Kliqel orthography: Difference between revisions
Created page with "<code>THIS PAGE IS INCOMPLETE AND INACCURATE PLEASE DISREGARD</code> '''Kliqel''' is a dialect of Iskel which is primarily distinct from the others in its phonology. Therefore, its orthography differs from other dialects for both romanization and native script. == Romanization == === Basic Phonemes === Some consonants can be written with either digraphs or a non-ASCII monograph. Syllabic consonants are always written as digraphs, however. {| class="wikitable" ! co..." |
Tag: Undo |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Kliqel''' is a dialect of [[Iskel]] which is primarily distinct from the others in its phonology. Therefore, its orthography differs from other dialects for both romanization and native script. Its orthography is quite similar to [[Lanikel orthography|Lanikel's orthography]], another dialect of Iskel, but has crucial differences. | |||
'''Kliqel''' is a dialect of [[Iskel]] which is primarily distinct from the others in its phonology. Therefore, its orthography differs from other dialects for both romanization and native script. | |||
== Romanization == | == Romanization == | ||
=== | === Consonants === | ||
Some consonants can be written with either digraphs or a non-ASCII monograph. Syllabic consonants are always written as digraphs, however. | Some consonants can be written with either digraphs or a non-ASCII monograph. Syllabic consonants are always written as digraphs, however. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | ! rowspan="3" |Occlusive Consonant | ||
! | !Phoneme | ||
! | !m | ||
! | !n | ||
! | !ɲ | ||
! | !ɴ | ||
! | !mʷ | ||
! | !nʷ | ||
!ɲʷ | |||
!p | |||
!t | |||
!q | |||
!b | |||
!t͡s | |||
!d͡z | |||
!ŋ͡ʇ | |||
!ŋ͡ǃ¡ | |||
!ŋ͡ǂ | |||
!k͡ʇʰ | |||
!k͡ʇ | |||
!k͡ǃ¡ | |||
!k͡ǁ | |||
!k͡ǂ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" |Grapheme | ||
| | |''m'' | ||
| | |''n'' | ||
| | |''ny'' | ||
| | |''ng'' | ||
| | |''mů'' | ||
| | |''nů'' | ||
| | |''nẙ'' | ||
|''p'' | |||
|''t'' | |||
|''q'' | |||
|''b'' | |||
|''ts'' | |||
|''dz'' | |||
|''cn'' | |||
|''kn'' | |||
|''kñ'' | |||
|''cs'' | |||
|''ct'' | |||
|''kr'' | |||
|''kl'' | |||
|''ky'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''m'' | |||
|''n'' | |||
| | |''ñ'' | ||
| | |''ŋ'' | ||
| | |''mů'' | ||
| | |''nů'' | ||
| | |''nẙ'' | ||
| | |''p'' | ||
| | |''t'' | ||
|''q'' | |||
|''b'' | |||
|''ĉ'' | |||
|''ẑ'' | |||
|''cn'' | |||
|''kn'' | |||
|''kñ'' | |||
|''cs'' | |||
|''ct'' | |||
|''kr'' | |||
|''kl'' | |||
|''ky'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan="3" |Continuant Consonant | ||
!Phoneme | |||
!ɸ | |||
!θ | |||
!s | |||
!ɬ | |||
!ç | |||
| | !χ | ||
!h | |||
!β | |||
!ð | |||
!z | |||
!ʝ | |||
!w | |||
!ɾ | |||
!l | |||
!j | |||
!r | |||
!ʀ | |||
! colspan="4" rowspan="3" | | |||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" |Grapheme | ||
|''f'' | |||
|''th'' | |||
| | |''s'' | ||
| | |''lh'' | ||
| | |''ch'' | ||
| | |''x'' | ||
| | |''h'' | ||
| | |''v'' | ||
| | |''d'' | ||
|''z'' | |||
|''j'' | |||
| | |''w'' | ||
| | |''r'' | ||
| | |''l'' | ||
|''y'' | |||
|''rr'' | |||
|''g'' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''f'' | |||
| | |''þ'' | ||
| | |''s'' | ||
| | |''ł'' | ||
| | |''ç'' | ||
| | |''x'' | ||
| | |''h'' | ||
| | |''v'' | ||
|''d'' | |||
|''z'' | |||
|''j'' | |||
|''w'' | |||
|''r'' | |||
|''l'' | |||
|''y'' | |||
|''ř'' | |||
|''g'' | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Vowels === | |||
Vowels with the circumflex diacritics change diacritics based on suprasegmentals, specified later in this article. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" |Toneless Vowel | ||
! | !Phoneme | ||
! | !i | ||
! | !ɯ | ||
! | !u | ||
!e | |||
!ɤ | |||
!o | |||
!ɛ | |||
!ɔ | |||
!a | |||
!ɑ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
| | |''i'' | ||
| | |''î'' | ||
| | |''u'' | ||
| | |''e'' | ||
| | |''û'' | ||
|''o'' | |||
|''ê'' | |||
| | |''ô'' | ||
| | |''a'' | ||
| | |''â'' | ||
| | |||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Syllabic Consonants === | === Syllabic Consonants === | ||
Toneless syllabic consonants are written with an overdot. On digraphs, the underdot is written only on the first letter (e.g. / | Toneless syllabic consonants are written with an overdot. On digraphs, the underdot is written only on the first letter (e.g. /ɴ̩ ʀ̩/ get written ⟨ṇg ṛr⟩). The toneless syllabic consonants /ʝ̍ j̍/ are instead written ⟨ẏh ẏ⟩. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" |Toneless Syllabic Consonant | ||
! | !Phoneme | ||
! | !m̩ | ||
! | !n̩ | ||
! | !ɲ̩ | ||
! | !ɴ̩ | ||
!m̩ʷ | |||
!n̩ʷ | |||
!ɲ̩ʷ | |||
!β̩ | |||
!ð̩ | |||
!z̩ | |||
!ʝ̍ | |||
!w̩ | |||
!l̩ | |||
!j̍ | |||
!ɾ̩ | |||
!ʀ̩ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
| | |''ṃ'' | ||
|''ṇ'' | |||
| | |''ṇy'' | ||
| | |''ṇg'' | ||
| | |''ṃů'' | ||
|''ṇů'' | |||
|''ṇẙ'' | |||
| | |''ṿ'' | ||
| | |''ḍ'' | ||
| | |''ẓ'' | ||
| | |''ẏh'' | ||
|''ẉ'' | |||
|''ḷ'' | |||
|''ẏ'' | |||
|''ṛ'' | |||
|''ṛr'' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Tones === | === Tones === | ||
