Gekoyo/Gĩkũyũ
The Gikuyu alternative orthography
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
# | Proposed letter | Current letter | IPA |
1 |
A a |
А а |
[a] |
2 |
B b |
B b |
[β] |
3 |
C c |
C c |
[ʃ] |
4 |
D d | Th th | [ð] |
5 |
E e |
Ĩ ĩ |
[e] |
6 | Ɛ ɛ | E e | [ɛ] |
7 |
G g | G g | [ɣ] |
8 |
H h |
H h |
[h] |
9 |
I i |
I i |
[i] |
10 |
J j |
Nj nj |
[ᶮɟ] |
11 |
K k |
K k |
[k] |
12 |
M m |
M m |
[m] |
13 | Mb mb | Mb mb | [ᵐb] |
14 |
N n |
N n |
[n] |
15 |
Nd nd | Nd nd | [ⁿd] |
16 | Ŋ ŋ | Ng' ng' | [ŋ] |
17 | Ŋg ŋg | Ng ng | [ᵑɡ] |
18 | Ñ ñ | Ny ny | [ɲ] |
19 |
O o | Ũ ũ | [o] |
20 | Ɔ ɔ | O o | [ɔ] |
21 |
R r |
R r |
[ɾ] |
22 |
T t |
T t |
[t] |
23 |
U u | U u | [u] |
24 | W w | W w | [w] |
25 |
Y y |
Y y |
[j] |
There would not be letters f, l, p, q(u), s, v, x, z, which would be replaced by b, r, b, k(w), c, b, kc, d, respectively. |
Text example
John 1:1
Keambereiane Ohɔrɔ aare ɔ kuɔ, na aatoirɛ hare Ŋgai, nakɛ aare ɔ Ŋgai.