/ <a z>

/ŋɡɛ̀/ <g>

There are 2 tones + phonemic downstep (/áꜜá/ [áā], /àꜜá/ [àā], /àꜜà/ [āá])
/á à ꜜ/ <a af h>
/múɽún máꜜá ŋáró ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡát̪íꜜðó ŋɡɔ̀r máŋəɽ mɛ̀ɲ || ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡɪ̀ccɔ̀ ŋɡɪɽə́ðɪ̀ ɽ ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɡáꜜllɔ̀ ɡwʊrɛ̀ɟʊ̀ ɡwɛ̀ɲ || dómbò ŋɡɛ̀ dàꜜɡʷàncò || ŋáró ŋʊcʊ̀ ŋáꜜdú ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɪ̀dʊ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ ŋɔ̀r dɪdɔ̀rɛ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ dàð || dárènəɽ dáɟɔ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ dɪ̀ɽə́m dɛ̀ɽɛ̀ɲ || ŋúɽùn ŋárə́ldá ŋɡɛ̀ ŋájóꜜrŋé || ŋɪ̀dʊ̀ ŋɪɽə́ɲí ŋɡwáꜜt̪ɪ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ || ŋɛ̀ ŋɪðàꜜdɪ̀cɔ̀ ŋɡɛ̀ ɽ ŋɡádú ŋóɽwó ŋɛ̀/
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