High tone on vowels is marked with an acute accent on vowels without a diacritic. On vowels with a | High tone on vowels is marked with an acute accent on vowels without a diacritic. On vowels with a circumflex, the circumflex is replaced with a grave accent (e.g. /í ɯ́/ are ⟨í ì⟩). | ||
Mid tone on vowels is marked with a | Mid tone on vowels is marked with a breve on vowels without a diacritic. On vowels with a circumflex, the circumflex is replaced with a tilde (e.g. /ī ɯ̄/ are ⟨ĭ ĩ⟩). | ||
Low tone is marked with an apostrophe before the nucleus. | Low tone is marked with an apostrophe before the nucleus. | ||
| Line 194: | Line 213: | ||
Because word-initial high tone words are most common, Iskel romanizes them differently to avoid extensive diacritic use: a high tone on a multisyllabic word is not written if there is only one high tone and it's word initial. Multisyllabic words with no tones are written as if they have a word-initial high tone. | Because word-initial high tone words are most common, Iskel romanizes them differently to avoid extensive diacritic use: a high tone on a multisyllabic word is not written if there is only one high tone and it's word initial. Multisyllabic words with no tones are written as if they have a word-initial high tone. | ||
For polypthongs, tone (not including low tone because it has unusual romanization) | For polypthongs, tone (not including low tone because it has unusual romanization) is always written on the first vowel grapheme, so every vowel with a tone diacritic begins its syllable's nucleus. It is therefore unnecessary to use a diaerisis on such vowels. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" |High Tone Vowel | ||
! | !Phoneme | ||
!i˥ | |||
!ɯ˥ | |||
!u˥ | |||
!e˥ | |||
!ɤ˥ | |||
!o˥ | |||
!ɛ˥ | |||
!ɔ˥ | |||
!a˥ | |||
!ɑ˥ | |||
|- | |||
!Grapheme | |||
|''í'' | |||
|''ì'' | |||
|''ú'' | |||
|''é'' | |||
|''ù'' | |||
|''ó'' | |||
|''è'' | |||
|''ò'' | |||
|''á'' | |||
|''à'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" |Mid Tone Vowel | ||
! | !Phoneme | ||
! | !i˧ | ||
! | !ɯ˧ | ||
! | !u˧ | ||
! | !e˧ | ||
! | !ɤ˧ | ||
! | !o˧ | ||
! | !ɛ˧ | ||
! | !ɔ˧ | ||
! | !a˧ | ||
! | !ɑ˧ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
| | |''ĭ'' | ||
| | |''ĩ'' | ||
| | |''ŭ'' | ||
| | |''ĕ'' | ||
| | |''ũ'' | ||
| | |''ŏ'' | ||
| | |''ẽ'' | ||
| | |''õ'' | ||
| | |''ă'' | ||
| | |''ã'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" |Low Tone Vowel | ||
!Phoneme | |||
!i˩ | |||
!ɯ˩ | |||
!u˩ | |||
!e˩ | |||
!ɤ˩ | |||
!o˩ | |||
!ɛ˩ | |||
!ɔ˩ | |||
!a˩ | |||
!ɑ˩ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'i'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'î'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'u'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'e'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'û'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'o'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ê'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ô'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'a'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'â'' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||
High tone syllabic consonants / | High tone syllabic consonants /ḿ̩ ń̩ ɲ̩́ ɴ̩́ ḿ̩ʷ ń̩ʷ ɲ̩́ʷ ź̩ ʝ̩́ ẃ̩ ĺ̩ j̩́ ɾ̩́ ʀ̩́/ have their underdots replaced with the acute accent ⟨ḿ ń ńy ńg ḿů ńů ńẙ ź ýh ẃ ĺ ý ŕ ŕr⟩. High tone /ð̩/ is written with ⟨ð⟩ instead of ⟨d́⟩, and high tone /β̩/ is written with a ⟨ŵ⟩. | ||
Mid tone syllabic consonants are written similar to their toneless forms, but with overdots instead of underdots. The mid tone / | Mid tone syllabic consonants are written similar to their toneless forms, but with overdots instead of underdots. The mid tone /β̩̄ j̩̄/, however, are written ⟨ẅ ÿ⟩. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" |High Tone Syllabic Consonant | ||
! | !Phoneme | ||
! | !m̩˥ | ||
! | !n̩˥ | ||
! | !ɲ̩˥ | ||
! | !ɴ̩˥ | ||
!m̩ʷ˥ | |||
!n̩ʷ˥ | |||
!ɲ̩ʷ˥ | |||
!β̩˥ | |||
!ð̩˥ | |||
!z̩˥ | |||
!ʝ̍˥ | |||
!w̩˥ | |||
!l̩˥ | |||
!j̍˥ | |||
!ɾ̩˥ | |||
!ʀ̩˥ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
|''ḿ'' | |||
|''ń'' | |||
|''ńy'' | |||
|''ńg'' | |||
|''ḿů'' | |||
|''ńů'' | |||
|''ńẙ'' | |||
|''ŵ'' | |||
|''ð'' | |||
|''ź'' | |||
|''ýh'' | |||
|''ẃ'' | |||
|''ĺ'' | |||
|''ý'' | |||
|''ŕ'' | |||
|''ŕr'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" |Mid Tone Syllabic Consonant | ||
!Phoneme | |||
!m̩˧ | |||
!n̩˧ | |||
!ɲ̩˧ | |||
!ɴ̩˧ | |||
!m̩ʷ˧ | |||
!n̩ʷ˧ | |||
!ɲ̩ʷ˧ | |||
!β̩˧ | |||
!ð̩˧ | |||
!z̩˧ | |||
!ʝ̍˧ | |||
!w̩˧ | |||
!l̩˧ | |||
!j̍˧ | |||
!ɾ̩˧ | |||
!ʀ̩˧ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
| | |''ṁ'' | ||
| | |''ṅ'' | ||
| | |''ṅy'' | ||
| | |''ṅg'' | ||
| | |''ṁů'' | ||
| | |''ṅů'' | ||
| | |''ṅẙ'' | ||
| | |''ẅ'' | ||
| | |''ḋ'' | ||
| | |''ż'' | ||
| | |''ÿh'' | ||
| | |''ẇ'' | ||
|''ŀ'' | |||
|''ÿ'' | |||
|''ṙ'' | |||
|''ṙr'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" |Low Tone Syllabic Consonant | ||
! | !Phoneme | ||
!m̩˩ | |||
!n̩˩ | |||
!ɲ̩˩ | |||
!ɴ̩˩ | |||
!m̩ʷ˩ | |||
!n̩ʷ˩ | |||
!ɲ̩ʷ˩ | |||
!β̩˩ | |||
!ð̩˩ | |||
!z̩˩ | |||
!ʝ̍˩ | |||
!w̩˩ | |||
!l̩˩ | |||
!j̍˩ | |||
!ɾ̩˩ | |||
