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

Bubi/Bobé
The Bubi alphabet/El alfabeto bubi

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
# Proposed letter Name Comon writing IPA

1

A a

 a a

[a]
  aa   aa [aː]

2

 Á á á á [á]

3

B b

 ba b

[b]

4

C c

 ca ty, ch [c]

5

 D d da d [d]
6

E e

 e ë

[e]
  ee   ëë [eː]
7 É é é é [é]
8 Ɛ ɛ ɛ e [ɛ]
  ɛɛ   ee [ɛː]
9 Ɛ́ ɛ́ ɛ́ è [ɛ́]

10

 F f fa f [f]
11 G g ga g [ɡ]
12

H h

 ha h

[h]
13

I i

 i i

[i]
  ii   ii [iː]

14

 Í í í í [í]

15

J j

 ja dy

[ɟ]
16

K k

 ka k, c, qu

[k]
17 L l la l [l]
18

M m

 ma m

[m]

19

 Ḿ ḿ ḿa ḿ [ḿ]
20

N n

 na n

[n]
21 Ń ń ńa ń [ń]

22

 Ñ ñ ña ny [ɲ]
23 O o o ö [o]

 

 oo   öö [oː]
24 Ó ó ó ó [ó]
25 Ɔ ɔ ɔ o [ɔ]
  ɔɔ   oo [ɔː]

26

 Ɔ́ ɔ́ ɔ́ ò [ɔ́]
27 P p pa p [p]
28

R r

 ra r

[ɾ]
29 S s sa s [s]
30

T t

 ta t

[t]
31 U u u u [u]
  uu   uu [uː]
32 Ú ú ú ú [ú]
33 V v va v [v]
34 W w wa w [w]
35

Y y

 ya y

[j]
36 Z z za, zeta z, c [θ/s]
37 ʔ ʔ hamsa ' [ʔ]
38 ʔm ʔm ʔma hm [ˀm]
39 ʔḿ ʔḿ ʔḿa hḿ [ˀḿ]
40 ʔn ʔn ʔna hn [ˀn]
41 ʔń ʔń ʔńa hń [ˀń]
Z would be only used in Spanish loanwords and names.
There would not be letters q (ku) and x (kis), which would be replaced by k and ks, respectively.

Text example
Acts 2:38

E Pɛtoro ba ʔmmɛria: «Sɔláɛlanne e ibe, na lea bautisanɔ aleba lúɛ biʔɔ le ilá ré Hɛsukristɔ, ká e Ruppe alɔ ciaɛlé e ibe biáno, ébɔa lúɛ lo tapɛlo o Booé Bwɛ́ʔbwɛ́ elɛcíaɛri kéanɔ́.»

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