This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Limbu. 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.

Yakthung pāṅ/ᤕᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ
The Limbu latin alphabet

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)

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Latin letter

Hindi letter

IPA

1

A a

 ᤠ

[a]
  Ā ā ᤠ᤺ [aː]
2

B b

 ᤒ

[b]
3 Bh bh ᤓ [bʱ]
4

C c

 ᤆ

[c]
5 Ch ch ᤇ [cʱ]
6

D d

 ᤍ

[d]
7 Dh dh ᤎ [dʱ]
8

E e

 ᤣ

[e]
  Ē ē ᤣ᤺ [eː]
9 Ɛ ɛ ᤧ [ɛ]
  Ɛ� ɛ� ᤧ᤺ [ɛː]
10

G g

 ᤃ

[g]
11 Gh gh ᤄ [gʱ]
12

H h

 ᤜ

[h]
13

I i

 ᤡ

[i]
  Ī ī ᤡ᤺ [iː]
14

J j

 ᤈ

[ɟ]
� Jh jh ᤉ [ɟʱ]
15

K k

 ᤁ

[k]
16 Kh kh ᤂ [kʰ]
17

L l

 ᤗ

[l]
18

M m

 ᤔ

[m]
19

N n

 ᤏ

[n]
� � � ᤊ [ɲ]
20 Ṅ ṅ ᤅ [ŋ]
21

O o

 ᤥ

[o]
  Ō ō ᤥ᤺ [oː]
22 Ɔ ɔ ᤨ [ɔ]
  Ɔ� ɔ� ᤨ᤺ [ɔː]
23

P p

 ᤐ

[p]
24 Ph ph ᤑ [pʰ]
25

R r

 ᤖ

[r]
26

S s

 ᤛ

[s]
� Ṣ ṣ ᤚ [ʂ]
27

Š š

 ᤙ

[ʃ]
28

T t

 ᤋ

[t]
29 Th th ᤌ [tʰ]
30

U u

 ᤢ

[u]
  Ū ū ᤢ᤺ [uː]
31

W w

 ᤘ

[w]
32 X x ᤹ [ʔ]
33

Y y

 ᤕ

[j]
There would not be letters f, q, v, z, which would be replaced by ph, q, bh, s, respectively.
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