!ʀ̩˩ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ṃ'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ṇ'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ṇy'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ṇg'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ṃů'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ṇů'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'ṇẙ'' | |||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ṿ'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ḍ'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ẓ'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ẏh'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ẉ'' | ||
| | |''<nowiki/>'ḷ'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ẏ'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'ṛ'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'ṛr'' | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== Gemination === | === Gemination === | ||
Geminated single-letter phonemes are written by doubling their letter. Geminated digraphs are written by doubling their first letter. | |||
Geminated syllabic consonants are marked by doubling the letter with the syllabic or tone diacritic. The syllabic geminate consonant /ʀ̩ː/ is only written with two marked ⟨r⟩s instead of two marked ⟨r⟩s and an unmarked one. | Geminated syllabic consonants are marked by doubling the letter with the syllabic or tone diacritic. The syllabic geminate consonant /ʀ̩ː/ is only written with two marked ⟨r⟩s instead of two marked ⟨r⟩s and an unmarked one. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="24" |Geminate Romanization | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="6" |Consonant | ! rowspan="6" |Consonant | ||
! rowspan="3" |Occlusive | ! rowspan="3" |Occlusive | ||
!Phoneme | !Phoneme | ||
! | !mː | ||
!nː | !nː | ||
!ɲː | !ɲː | ||
! | !ɴː | ||
!mʷː | |||
!nʷː | |||
!ɲʷː | |||
!pː | !pː | ||
!tː | !tː | ||
! | !qː | ||
!bː | !bː | ||
!t͡sː | |||
!d͡zː | !d͡zː | ||
!ŋ͡ʇː | !ŋ͡ʇː | ||
!ŋ͡ǃ¡ː | !ŋ͡ǃ¡ː | ||
!ŋ͡ǂː | !ŋ͡ǂː | ||
!k͡ʇʰː | |||
!k͡ʇː | !k͡ʇː | ||
!k͡ǃ¡ː | !k͡ǃ¡ː | ||
!k͡ǁː | |||
!k͡ǂː | !k͡ǂː | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 406: | Line 443: | ||
|''nny'' | |''nny'' | ||
|''nng'' | |''nng'' | ||
|''mmů'' | |||
|''nnů'' | |||
|''nnẙ'' | |||
|''pp'' | |''pp'' | ||
|''tt'' | |''tt'' | ||
|''qq'' | |''qq'' | ||
|''bb'' | |''bb'' | ||
|''tts'' | |||
|''ddz'' | |''ddz'' | ||
|''ccn'' | |''ccn'' | ||
|'' | |''kkn'' | ||
|'' | |''kkñ'' | ||
|''ccs'' | |||
|''cct'' | |''cct'' | ||
|'' | |''kkr'' | ||
|'' | |''kkl'' | ||
|''kky'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''mm'' | |''mm'' | ||
| Line 426: | Line 465: | ||
|''ññ'' | |''ññ'' | ||
|''ŋŋ'' | |''ŋŋ'' | ||
|''mmů'' | |||
|''nnů'' | |||
|''nnẙ'' | |||
|''pp'' | |''pp'' | ||
|''tt'' | |''tt'' | ||
|''qq'' | |''qq'' | ||
|''bb'' | |''bb'' | ||
|''ĉĉ'' | |||
|''ẑẑ'' | |''ẑẑ'' | ||
|''ccn'' | |''ccn'' | ||
|'' | |''kkn'' | ||
|'' | |''kkñ'' | ||
|''ccs'' | |||
|''cct'' | |''cct'' | ||
|'' | |''kkr'' | ||
|'' | |''kkl'' | ||
|''kky'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="3" |Continuant | ! rowspan="3" |Continuant | ||
!Phoneme | !Phoneme | ||
! | !ɸː | ||
!θː | !θː | ||
!sː | !sː | ||
! | !ɬː | ||
! | !çː | ||
! | !χː | ||
!hː | !hː | ||
! | !βː | ||
!ðː | !ðː | ||
!zː | !zː | ||
! | !ʝː | ||
!wː | !wː | ||
!lː | !lː | ||
!jː | !jː | ||
! | !rː | ||
!ʀː | !ʀː | ||
! rowspan="3" | | ! colspan="5" rowspan="3" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |Grapheme | ! rowspan="2" |Grapheme | ||
|''ff'' | |''ff'' | ||
|'' | |''tth'' | ||
|''ss'' | |''ss'' | ||
|''llh'' | |''llh'' | ||
|''cch'' | |||
|''xx'' | |''xx'' | ||
|''hh'' | |''hh'' | ||
| Line 475: | Line 514: | ||
|''dd'' | |''dd'' | ||
|''zz'' | |''zz'' | ||
|'' | |''jj'' | ||
|''ww'' | |''ww'' | ||
|''ll'' | |''ll'' | ||
|''yy'' | |''yy'' | ||
|''rrr'' | |''rrr'' | ||
|''gg'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''ff'' | |''ff'' | ||
|''þþ'' | |''þþ'' | ||
|'' | |''s'' | ||
|'' | |''łł'' | ||
|''çç'' | |''çç'' | ||
|''xx'' | |''xx'' | ||
| Line 494: | Line 531: | ||
|''dd'' | |''dd'' | ||
|''zz'' | |''zz'' | ||
|'' | |''jj'' | ||
|''ww'' | |''ww'' | ||
|''ll'' | |''ll'' | ||
|''yy'' | |''yy'' | ||
|''řř'' | |''řř'' | ||
|''gg'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="8" |Syllabic Consonant | ! rowspan="8" |Syllabic Consonant | ||
! rowspan="2" |Toneless | ! rowspan="2" |Toneless | ||
!Phoneme | !Phoneme | ||
! | !m̩ː | ||
!n̩ː | !n̩ː | ||
!ɲ̩ː | !ɲ̩ː | ||
! | !ɴ̩ː | ||
! | !m̩ʷː | ||
!n̩ʷː | |||
!ɲ̩ʷː | |||
!β̩ː | |||
!ð̩ː | !ð̩ː | ||
!z̩ː | !z̩ː | ||
! | !ʝ̍ː | ||
!w̩ː | !w̩ː | ||
!l̩ː | !l̩ː | ||
!j̍ː | !j̍ː | ||
!ʀ̩ː | !ʀ̩ː | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="6" rowspan="8" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Grapheme | !Grapheme | ||
| Line 528: | Line 563: | ||
|''ṇṇy'' | |''ṇṇy'' | ||
|''ṇṇg'' | |''ṇṇg'' | ||
|''ṃṃů'' | |||
|''ṇṇů'' | |||
|''ṇṇẙ'' | |||
|''ṿṿ'' | |''ṿṿ'' | ||
|''ḍḍ'' | |''ḍḍ'' | ||
|''ẓẓ'' | |''ẓẓ'' | ||
|'' | |''ẏẏh'' | ||
|''ẉẉ'' | |''ẉẉ'' | ||
|''ḷḷ'' | |''ḷḷ'' | ||
|''ẏẏ'' | |''ẏẏ'' | ||
|''ṛṛ'' | |''ṛṛ'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |High Tone | ! rowspan="2" |High Tone | ||
