This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Fijian. 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.
Vakaviti
The Fijian alternative orthography
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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Proposed letter |
Current letter |
IPA |
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1 |
A a |
A a |
[a] |
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2 |
B b |
B b |
[ᵐb] |
| 3* |
C c |
J j |
[t͡ʃ] |
|
4 |
D d |
D d |
[ⁿd~ⁿd͡ʒ] |
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5 |
E e | E e | [ɛ~e] |
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6* |
F f |
F f |
[f] |
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7 |
G g |
Q q |
[ᵑg] |
| 8* | H h | H h | [x/h] |
|
9 |
I i | I i | [i] |
|
10* |
J j |
J j |
[ⁿd͡ʒ] |
| 11 |
K k |
K k |
[k] |
| 12 |
L l |
L l |
[l] |
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13 |
M m |
M m |
[m] |
| 14 |
N n |
N n |
[n] |
| 15 | Nr nr | nr | [ᶯɖʳ] |
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16 |
Ŋ ŋ | G g | [ŋ] |
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17 |
O o |
O o |
[ɔ~o] |
| 18* |
P p |
P p |
[p] |
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19 |
R r |
R r |
[r] |
| 20 |
S s |
S s |
[s] |
| 21 |
T t |
T t |
[t~t͡ʃ] |
| 22 |
U u |
U u |
[u] |
| 23 |
V v |
V v |
[β] |
| 24 | W w | W w | [w] |
| 25 | Y y | Y y | [j] |
| 26* |
Z z |
Z z |
[ð] |
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*These letters are only used in loanwords. There would not be letters q and x, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by k, ks, respectively. |
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Text example
Article of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Era suzu ena ŋalala na tamata yadua, era tautauvata ena nodra dokai kei na nodra dodonu. E tiko na nodra vakasama kei na nodra lewaeloma, sa dodonu mera veidokadokai ena yalo ni veitazini.