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

Lísù/ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ
The Lisu latin alphabet

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

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Latin letter

Fraser letter

IPA

1

A a

[a]

2 Ä ä [ɛ]

3

B b

[b]

4

C c

[t͡s]

5

Ch ch

[t͡sʰ]

6

Č č

[t͡ɕ]

7 Čh čh

[t͡ɕʰ]

8

D d

[d]

9

E e

[e]

10

Ë ë [ɤ]

11

F f

[f]

12 G g [g]
13 Ǧ ǧ [ɣ~ɰ]
14 H h [h]
15

I i

[i~ɨ]

16

Ï ï [ɯ]
17 J j [d͡z]
18 J̌ ǰ [d͡ʑ]
19

K k

[k]

20  Kh kh [kʰ]
21

L l

[l]

22

M m

[m]

23

N n

[n]

24 Ŋ ŋ [ŋ]
25

O o

[o]

26 Ö ö

[ø]

27

P p

[p]

28

Ph ph

[pʰ]

29

R r

[ɦ]

30

S s

[s]

31 Š š [ɕ]
32

T t

[t]

33 Th th [tʰ]
34

U u

[u]

35 Ü ü [y~ʉ]
36 W w

[w~v]

37 X x [x]
38 Y y [ʝ]
39 Z z [z]
40 Ž ž [ʒ]
There would not be letters q(u), v, which would be replaced by k(w), w, respectively.
Tones
high ā
mid creaky
mid a
low à
rising á
low checked àʔ

Text example
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