!Phoneme | !Phoneme | ||
! | !m̩ː˥ | ||
!n̩ː˥ | !n̩ː˥ | ||
!ɲ̩ː˥ | !ɲ̩ː˥ | ||
! | !ɴ̩ː˥ | ||
! | !m̩ʷː˥ | ||
!n̩ʷː˥ | |||
!ɲ̩ʷː˥ | |||
!β̩ː˥ | |||
!ð̩ː˥ | !ð̩ː˥ | ||
!z̩ː˥ | !z̩ː˥ | ||
! | !ʝ̍ː˥ | ||
!w̩ː˥ | !w̩ː˥ | ||
!l̩ː˥ | !l̩ː˥ | ||
!j̍ː˥ | !j̍ː˥ | ||
!ʀ̩ː˥ | !ʀ̩ː˥ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 563: | Line 598: | ||
|''ńńy'' | |''ńńy'' | ||
|''ńńg'' | |''ńńg'' | ||
|''ḿḿů'' | |||
|''ńńů'' | |||
|''ńńẙ'' | |||
|''ŵŵ'' | |''ŵŵ'' | ||
|''ðð'' | |''ðð'' | ||
|''źź'' | |''źź'' | ||
|'' | |''ýh'' | ||
|''ẃẃ'' | |''ẃẃ'' | ||
|''ĺĺ'' | |''ĺĺ'' | ||
|''ýý'' | |''ýý'' | ||
|''ŕŕ'' | |''ŕŕ'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |Mid Tone | ! rowspan="2" |Mid Tone | ||
!Phoneme | !Phoneme | ||
! | !m̩ː˧ | ||
!n̩ː˧ | !n̩ː˧ | ||
!ɲ̩ː˧ | !ɲ̩ː˧ | ||
! | !ɴ̩ː˧ | ||
! | !m̩ʷː˧ | ||
!n̩ʷː˧ | |||
!ɲ̩ʷː˧ | |||
!β̩ː˧ | |||
!ð̩ː˧ | !ð̩ː˧ | ||
!z̩ː˧ | !z̩ː˧ | ||
! | !ʝ̍ː˧ | ||
!w̩ː˧ | !w̩ː˧ | ||
!l̩ː˧ | !l̩ː˧ | ||
!j̍ː˧ | !j̍ː˧ | ||
!ʀ̩ː˧ | !ʀ̩ː˧ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 598: | Line 633: | ||
|''ṅṅy'' | |''ṅṅy'' | ||
|''ṅṅg'' | |''ṅṅg'' | ||
|''ṁṁů'' | |||
|''ṅṅů'' | |||
|''ṅṅẙ'' | |||
|''ẅẅ'' | |''ẅẅ'' | ||
|''ḋḋ'' | |''ḋḋ'' | ||
|''żż'' | |''żż'' | ||
|'' | |''ÿh'' | ||
|''ẇẇ'' | |''ẇẇ'' | ||
|''ŀŀ'' | |''ŀŀ'' | ||
|''ÿÿ'' | |''ÿÿ'' | ||
|''ṙṙ'' | |''ṙṙ'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |Low Tone | ! rowspan="2" |Low Tone | ||
!Phoneme | !Phoneme | ||
! | !m̩ː˩ | ||
!n̩ː˩ | !n̩ː˩ | ||
!ɲ̩ː˩ | !ɲ̩ː˩ | ||
! | !ɴ̩ː˩ | ||
! | !m̩ʷː˩ | ||
!n̩ʷː˩ | |||
!ɲ̩ʷː˩ | |||
!β̩ː˩ | |||
!ð̩ː˩ | !ð̩ː˩ | ||
!z̩ː˩ | !z̩ː˩ | ||
! | !ʝ̍ː˩ | ||
!w̩ː˩ | !w̩ː˩ | ||
!l̩ː˩ | !l̩ː˩ | ||
!j̍ː˩ | !j̍ː˩ | ||
!ʀ̩ː˩ | !ʀ̩ː˩ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 633: | Line 668: | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ṇṇy'' | |''<nowiki/>'ṇṇy'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ṇṇg'' | |''<nowiki/>'ṇṇg'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ṃṃů'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'ṇṇů'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'ṇṇẙ'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'ṿṿ'' | |''<nowiki/>'ṿṿ'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ḍḍ'' | |''<nowiki/>'ḍḍ'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ẓẓ'' | |''<nowiki/>'ẓẓ'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>' | |''<nowiki/>'ẏh'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ẉẉ'' | |''<nowiki/>'ẉẉ'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ḷḷ'' | |''<nowiki/>'ḷḷ'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ẏẏ'' | |''<nowiki/>'ẏẏ'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ṛṛ'' | |''<nowiki/>'ṛṛ'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="8" |Vowel | ||
! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="2" |Toneless | ||
!Phoneme | !Phoneme | ||
!iː | !iː | ||
! | !ɯː | ||
!uː | !uː | ||
!eː | !eː | ||
! | !ɤː | ||
!oː | !oː | ||
!ɛː | |||
!ɔː | |||
!aː | !aː | ||
!ɑː | !ɑː | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="11" rowspan="8" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
|'' | |''ii'' | ||
|'' | |''îî'' | ||
|'' | |''uu'' | ||
|'' | |''ee'' | ||
|'' | |''ûû'' | ||
|'' | |''oo'' | ||
|'' | |''êê'' | ||
|'' | |''ôô'' | ||
|'' | |''aa'' | ||
|'' | |''ââ'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |High Tone | |||
! rowspan=" | |||
!Phoneme | !Phoneme | ||
!iː˥ | !iː˥ | ||
! | !ɯː˥ | ||
!uː˥ | !uː˥ | ||
!eː˥ | !eː˥ | ||
! | !ɤː˥ | ||
!oː˥ | !oː˥ | ||
!ɛː˥ | |||
!ɔː˥ | |||
!aː˥ | !aː˥ | ||
!ɑː˥ | !ɑː˥ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
|'' | |''íí'' | ||
|'' | |''ìì'' | ||
|'' | |''úú'' | ||
|'' | |''éé'' | ||
|'' | |''ùù'' | ||
|'' | |''óó'' | ||
|'' | |''èè'' | ||
|'' | |''òò'' | ||
|'' | |''áá'' | ||
|'' | |''àà'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |Mid Tone | |||
! rowspan=" | |||
!Phoneme | !Phoneme | ||
!iː˧ | !iː˧ | ||
! | !ɯː˧ | ||
!uː˧ | !uː˧ | ||
!eː˧ | !eː˧ | ||
! | !ɤː˧ | ||
!oː˧ | !oː˧ | ||
!ɛː˧ | |||
!ɔː˧ | |||
!aː˧ | !aː˧ | ||
!ɑː˧ | !ɑː˧ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
|'' | |''ĭĭ'' | ||
|'' | |''ĩĩ'' | ||
|'' | |''ŭŭ'' | ||
|'' | |''ĕĕ'' | ||
|'' | |''ũũ'' | ||
|'' | |''ŏŏ'' | ||
|'' | |''ẽẽ'' | ||
|'' | |''õõ'' | ||
|'' | |''ăă'' | ||
|'' | |''ãã'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |Low Tone | |||
! rowspan=" | |||
!Phoneme | !Phoneme | ||
!iː˩ | !iː˩ | ||
! | !ɯː˩ | ||
!uː˩ | !uː˩ | ||
!eː˩ | !eː˩ | ||
! | !ɤː˩ | ||
!oː˩ | !oː˩ | ||
!ɛː˩ | |||
!ɔː˩ | |||
!aː˩ | !aː˩ | ||
!ɑː˩ | !ɑː˩ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Grapheme | ||
|''<nowiki/>' | |''<nowiki/>'ii'' | ||
|''<nowiki/>'îî'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'uu'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'ee'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'ûû'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'oo'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'êê'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'ôô'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'aa'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>'ââ'' | |||
|''<nowiki/>' | |||
|''<nowiki/>' | |||
