This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Acehnese. It is now in a very early stage of development, so some changes may occur to it in the future as the creator see fit. For any questions please use the email link below.
Acɛh/Acèh
The Acehnese alternative orthography
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
# |
Proposed letter |
Current letter |
IPA |
1 |
A a |
a |
[a] |
2 |
à ã | a | [ã] |
3 |
B b |
b |
[b] |
4 |
Bh bh | bh | [bʱ] |
5 |
C c |
c |
[c] |
6 |
Ch ch |
ch |
[cʰ] |
7 |
D d |
d |
[d] |
8 | Dh dh | dh | [dʱ] |
9 |
E e | é | [e] |
10 |
Ẽ ẽ | é | [ẽ] |
11 |
Ë ë |
e, ë |
[ə] |
12 | Ë ë | e, ë | [ə̃] |
13 |
Ɛ ɛ | è | [ɛ] |
14 | Ɛ˜ ɛ̃ | è | [ɛ̃] |
15 | Ɛ¨ ɛ¨ | ö | [ʌ] |
16 |
Ɛ¨˜ ɛ̃¨ | ö | [ʌ̃] |
17* |
F f |
f |
[f/pʰ] |
18 |
G g |
g |
[g] |
19 |
Gh gh | gh | [gʱ] |
20 | H h | h | [h] |
21 | I i | i | [i] |
22 | Ĩ ĩ | i | [ĩ] |
23 | Ï ï | eu | [ɨ] |
24 | Ϙ ï˜ | eu | [ɨ˜] |
25 |
J j |
j |
[ɟ] |
26 |
Jh jh |
jh |
[ɟʱ] |
27 |
K k |
k |
[k] |
28 |
Kh kh | kh | [kʰ] |
29 |
L l |
l |
[l] |
30 | Lh lh | lh | [lʰ] |
31 |
M m |
m |
[m] |
32 | Mb mb | mb | [ᵐb] |
33 |
N n |
n |
[n] |
34 | Nd nd | nd | [ⁿd] |
35 | Ñ ñ | ny | [ɲ] |
36 | Ñj ñj | ñj | [ᶮɟ] |
37 | Ŋ ŋ | ng | [ŋ] |
38 | Ŋg ŋg | ngg | [ᵑg] |
39 |
O o |
ô |
[o] |
40 | Õ õ | ô | [õ] |
41 | Ɔ ɔ | o | [ɔ] |
42 | Ɔ˜ ɔ˜ | o | [ɔ̃] |
43 |
P p |
p |
[p] |
44 | Ph ph | ph | [pʰ] |
45* | Q q | q | [q/k] |
46 |
R r |
r |
[r] |
47 | Rh rh | rh | [rʰ] |
48 |
S s |
s |
[s] |
49 |
Š š |
sh |
[ʃ] |
50 |
T t |
t |
[t] |
51 | Th th | th | [tʰ] |
52 |
U u |
u |
[u] |
53 | Ũ ũ | u | [ũ] |
54* |
V v |
v |
[v/bʱ] |
55 | W w | w | [w] |
56* | X x | x | [ks] |
57 | Y y | y | [j] |
58* |
Z z |
z |
[z/dʱ] |
*These letters are only used in loanwords. |
Text example
Article of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Bandum urïëŋ lahe dïŋon mïrdehka, dan dïŋon martabat dan hak ñjaŋ saban. Ŋon akai gïsïmike, ŋon hate gïmïrasa, bandum gïtañjoë lagɛë sjɛëdara. Hak dan kïmuliaan.