This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Ainu. 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.
Ainu raten arhabet/アイヌ ラテン アㇻハベッ
The Ainu Latin alphabet
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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Latin letter |
IPA |
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1 |
A a |
[a] |
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2 |
C c |
[t͡ʃ~t͡s~d͡ʒ~d͡z] |
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3 |
E e |
[e] |
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4 |
H h |
[h~ç~ɸ~x] |
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5 |
I i | [i] |
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6 |
K k |
[k] |
| 7 |
M m |
[m] |
| 8 |
N n |
[n~ŋ] |
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9 |
O o |
[o] |
| 10 |
P p |
[p~b] |
| 11 |
R r |
[ɾ] |
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12 |
S s |
[s~ʃ] |
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13 |
T t |
[t] |
| 14 |
U u |
[u̜] |
| 15 | W w | [w] |
| 16 | Y y | [j] |
| There would not be letters b, d, f, g, j, l, q(u), v, x, z, which would be replaced by p, t, h, k, c, r, k(w), w, ks, s, respectively. | ||
Text example
Kamui Yukar
Sinean to ta petetok un sinotas kusu payeas awa, petetokta sine ponrupnekur nesko urai kar kusu uraikik neap kosanikkeukan punas=punas.