This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Khmer. 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.
Khmer akkharokram lataŋ/ខ្មែរអក្ខរក្រមឡាតាំង
The Khmer latin alphabet
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
# |
Latin letter |
Khmer letter |
IPA |
1 |
A a |
[a~ɑ] |
|
Ā ā | [aː~ɑː] | ||
2 |
B b |
[ɓ~b] |
|
3 |
C c |
[c] |
|
4 |
Ch ch |
[cʰ] |
|
5 |
D d |
[ɗ~d] |
|
6 |
E e |
[e] |
|
|
Ē ē | [eː] | |
7 | Ɛ ɛ |
[ɛ] |
|
Ɛ¯ ɛ¯ | [ɛː] | ||
8 | Ə ə | [ə] | |
Ə¯ ə¯ | [əː] | ||
* |
F f |
[f/h/pʰ] |
|
* | G g | [g/k] | |
9 |
H h | [h] | |
10 |
I i |
[i] |
|
Ī ī | [iː] | ||
11 |
Ɨ ɨ | [ɨ] | |
Ɨ ¯ ɨ¯ | [ɨː] | ||
12 |
K k |
[k] |
|
13 | Kh kh | [kʰ] | |
14 |
L l |
[l] |
|
15 |
M m |
[m] |
|
16 |
N n |
[n] |
|
17 | Ñ ñ | [ɲ] | |
18 | Ŋ ŋ | [ŋ] | |
19 |
O o |
[o] |
|
Ō ō | [oː] | ||
20 | Ɔ ɔ |
[ɔ] |
|
Ɔ¯ ɔ¯ | [ɔː] | ||
21 |
P p |
[p] |
|
22 |
Ph ph |
[pʰ] |
|
23 |
R r |
[r] |
|
24 |
S s |
[s] |
|
* | Š š | [ʃ/s] | |
25 |
T t |
[t] |
|
26 | Th th | [tʰ] | |
27 |
U u |
[u] |
|
Ū ū | [uː] | ||
28 | W w |
[w~ʋ] |
|
29 | X x | [ʔ] | |
30 | Y y | [j] | |
* | Z z | [z/s] | |
* | Ž ž | [ʒ/s] | |
There would not be letters j, q(u), v, which would be replaced by c, k(w), b,
respectively. *These letters are only used in words originating from foreign languages. |
Text example
First article of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
.