This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Javanese. 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.
Jawa
The Javanese 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~ɔ] |
|
2 |
B b |
B b |
[b] |
| 3 |
C c |
C c |
[c] |
|
4 |
D d |
D d |
[d] |
|
5 |
Ḍ ḍ | Dh dh | [ɖ] |
|
6 |
E e | E e | [e~ɛ] |
|
7 |
Ə ə |
E e |
[ə] |
| 8* |
F f |
F f |
[f] |
|
9 |
G g |
G g |
[g] |
|
10 |
H h | H h | [h] |
| 11 | I i | I i | [i~ɪ] |
| 12 |
J j |
J j |
[ɟ] |
|
13 |
K k |
K k |
[k] |
| 14 |
L l |
L l |
[l] |
| 15 |
M m |
M m |
[m] |
|
16 |
N n |
N n |
[n~ɳ] |
|
17 |
Ñ ñ | ny | [ɲ] |
| 18 | Ŋ ŋ | ng | [ŋ] |
|
19 |
O o |
O o |
[o~ɔ] |
| 20 |
P p |
P p |
[p] |
| 21* | Q q | Q q | [q/k] |
| 22 |
R r |
R r |
[r] |
| 23 |
S s |
S s |
[s~ʂ~ʃ] |
| 24 |
T t |
T t |
[t] |
| 25 | Ṭ ṭ | Th th | [ʈ] |
| 26 |
U u |
U u |
[u~ʊ] |
| 27* |
V v |
V v |
[v/f] |
|
28 |
W w | W w | [w] |
| 29* | X x | X x | [ks/z] |
| 30 | Y y | Y y | [j] |
| 31* |
Z z |
Z z |
[z] |
| *These letters are only used in loanwords. | |||
Text example
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