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What English would look like if letters and words were pronounced consistent with Latin Hwat English wd lwk laik yf letrz aend wrdz wr pronaunsd consistent wyth Latin Wot English wud luk laik if letarz aend wards war pranaunsd consistent with Laatin.
Shi thot shi lost hr prrs in the mol. Shi faund it leytr in hr car aftr nowtifaying the law. |
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| The byuutiful prinses
wons apoon a taim ther woz a byuutiful prinses hu wonted tu ... |
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Added vowel letters V for up, W for hook, R for /3:/, Y for /I/ |
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what is oir as in
sawyer soir soiyr artic
arctic
ca't more like c'et
caet
The b'etr waz betr th!s
t'im
hrbl hrrbl rrbl
horibl
irked worked in far awey
the artic
The neim ov tha bwk is oosm
lao aosm
aol tha taim waol caol caerol
ai niyd tu caol caerol.
hi caot tha crwk frvm tha.
ai baot tha bwk.
| NEW ROMAJI (50 Simple & Combined Sounds, Represented by 25 Roman Letters) | |||||||||
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AE E I A W |
'A ' RR I Y AO U |
AU EY OI OW IU |
AUR EIR OUR ORI YUR |
AER ER IR OR UR |
B F V YU |
D S V Z K |
DH SH ZH CH |
Y R M J |
W L N G |
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ae e : 'i a 'o w |
a ' r R i o u |
ai | 'y ei | ey -- ow oi |
aer aur eir er oir? ur |
ar er ir or ur |
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cvp kaap kait
ej aet
needs to have a schwa
no R
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r-comb.
in RP r=shwa |
voiced
lenis |
unvoiced
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| a. *ax [ae] | a [aa] *alms | ar *are | b | p | l. .l *l.i.t.l | |
| e. *elbow [e] | e [ei] *ace, egg | er *air | j *gym - jim | c [ch] | r. .r *r.o'r | |
| i. *it, in ! | i [i:] *eel | ir *ear | d | t | m. .m | |
| o. *ox, odd | o [aw] *awe | or *order | x [ð] *the | + [th] *thin | n. .n *n.m | |
| u. *up, hut [^] | u [u:] iu *pool | ur iur *your | v *visa - visa' | f *fife - fif | 3 [ng] *sing | |
| u' *hook [u] | a' [' shwa] | .r *her, *'rk | k *kit kat | g | h | |
| o' *owe Ø [ou] | au [.w]*out | aur [a.wr]*our | z | s | w & [hw] | |
| oi *oil | .y [ai] *ice | .yr [air] *ire | 2 [zh] leisure li2ur | 5 [sh]ip | y. | |
| 24 Vowels - 21
essential
12 unmixed "pure" vowels |
24 Consonants
22 unmixed non-blends |
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The two letter consonants
are not real blends. It is just that English does not have enough
letters.
CH is a blend, but not of
C and H, rather it T+Sh. J is also a blend of D+Zh.
Some notations, such as
IPA use tS and dZ and create new unigrafs for the other digraphs.
TH=theta, DH=d or delta
ar = aar
er = 'r
ar should be her as in har
ae is not a short a, but
it does fit well in that slot.
t th
d dh
s sh
z zh
y yu
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| NEW ROMAJI (50 Simple and Combined Sounds, Represented by 25 Roman Alphabet Letters) A is schwa in this system ER is the augmented schwa. | |||||||||
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E I O U |
AE II OO UU |
AU EI OU OI |
AUR EIR OUR OIR |
ER IR OR UR |
B F V M |
D TH DH N |
Z SH ZH R |
G C J Q |
W L Y YU |
She brushed her hair.
Shi brashd har heir
arban aarc ark
but aar is not avaialbe.
This chart distorts the fact that there are 12 vowels
Look at the sun shine on the
green grass
lwk at th' s'n shain on th'
griin graes
luk at dha san shain on dha
griin graes
wer did yuu bai thouz buutz.
