Re: German style orthography
From: | bob thornton <arcanesock@...> |
Date: | Monday, December 6, 2004, 3:53 |
> Here's my try for a German-style orthography of the
> language Tüësë:
>
> (plosives)
> /p/ p
> /b/ b
> /t/ t
> /d/ d
> /k/ k
> /g/ g
> /q/ q
> (nasals)
> /m/ m
> /n/ n
> /N/ ng
> (fricatives)
> /P/ f
> /B/ w
> /T/ þ
> /D/ Ä
> /s/ s
> /s_m/ sh
> /z/ Å¿
> /z_m/ Å¿h
> /C/ ch
> /j\/ jh
> /x/ Ï
> /X/ ħ
> /h/ h
> (laterals)
> /l/ l
> /L/ Å
> (approximate)
> /j/ j
> (rhotic)
> /rR\)/ (This is a simultaneous r and R\... it is fun
> to pronounce.) r
> (affricatives)
> /tT)/ tþ
> /dD)/ dÄ
> /ts)/ z
> /dz)/ ds
> /tC)/ tch
> /dj\)/ dj
> /kx)/ kÏ
> /qX)/ qħ
> ("whistlized")
> /s_m_W/ (_W represents "whistlization") schü
> /z_m_W/ shü
> /C_W/ chü
> /j\_W/ jü
> /x_W/ chü
> /t_W/ tü
> /d_W/ dü
> /k_W/ kü
> /g_W/ gü
>
> Vowels are:
>
> /i/ ie
> /I/ i
> /e/ e
> /&/ ä
> /@/ ë
> /u/ u
> /O/ o
> /A/ a
>
> gryÉsË
> j. 'mach' wust
>
This is the mail as I received it, excepting my own
frippery. Please do tell me what the doodlyjiggers are
that weren't shown.
=====
-The Sock
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
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