Okay, I'll admit... this is becoming more of a language and less of a spelling convention. For
example, the horrendous yet accurate lēngw'dj.
| Vowels |
| Vowel |
IPA |
Example |
| Aa |
/æ/ |
bat |
| Āā |
/ɑ/ |
bot |
| Ee |
/ɛ/ |
bet |
| Ēē |
/e/ |
bait |
| Ii |
/ɪ/ |
bit |
| Īī |
/i/ |
beat |
| Oo |
/ʌ/ |
but |
| Ōō |
/o/ |
boat |
| Uu |
/ʊ/ |
boet |
| Ūū |
/u/ |
boot |
| ' |
/ə~ʔ/ |
but* |
* - unstressed
| Digraphs |
| Digraph |
IPA |
Example |
| ai |
/ai/ |
I |
| ar |
/ɑɚ/ |
are |
| au |
/au/ |
ow |
| dr |
/ḏ͡ɹ̱˔/ |
draw |
| er |
/eɚ/ |
bear |
| ing |
/iŋ/ |
bing |
| ir |
/iɚ/ |
ear |
| oi |
/ɔi/ |
boy |
| ng |
/ŋ/ |
gong |
| ny |
/ɲ/ |
onion |
| or |
/ɔɚ/ |
ore |
| tr |
/ṯ͡ɹ̱̊˔/ |
tray |
| yu |
/ju/ |
you |
| Consonant |
IPA |
Example |
Exampl |
| Bb |
/b/ |
bog |
bāg |
| Cc |
/ʃ/ |
shock |
cāk |
| Dd1 |
/d/ |
dock |
dāk |
| Ðð |
/ð/ |
them |
ðem |
| Ff |
/f/ |
fog |
fāg |
| Gg |
/g/ |
gawk |
gāk |
| Hh |
/h/ |
hawk |
hāk |
| Jj |
/ʒ/ |
Jaques |
Jāk |
| Kk |
/k/ |
cog |
kāg |
| Ll2 |
/l/ |
lock |
lāk |
| Mm |
/m/ |
mock |
māk |
| Nn |
/n/ |
knock |
nāk |
| Pp |
/p/ |
pock |
pāk |
| Rr3 |
/ɹ/ |
rock |
rāk |
| Ss |
/s/ |
sock |
sāk |
| Tt4 |
/t/ |
talk |
tāk |
| Þþ |
/θ/ |
thick |
þik |
| Vv |
/v/ |
vogue |
vog |
| Ww |
/w/ |
walk |
wāk |
| Yy |
/j/ |
yawn |
yān |
| Zz |
/z/ |
zig |
zig |
1 - also for /ɾ/.
2 - also for /lˤ/.
3 - also for /ɚ/.
4 - also for /ʔ/.