Re: A New Conlang For Your Consideration

Trebor Jung wrote:
[Ithkuil] phonology is so complicated; could you transcribe the sounds as X-
Sampa, rather than IPA?

Roger Mills wrote:
Just a suggestion from a not-very-big fan of X-SAMPA--
I think it would be enough to simply put the XSAMPA versions in parens next
to your IPA.

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I've thought about it and have decided not to include X-SAMPA on the
Ithkuil website, for the selfish reason (I'm sorry to say) that I find X-
SAMPA ugly and uncouth.  Therefore, I am posting them here on the list
instead for Trebor and anyone else interested.

Labials:           p   p_h   p_>    b                       m
Labiodentals:                              f    v
Labio-velar:       w
Dentals:           t   t_h   t_>    d      T    D           n
Alveolars:         s   ts    ts_h   ts_>        z    dz
Retroflex:         s`  t`s`  t`s`_h  t`s`_>     z`   d`z`   4
Alveolopalatal:    S   tS    tS_h   tS_>        Z    dZ
Palatals:          c   c_h   c_>    J\     C    j\   cC_>   j
Velars:            k   k_h   k_>    g      x    G    kx_>   N
Uvulars:           q   q_h   q_>    G\     X         qX_>   R
Pharyngeals:                               X\
Glottal:           ?                       h

Laterals:          l    K    L\    cK_h

There is also a apico-alveolar retroflex liquid continuant which is similar
to English word-initial r\` except that the Ithkuil sound has apico-
alveolar contact.  Essentially a mixture of /l/ and /r\`/.

NOTE:  /4/ becomes /r/ when geminated; semi-vowel /M\/ also occurs as a
final element of diphthongs only.

Vowels:
i  y    }    M  u
I            U
e  2         7  o
E  9            O
{      &     A

--John Quijada