|''<nowiki/>' | |||
|''<nowiki/>' | |||
|''<nowiki/>' | |||
|''<nowiki/>' | |||
|''<nowiki/>' | |||
|''<nowiki/>' | |||
|''<nowiki/>' | |||
|} | |} | ||
| Line 795: | Line 786: | ||
Many consonant phonemes are expressed with multigraphs that have an equivalent cluster. They are differenciated orthographically with apostrophes placed between consonant graphemes in a cluster. | Many consonant phonemes are expressed with multigraphs that have an equivalent cluster. They are differenciated orthographically with apostrophes placed between consonant graphemes in a cluster. | ||
Polyphthongs are | Polyphthongs are written by simply juxtaposing vowel letters together. Since all two- or three-vowel clusters contrast with a polypthong, a diaerisis is placed on the non-first grapheme(s) of such clusters to distinguish them. | ||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" | ||
! colspan="15" |Multigraph Disambiguation | ! colspan="15" |Multigraph Disambiguation | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="6" |Consonants | ! colspan="6" |Consonants (All) | ||
! colspan="3" |Syllabic Consonants | ! colspan="3" |Syllabic Consonants (All) | ||
! colspan="6" |Vowels | ! colspan="6" |Vowels (Examples) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="3" |Digraph | ! colspan="3" |Digraph | ||
| Line 844: | Line 831: | ||
|''ṇy'' | |''ṇy'' | ||
|/ɲ̩/ | |/ɲ̩/ | ||
! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="2" |ie | ||
| | |ie | ||
|/ | |/i͡e/ | ||
! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="4" |iea | ||
| | |iea | ||
|/ | |/i͡e͡a/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''d'z'' | |''d'z'' | ||
| Line 857: | Line 844: | ||
|''ṇ'y'' | |''ṇ'y'' | ||
|/n̩j/ | |/n̩j/ | ||
| | |iē | ||
|/ | |/i.e/ | ||
| | |iēa | ||
|/ | |/i.e͡a/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" | | | colspan="3" | | ||
| Line 868: | Line 855: | ||
|''ńy'' | |''ńy'' | ||
|/ɲ̩˥/ | |/ɲ̩˥/ | ||
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" | | |||
|ieā | |||
| colspan="3" | | |/i͡e.a/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |lh | ! rowspan="2" |lh | ||
|lh | |lh | ||
|/ | |/ɬ/ | ||
! rowspan="3" |llh | ! rowspan="3" |llh | ||
|''llh'' | |''llh'' | ||
|/ | |/ʎː/ | ||
|''ń'y'' | |''ń'y'' | ||
|/n̩˥j/ | |/n̩˥j/ | ||
|iēā | |||
|/i.e.a/ | |||
|/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''l'h'' | |''l'h'' | ||
|/lh/ | |/lh/ | ||
|''l'lh'' | |''l'lh'' | ||
|/ | |/lɬ/ | ||
! rowspan="2" |ṅy | ! rowspan="2" |ṅy | ||
|''ṅy'' | |''ṅy'' | ||
|/ɲ̩˧/ | |/ɲ̩˧/ | ||
| | ! rowspan="2" |ui | ||
|/ | |ui | ||
| | |/u͡i/ | ||
|/ | ! rowspan="4" |uio | ||
|uio | |||
|/u͡i͡o/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" | | | colspan="3" | | ||
| Line 904: | Line 889: | ||
|''ṅ'y'' | |''ṅ'y'' | ||
|/n̩˧j/ | |/n̩˧j/ | ||
| | |uī | ||
|/u. | |/u.i/ | ||
| | |uīo | ||
|/u.i͡o/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |ng | ! rowspan="2" |ng | ||
|''ng'' | |''ng'' | ||
|/ | |/ɴ/ | ||
! rowspan="3" |nng | ! rowspan="3" |nng | ||
|''nng'' | |''nng'' | ||
|/ | |/ɴː/ | ||
! rowspan="2" |'ṇy | ! rowspan="2" |'ṇy | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ṇy'' | |''<nowiki/>'ṇy'' | ||
|/ɲ̩˩/ | |/ɲ̩˩/ | ||
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" | | |||
|uiō | |||
|/u͡i.o/ | |||
| | |||
|/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''n'g'' | |''n'g'' | ||
|/ | |/nʀ/ | ||
|''n'ng'' | |''n'ng'' | ||
|/ | |/nɴ/ | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ṇ'y'' | |''<nowiki/>'ṇ'y'' | ||
|/n̩˩j/ | |/n̩˩j/ | ||
| | |uīō | ||
|/ | |/u.i.o/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" | | | colspan="3" | | ||
|''nn'g'' | |''nn'g'' | ||
|/ | |/nːʀ/ | ||
! rowspan="2" |ṇg | ! rowspan="2" |ṇg | ||
|''ṇg'' | |''ṇg'' | ||
|/ | |/ɴ̩/ | ||
| | ! rowspan="2" |oa | ||
|/ | |oa | ||
|/o͡a/ | |||
! rowspan="4" |oae | |||
|oae | |||
|/o͡a͡e/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |ny | ! rowspan="2" |ny | ||
| Line 952: | Line 936: | ||
|/ɲː/ | |/ɲː/ | ||
|''ṇ'g'' | |''ṇ'g'' | ||
|/ | |/n̩ʀ/ | ||
|oā | |||
|/o.a/ | |||
|/ | |oāe | ||
|/o.a͡e/ | |||
| | |||
|/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''n'y'' | |''n'y'' | ||
| Line 966: | Line 948: | ||
! rowspan="2" |ńg | ! rowspan="2" |ńg | ||
|''ńg'' | |''ńg'' | ||
|/ | |/ɴ̩˥/ | ||
| | | colspan="3" rowspan="2" | | ||
| | |oaē | ||
| | |/o͡a.e/ | ||
|/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" rowspan="4" | | | colspan="3" rowspan="4" | | ||
| Line 976: | Line 957: | ||
|/nːj/ | |/nːj/ | ||
|''ń'g'' | |''ń'g'' | ||
|/ | |/n̩˥ʀ/ | ||
| | |oāē | ||
|/o.e/ | |/o.a.e/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="3" |rrr | ! rowspan="3" |rrr | ||
|''rrr'' | |''rrr'' | ||
|/ | |/rː/ | ||
! rowspan="2" |ṅg | ! rowspan="2" |ṅg | ||
|''ṅg'' | |''ṅg'' | ||
|/ | |/ɴ̩˧/ | ||
! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="2" |iê | ||
| | |iê | ||
|/ | |/i͡ɛ/ | ||
! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="4" |iêa | ||
| | |iêa | ||
|/ | |/i͡ɛ͡a/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''rr'r'' | |''rr'r'' | ||
|/ | |/rɾ/ | ||
|''ṅ'g'' | |''ṅ'g'' | ||
|/ | |/n̩˧ʀ/ | ||
| | |ië | ||
|/ | |/i.ɛ/ | ||
| | |iëa | ||