Dha rein in spein is meinli
in tha plein
| NEW ROMAJI (EXAMPLE WORDS: Simple Vowels / Diphthongs / R-Combinations) | |||||||||
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Lax (AA/AE)/Tense Vowels |
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SEND SIN SONIT SUT |
send sin sonnet soot |
SAEND SIIN SOON SUUN |
sand seen sawn soon |
SAUNA SEIN SOUN SOI |
sauna seine sown soy |
SAUR SEIR SOUR SOIR |
sour sayer sower sawyer |
STER SIR SOR SYUR |
stair seer sore sewer |
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| The Short "o" of British Received Pronunciation is represented by O; however, in certain North American dialects, this is pronounced as a Broad "ah", and so TO "sonnet" (shown above) may optionally be represent by SAANIT. Such words as TO "often", which are also pronounced with a Short "o" in Received Pronunciation, are pronounced in some North American dialects with an "awe" sound, so that TO "often" may regularly be represented by OFIN, but optionally represented by OOFIN, as well. | |||||||||
| The Broad "ah" of British Received Pronunciation, as well as of various other dialects, is represented by AA, and so TO "shan't" is regularly represented by SHAANT (above). However, in certain North American dialects it is pronounced with an "ae" sound, and may optionally be represented by SHAENT. Other words, such as TO "alms", do NOT have exceptional North American pronunciations, so TO "alms" may generally be represented by AAMZ. | |||||||||
| Vocalic "r" is indicated by R, so TO "ruler" and "earth" are represented by RUULR and RTH. In "r"-less dialects of English, A and AA may be used in place of (unstressed and stressed, respectively) vocalic "r", so TO "ruler" and "earth" may optionally be represented by RUULA and AATH. Likewise, A may be used in place of vocalic "r" in combination with one or more vowels, so that TO "star" and "sire" may optionally be represented by STAA and SAIA. The only exceptions involve simple r-combination words such as TO "order", which may regularly be represented by ORDR. However, in "r"-less dialects, TO "order" should optionally be represented by OODA (instead of OADA). Thus, in cases involving -OR-, R is replaced by O, rather than by A. | |||||||||
| Schwa is represented by A, except before syllabic consonants: N, M, and L, so TO "abut" is represented by ABAT. The use of A for Schwa is required. | |||||||||
| Schwi is represented by I, only before syllabic consonants: N, M, and L, so TO "ocean" is represented by OUSHIN. The use of I for Schwi is optional, so TO "ocean" may also be represented by OUSHN. | |||||||||
| NEW ROMAJI (EXAMPLE WORDS: Consonants / Semi-Vowels / Combinations) | |||||||||
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BEIN FEIN VEIN MEIN |
bane fane vane mane |
DEIN THEIN DHEI NEIM |
dane thane they name |
ZEIN SHEIN VIZHIN REIN |
zane shane vision rain |
GEIN CEIN JEIN HAEQ |
gain chain Jane hang |
WEIN LEIN YEI YUZ |
wane lane yea use |
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| In dialects which use a velarized form of "h", TO "where" and "wear" may be represented by HWER and WER, respectively, so as to distinguish their pronunciations. | |||||||||
| Although TO "box" and "accept" may regularly be represented by BOKS and AKSEPT, respectively, they may optionally be represented by BOX and AXEPT. However, X should NOT be used to optionally represent "z", as in TO "xerox". Instead, TO "xerox" should be represented by ZIROKS or ZIROX. | |||||||||
| Both consonantal and vocalic "r" can be regularly represented by R, as in the traditional orthographic system. However, since the consonantal and vocalic forms have distinct sounds, consonantal "r" may optionally be represented by WR- (at the beginning of words), to distinguish it from the vocalic forms. Thus, TO "ring" (and "wring") may be represented by either RIQ or WRIQ, with the optional form indicating the slight onset "w", which is also reflected in the traditional orthography. | |||||||||
| NEW ROMAJI (EXAMPLE OF "REGULAR" TRANSCRIPTION: The Gettysburg Address) | |||||||||
| For
skor aend sevin yirz agou aur faadhrz broot forth on dhis kontinent, a
nyu neishin, konsiivd in Librti, aend dedikeitid tuu dha propazishin dhaet
ool men ar krieitid iikwil.
