This is a proposed orthography that is meant to be used for writing of Beja. 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.

Biḍaawyet/Bidhaawyeet/بڈاويێت
The Beja alternative orthography

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
# Proposed letter Current letter Arabic letter IPA

1

A a

 А а اَ

[a]

2

Aa aa

 Аa аa آ, ا

[aː]

3

B b

B b

 ب

[b]

4

C c

Sh sh

 ش [ʃ]

5

 D d D d د [d]
6 Ḍ ḍ Dh dh ﮈ [ɖ]

7

 E e Ee ee ێ [eː]
8 F f F f ف [f]
9 G g G g ق [g]

10

 Gw gw Gw gw قْو [gʷ]
11 Ǧ ǧ Gh gh غ [ɣ]
12

H h

 H h ه

[h]
13

I i

I i

 اِ

[i]

14

 Ii ii Ii ii ي [iː]

15

J j

 J j ج

[ɟ]
16

K k

K k

 ك

[k]
17

Kw kw

Kw kw

 كْو

[kʷ]
18 L l L l ل [l]

19

M m

M m

 م

[m]
20

N n

N n

 ن

[n]

21

 O o Oo oo ۆ [oː]
22

R r

R r

 ر

[r]

23

 S s S s س [s]
24

T t

T t

 ت

[t]
25 Ṭ ṭ Th th ﭦ [ʈ]

26

 U u U u اُ [u]
27 Uu uu Uu uu و [uː]
28 W w W w و [w]
29 X x Kh kh خ [x]
30

Y y

 Y y ي

[j]
31 ʔ ʔ ' ء [ʔ]
There would not be letters p, q, v, z, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by b, k, f, s, respectively.

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