|/ | |/i.ɛ͡a/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''r'rr'' | |''r'rr'' | ||
|/ | |/ɾr/ | ||
! rowspan="2" |'ṇg | ! rowspan="2" |'ṇg | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ṇg'' | |''<nowiki/>'ṇg'' | ||
|/ | |/ɴ̩˩/ | ||
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" | | |||
|iêā | |||
| colspan="3" | |/i͡ɛ.a/ | ||
| | |||
|/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" |th | ! rowspan="2" |th | ||
| Line 1,049: | Line 998: | ||
|''tth'' | |''tth'' | ||
|/θː/ | |/θː/ | ||
|''<nowiki/>'ṇ'g'' | |||
|'' | |/n̩ʀ/ | ||
|/ | |iëā | ||
| | |/i.ɛ.a/ | ||
|/i. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''t'h'' | |''t'h'' | ||
| Line 1,059: | Line 1,007: | ||
|''t'th'' | |''t'th'' | ||
|/tθ/ | |/tθ/ | ||
|'' | ! rowspan="2" |ẏh | ||
|/ | |''ẓh'' | ||
| | |/ʝ̍/ | ||
|/ | ! rowspan="2" |ûi | ||
|ûi | |||
|/ɤ͡i/ | |||
! rowspan="4" |ûiô | |||
|ûiô | |||
|/ɤ͡i͡ɔ/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" | | | colspan="3" | | ||
|''tt'h'' | |''tt'h'' | ||
|/tːh/ | |/tːh/ | ||
|''ẓ'h'' | |||
|'' | |/j̍h/ | ||
|/ | |ûī | ||
| | |/ɤ.i/ | ||
|/i. | |ûīô | ||
|/ɤ.i͡ɔ/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" |ts | ||
|'' | |''ts'' | ||
|/ | |/t͡s/ | ||
! rowspan="3" | | ! rowspan="3" |tts | ||
|'' | |''tts'' | ||
|/ | |/t͡sː/ | ||
|'' | ! rowspan="2" |ýh | ||
|/ | |''ýh'' | ||
| | |/ʝ̍˥/ | ||
|/ | | colspan="3" rowspan="2" | | ||
|ûiö | |||
|/ɤ͡i.ɔ/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'' | |''t's'' | ||
|/ | |/ts/ | ||
|'' | |''t'ts'' | ||
|/ | |/tt͡s/ | ||
|''ý'h'' | |||
|'' | |/j̍˥h/ | ||
|/ | |ûīö | ||
| | |/ɤ.i.ɔ/ | ||
|/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" | | | colspan="3" | | ||
|'' | |''tt's'' | ||
|/ | |/tːs/ | ||
! rowspan="2" |ÿh | |||
|''ÿh'' | |||
! rowspan=" | |/ʝ̍˧/ | ||
|'' | ! rowspan="2" |ôâ | ||
|/ | |ôâ | ||
|/ɔ͡ɑ/ | |||
! | ! rowspan="4" |ôâê | ||
! rowspan=" | |ôâê | ||
| | |/ɔ͡ɑ͡ɛ/ | ||
|/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'' | ! colspan="6" rowspan="3" | | ||
|/ | |''ÿ'h'' | ||
| | |/j̍˧h/ | ||
|/ | |ôä | ||
|/ɔ.ɑ/ | |||
|ôäê | |||
|/ɔ.ɑ͡ɛ/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" |'ẏh | ||
|'' | |''<nowiki/>'ẏh'' | ||
|/ʝ̍˩/ | |||
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" | | |||
|/ | |ôâë | ||
| | |/ɔ͡ɑ.ɛ/ | ||
| | |||
|/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''<nowiki/>' | |''<nowiki/>'ẏ'h'' | ||
|/ | |/j̍˩h/ | ||
|ôäë | |||
|/ɔ.ɑ.ɛ/ | |||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:30, 13 April 2026
Kliqel is a dialect of Iskel which is primarily distinct from the others in its phonology. Therefore, its orthography differs from other dialects for both romanization and native script. Its orthography is quite similar to Lanikel's orthography, another dialect of Iskel, but has crucial differences.
Romanization
Consonants
Some consonants can be written with either digraphs or a non-ASCII monograph. Syllabic consonants are always written as digraphs, however.
| Occlusive Consonant | Phoneme | m | n | ɲ | ɴ | mʷ | nʷ | ɲʷ | p | t | q | b | t͡s | d͡z | ŋ͡ʇ | ŋ͡ǃ¡ | ŋ͡ǂ | k͡ʇʰ | k͡ʇ | k͡ǃ¡ | k͡ǁ | k͡ǂ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapheme | m | n | ny | ng | mů | nů | nẙ | p | t | q | b | ts | dz | cn | kn | kñ | cs | ct | kr | kl | ky | |
| m | n | ñ | ŋ | mů | nů | nẙ | p | t | q | b | ĉ | ẑ | cn | kn | kñ | cs | ct | kr | kl | ky | ||
| Continuant Consonant | Phoneme | ɸ | θ | s | ɬ | ç | χ | h | β | ð | z | ʝ | w | ɾ | l | j | r | ʀ | ||||
| Grapheme | f | th | s | lh | ch | x | h | v | d | z | j | w | r | l | y | rr | g | |||||
| f | þ | s | ł | ç | x | h | v | d | z | j | w | r | l | y | ř | g | ||||||
Vowels
Vowels with the circumflex diacritics change diacritics based on suprasegmentals, specified later in this article.
| Toneless Vowel | Phoneme | i | ɯ | u | e | ɤ | o | ɛ | ɔ | a | ɑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapheme | i | î | u | e | û | o | ê | ô | a | â |
Syllabic Consonants
Toneless syllabic consonants are written with an overdot. On digraphs, the underdot is written only on the first letter (e.g. /ɴ̩ ʀ̩/ get written ⟨ṇg ṛr⟩). The toneless syllabic consonants /ʝ̍ j̍/ are instead written ⟨ẏh ẏ⟩.
| Toneless Syllabic Consonant | Phoneme | m̩ | n̩ | ɲ̩ | ɴ̩ | m̩ʷ | n̩ʷ | ɲ̩ʷ | β̩ | ð̩ | z̩ | ʝ̍ | w̩ | l̩ | j̍ | ɾ̩ | ʀ̩ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapheme | ṃ | ṇ | ṇy | ṇg | ṃů | ṇů | ṇẙ | ṿ | ḍ | ẓ | ẏh | ẉ | ḷ | ẏ | ṛ | ṛr |
Tones
High tone on vowels is marked with an acute accent on vowels without a diacritic. On vowels with a circumflex, the circumflex is replaced with a grave accent (e.g. /í ɯ́/ are ⟨í ì⟩).
Mid tone on vowels is marked with a breve on vowels without a diacritic. On vowels with a circumflex, the circumflex is replaced with a tilde (e.g. /ī ɯ̄/ are ⟨ĭ ĩ⟩).
Low tone is marked with an apostrophe before the nucleus.
Because word-initial high tone words are most common, Iskel romanizes them differently to avoid extensive diacritic use: a high tone on a multisyllabic word is not written if there is only one high tone and it's word initial. Multisyllabic words with no tones are written as if they have a word-initial high tone.