Nau wii ar ingeijd in a greit sivil wor, testiq wedhr dhaet neishin, or eni neishin sou konsiivd aend sou dedikeitid, kaen loq indyur. Wii ar met on a greit baetil- fiild ov dhaet wor. Wii haev kam tuu dedikeit a porshin ov dhaet fiild, aez a fainil restiq pleis for dhouz huu hir gaev dher laivz dhaet dha neishin mait liv. It iz ooltagedhr fitiq aend propr dhaet wii shud duu dhis. Bat, in a larjr sens, wii kaen not dedikeit -- wii kaen not konsikreit -- wii kaen not haelou -- dhis graund. Dha breiv men, liviq aend ded, huu stragild hir, haev konsikreitid it, far abav aur pur paur tuu aed or ditraekt. Dha wrld wil litil nout, nor loq rimembr wot wii sei hir, bat it kaen nevr forget wot dhei did hir. It iz for as dha liviq, raadhr, tuu bii dedikeitid hir tuu dha anfinisht wrk wic dhei huu foot hir haev dhas far sou noubli advaanst. It is raadhr for as tuu bii hir dedikeitid tuu dha greit taask rimeiniq bifor as -- dhaet from dhiiz onrd ded wii teik inkriist divoushin tuu dhaet kooz for wic dhei gaev dha laast ful mezhr ov divoushin -- dhaet wii hir haili rizolv dhaet dhiiz ded shael not haev daid in vein -- dhaet dhis neishin, andr God, shael haev a nyu brth ov friidim -- aend dhaet gavrment ov dha piipil, bai dha piipil, for dha piipil, shael not perish from dhi rth. |
| NEW ROMAJI (EXAMPLE OF "OPTIONAL" TRANSCRIPTION: The Gettysburg Address) | |||||||||
| Foo
skoo aend sevn yiaz agou aua faadhaz broot footh on dhis kontinent, a nyu
neishn, konsiivd in Libati, aend dedikeitid tuu dha propazishn dhaet ool
men aa krieitid iikwil.
Nau wii aa ingeijd in a greit sivil woo, testiq wedha dhaet neishn, oo eni neishn sou konsiivd aend sou dedikeitid, kaen loq indyua. Wii aa met on a greit baetl- fiild ov dhaet woo. Wii haev kam tuu dedikeit a pooshn ov dhaet fiild, aez a fainl restiq pleis foo dhouz huu hia gaev dhea laivz dhaet dha neishn mait liv. It iz ooltagedha fitiq aend propa dhaet wii shud duu dhis. Bat, in a laaja sens, wii kaen not dedikeit -- wii kaen not konsikreit -- wii kaen not haelou -- dhis graund. Dha breiv men, liviq aend ded, huu stragld hia, haev konsikreitid it, faa abav aua pua paua tuu aed oo ditraekt. Dha waald wil litl nout, noo loq rimemba wot wii sei hia, bat it kaen neva fooget wot dhei did hia. It iz foo as dha liviq, raadha, tuu bii dedikeitid hia tuu dha anfinisht waak wic dhei huu foot hia haev dhas faa sou noubli advaanst. It is raadha foo as tuu bii hia dedikeitid tuu dha greit taask rimeiniq bifoo as -- dhaet from dhiiz onad ded wii teik inkriist divoushn tuu dhaet kooz foo wic dhei gaev dha laast ful mezha ov divoushn -- dhaet wii hia haili rizolv dhaet dhiiz ded shael not haev daid in vein -- dhaet dhis neishn, anda God, shael haev a nyu baath ov friidm -- aend dhaet gavament ov dha piipl, bai dha piipl, foo dha piipl, shael not perish from dhi aath. |