For polypthongs, tone (not including low tone because it has unusual romanization) is always written on the first vowel grapheme, so every vowel with a tone diacritic begins its syllable's nucleus. It is therefore unnecessary to use a diaerisis on such vowels.
| High Tone Vowel | Phoneme | i˥ | ɯ˥ | u˥ | e˥ | ɤ˥ | o˥ | ɛ˥ | ɔ˥ | a˥ | ɑ˥ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapheme | í | ì | ú | é | ù | ó | è | ò | á | à | |
| Mid Tone Vowel | Phoneme | i˧ | ɯ˧ | u˧ | e˧ | ɤ˧ | o˧ | ɛ˧ | ɔ˧ | a˧ | ɑ˧ |
| Grapheme | ĭ | ĩ | ŭ | ĕ | ũ | ŏ | ẽ | õ | ă | ã | |
| Low Tone Vowel | Phoneme | i˩ | ɯ˩ | u˩ | e˩ | ɤ˩ | o˩ | ɛ˩ | ɔ˩ | a˩ | ɑ˩ |
| Grapheme | 'i | 'î | 'u | 'e | 'û | 'o | 'ê | 'ô | 'a | 'â |
High tone syllabic consonants /ḿ̩ ń̩ ɲ̩́ ɴ̩́ ḿ̩ʷ ń̩ʷ ɲ̩́ʷ ź̩ ʝ̩́ ẃ̩ ĺ̩ j̩́ ɾ̩́ ʀ̩́/ have their underdots replaced with the acute accent ⟨ḿ ń ńy ńg ḿů ńů ńẙ ź ýh ẃ ĺ ý ŕ ŕr⟩. High tone /ð̩/ is written with ⟨ð⟩ instead of ⟨d́⟩, and high tone /β̩/ is written with a ⟨ŵ⟩.
Mid tone syllabic consonants are written similar to their toneless forms, but with overdots instead of underdots. The mid tone /β̩̄ j̩̄/, however, are written ⟨ẅ ÿ⟩.
| High Tone Syllabic Consonant | Phoneme | m̩˥ | n̩˥ | ɲ̩˥ | ɴ̩˥ | m̩ʷ˥ | n̩ʷ˥ | ɲ̩ʷ˥ | β̩˥ | ð̩˥ | z̩˥ | ʝ̍˥ | w̩˥ | l̩˥ | j̍˥ | ɾ̩˥ | ʀ̩˥ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapheme | ḿ | ń | ńy | ńg | ḿů | ńů | ńẙ | ŵ | ð | ź | ýh | ẃ | ĺ | ý | ŕ | ŕr | |
| Mid Tone Syllabic Consonant | Phoneme | m̩˧ | n̩˧ | ɲ̩˧ | ɴ̩˧ | m̩ʷ˧ | n̩ʷ˧ | ɲ̩ʷ˧ | β̩˧ | ð̩˧ | z̩˧ | ʝ̍˧ | w̩˧ | l̩˧ | j̍˧ | ɾ̩˧ | ʀ̩˧ |
| Grapheme | ṁ | ṅ | ṅy | ṅg | ṁů | ṅů | ṅẙ | ẅ | ḋ | ż | ÿh | ẇ | ŀ | ÿ | ṙ | ṙr | |
| Low Tone Syllabic Consonant | Phoneme | m̩˩ | n̩˩ | ɲ̩˩ | ɴ̩˩ | m̩ʷ˩ | n̩ʷ˩ | ɲ̩ʷ˩ | β̩˩ | ð̩˩ | z̩˩ | ʝ̍˩ | w̩˩ | l̩˩ | j̍˩ | ɾ̩˩ | ʀ̩˩ |
| Grapheme | 'ṃ | 'ṇ | 'ṇy | 'ṇg | 'ṃů | 'ṇů | 'ṇẙ | 'ṿ | 'ḍ | 'ẓ | 'ẏh | 'ẉ | 'ḷ | 'ẏ | 'ṛ | 'ṛr |
Gemination
Geminated single-letter phonemes are written by doubling their letter. Geminated digraphs are written by doubling their first letter.
Geminated syllabic consonants are marked by doubling the letter with the syllabic or tone diacritic. The syllabic geminate consonant /ʀ̩ː/ is only written with two marked ⟨r⟩s instead of two marked ⟨r⟩s and an unmarked one.
| Geminate Romanization | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consonant | Occlusive | Phoneme | mː | nː | ɲː | ɴː | mʷː | nʷː | ɲʷː | pː | tː | qː | bː | t͡sː | d͡zː | ŋ͡ʇː | ŋ͡ǃ¡ː | ŋ͡ǂː | k͡ʇʰː | k͡ʇː | k͡ǃ¡ː | k͡ǁː | k͡ǂː |
| Grapheme | mm | nn | nny | nng | mmů | nnů | nnẙ | pp | tt | bb | tts | ddz | ccn | kkn | kkñ | ccs | cct | kkr | kkl | kky | |||
| mm | nn | ññ | ŋŋ | mmů | nnů | nnẙ | pp | tt | bb | ĉĉ | ẑẑ | ccn | kkn | kkñ | ccs | cct | kkr | kkl | kky | ||||
| Continuant | Phoneme | ɸː | θː | sː | ɬː | çː | χː | hː | βː | ðː | zː | ʝː | wː | lː | jː | rː | ʀː | ||||||
| Grapheme | ff | tth | ss | llh | cch | xx | hh | vv | dd | zz | jj | ww | ll | yy | rrr | gg | |||||||
| ff | þþ | s | łł | çç | xx | hh | vv | dd | zz | jj | ww | ll | yy | řř | gg | ||||||||
| Syllabic Consonant | Toneless | Phoneme | m̩ː | n̩ː | ɲ̩ː | ɴ̩ː | m̩ʷː | n̩ʷː | ɲ̩ʷː | β̩ː | ð̩ː | z̩ː | ʝ̍ː | w̩ː | l̩ː | j̍ː | ʀ̩ː | ||||||
| Grapheme | ṃṃ | ṇṇ | ṇṇy | ṇṇg | ṃṃů | ṇṇů | ṇṇẙ | ṿṿ | ḍḍ | ẓẓ | ẏẏh | ẉẉ | ḷḷ | ẏẏ | ṛṛ | ||||||||
| High Tone | Phoneme | m̩ː˥ | n̩ː˥ | ɲ̩ː˥ | ɴ̩ː˥ | m̩ʷː˥ | n̩ʷː˥ | ɲ̩ʷː˥ | β̩ː˥ | ð̩ː˥ | z̩ː˥ | ʝ̍ː˥ | w̩ː˥ | l̩ː˥ | j̍ː˥ | ʀ̩ː˥ | |||||||
| Grapheme | ḿḿ | ńń | ńńy | ńńg | ḿḿů | ńńů | ńńẙ | ŵŵ | ðð | źź | ýh | ẃẃ | ĺĺ | ýý | ŕŕ | ||||||||
| Mid Tone | Phoneme | m̩ː˧ | n̩ː˧ | ɲ̩ː˧ | ɴ̩ː˧ | m̩ʷː˧ | n̩ʷː˧ | ɲ̩ʷː˧ | β̩ː˧ | ð̩ː˧ | z̩ː˧ | ʝ̍ː˧ | w̩ː˧ | l̩ː˧ | j̍ː˧ | ʀ̩ː˧ | |||||||
| Grapheme | ṁṁ | ṅṅ | ṅṅy | ṅṅg | ṁṁů | ṅṅů | ṅṅẙ | ẅẅ | ḋḋ | żż | ÿh | ẇẇ | ŀŀ | ÿÿ | ṙṙ | ||||||||
| Low Tone | Phoneme | m̩ː˩ | n̩ː˩ | ɲ̩ː˩ | ɴ̩ː˩ | m̩ʷː˩ | n̩ʷː˩ | ɲ̩ʷː˩ | β̩ː˩ | ð̩ː˩ | z̩ː˩ | ʝ̍ː˩ | w̩ː˩ | l̩ː˩ | j̍ː˩ | ʀ̩ː˩ | |||||||
| Grapheme | 'ṃṃ | 'ṇṇ | 'ṇṇy | 'ṇṇg | 'ṃṃů | 'ṇṇů | 'ṇṇẙ | 'ṿṿ | 'ḍḍ | 'ẓẓ | 'ẏh | 'ẉẉ | 'ḷḷ | 'ẏẏ | 'ṛṛ | ||||||||
| Vowel | Toneless | Phoneme | iː | ɯː | uː | eː | ɤː | oː | ɛː | ɔː | aː | ɑː | |||||||||||
| Grapheme | ii | îî | uu | ee | ûû | oo | êê | ôô | aa | ââ | |||||||||||||
| High Tone | Phoneme | iː˥ | ɯː˥ | uː˥ | eː˥ | ɤː˥ | oː˥ | ɛː˥ | ɔː˥ | aː˥ | ɑː˥ | ||||||||||||
| Grapheme | íí | ìì | úú | éé | ùù | óó | èè | òò | áá | àà | |||||||||||||
| Mid Tone | Phoneme | iː˧ | ɯː˧ | uː˧ | eː˧ | ɤː˧ | oː˧ | ɛː˧ | ɔː˧ | aː˧ | ɑː˧ | ||||||||||||
| Grapheme | ĭĭ | ĩĩ | ŭŭ | ĕĕ | ũũ | ŏŏ | ẽẽ | õõ | ăă | ãã | |||||||||||||
| Low Tone | Phoneme | iː˩ | ɯː˩ | uː˩ | eː˩ | ɤː˩ | oː˩ | ɛː˩ | ɔː˩ | aː˩ | ɑː˩ | ||||||||||||
| Grapheme | 'ii | 'îî | 'uu | 'ee | 'ûû | 'oo | 'êê | 'ôô | 'aa | 'ââ | |||||||||||||
Disambiguation
Many consonant phonemes are expressed with multigraphs that have an equivalent cluster. They are differenciated orthographically with apostrophes placed between consonant graphemes in a cluster.
Polyphthongs are written by simply juxtaposing vowel letters together. Since all two- or three-vowel clusters contrast with a polypthong, a diaerisis is placed on the non-first grapheme(s) of such clusters to distinguish them.
| Multigraph Disambiguation | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consonants (All) | Syllabic Consonants (All) | Vowels (Examples) | ||||||||||||
| Digraph | Trigraph | Digraph | Short Vowel Multigraph | Long Vowel Multigraph | ||||||||||
| Grapheme | Phonemes | Grapheme | Phonemes | Grapheme | Phonemes | Grapheme | Phonemes | Grapheme | Phonemes | |||||
| Base | Distinction | Base | Distinction | Base | Distinction | Base | Distinction | Base | Distinction | |||||
| dz | dz | /d͡z/ | ddz | ddz | /d͡zː/ | ṇy | ṇy | /ɲ̩/ | ie | ie | /i͡e/ | iea | iea | /i͡e͡a/ |
| d'z | /ðz/ | d'dz | /ðd͡z/ | ṇ'y | /n̩j/ | iē | /i.e/ | iēa | /i.e͡a/ | |||||
| dd'z | /ðːz/ | ńy | ńy | /ɲ̩˥/ | ieā | /i͡e.a/ | ||||||||
| lh | lh | /ɬ/ | llh | llh | /ʎː/ | ń'y | /n̩˥j/ | iēā | /i.e.a/ | |||||
| l'h | /lh/ | l'lh | /lɬ/ | ṅy | ṅy | /ɲ̩˧/ | ui | ui | /u͡i/ | uio | uio | /u͡i͡o/ | ||
| ll'h | /lːh/ | ṅ'y | /n̩˧j/ | uī | /u.i/ | uīo | /u.i͡o/ | |||||||
| ng | ng | /ɴ/ | nng | nng | /ɴː/ | 'ṇy | 'ṇy | /ɲ̩˩/ | uiō | /u͡i.o/ | ||||
| n'g | /nʀ/ | n'ng | /nɴ/ | 'ṇ'y | /n̩˩j/ | uīō | /u.i.o/ | |||||||
| nn'g | /nːʀ/ | ṇg | ṇg | /ɴ̩/ | oa | oa | /o͡a/ | oae | oae | /o͡a͡e/ | ||||
| ny | ny | /ɲ/ | nny | nny | /ɲː/ | ṇ'g | /n̩ʀ/ | oā | /o.a/ | oāe | /o.a͡e/ | |||
| n'y | /nj/ | n'ny | /nɲ/ | ńg | ńg | /ɴ̩˥/ | oaē | /o͡a.e/ | ||||||
| nn'y | /nːj/ | ń'g | /n̩˥ʀ/ | oāē | /o.a.e/ | |||||||||
| rrr | rrr | /rː/ | ṅg | ṅg | /ɴ̩˧/ | iê | iê | /i͡ɛ/ | iêa | iêa | /i͡ɛ͡a/ | |||
| rr'r | /rɾ/ | ṅ'g | /n̩˧ʀ/ | ië | /i.ɛ/ | iëa | /i.ɛ͡a/ | |||||||
| r'rr | /ɾr/ | 'ṇg | 'ṇg | /ɴ̩˩/ | iêā | /i͡ɛ.a/ | ||||||||
| th | th | /θ/ | tth | tth | /θː/ | 'ṇ'g | /n̩ʀ/ | iëā | /i.ɛ.a/ | |||||
| t'h | /th/ | t'th | /tθ/ | ẏh | ẓh | /ʝ̍/ | ûi | ûi | /ɤ͡i/ | ûiô | ûiô | /ɤ͡i͡ɔ/ | ||
| tt'h | /tːh/ | ẓ'h | /j̍h/ | ûī | /ɤ.i/ | ûīô | /ɤ.i͡ɔ/ | |||||||
| ts | ts | /t͡s/ | tts | tts | /t͡sː/ | ýh | ýh | /ʝ̍˥/ | ûiö | /ɤ͡i.ɔ/ | ||||
| t's | /ts/ | t'ts | /tt͡s/ | ý'h | /j̍˥h/ | ûīö | /ɤ.i.ɔ/ | |||||||
| tt's | /tːs/ | ÿh | ÿh | /ʝ̍˧/ | ôâ | ôâ | /ɔ͡ɑ/ | ôâê | ôâê | /ɔ͡ɑ͡ɛ/ | ||||
| ÿ'h | /j̍˧h/ | ôä | /ɔ.ɑ/ | ôäê | /ɔ.ɑ͡ɛ/ | |||||||||
| 'ẏh | 'ẏh | /ʝ̍˩/ | ôâë | /ɔ͡ɑ.ɛ/ | ||||||||||
| 'ẏ'h | /j̍˩h/ | ôäë | /ɔ.ɑ.ɛ/ | |||||||||||