This is a proposed orthography that is meant to be used for writing of Marshallese. 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.

Matyɛ¨l/M̧ajōļ
The Marshallese alternative orthography

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

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Proposed letter

 Current letter

IPA

1

A a

 А а

[ɑ]
2 Ä ä Ā ā [æ]
3 Å å O̧ o̧ [ɒ]
4 E e E e [e]
5 Ë ë Ō ō [ɤ]
6

Ɛ ɛ

 E e

[ɛ]
7

Ɛ¨ ɛ¨

 Ō ō

[ʌ]
8

I i

I i

[i]
9 Ï ï Ū ū [ɯ]
10

K k

K k

[k]
11

Kw kw

k(w)

[kʷ]
12

L l

Ļ ļ

[lˠ]
13

Lw lw

ļ(w)

[lʷ]
14

Ly ly

L l

[lʲ]
15

M m

M̧(w) m̧(w)

[mˠ]
16 My my M m [mʲ]
17

N n

Ņ ņ

[nˠ]
18

Nw nw

ņ(w)

[nʷ]
19

Ny ny

N n

[nʲ]
20 Ŋ ŋ N̄ n̄ [ŋ]
21 Ŋw ŋw n̄(w) [ŋʷ]
22 O o O o [o]
23 Ɔ ɔ O o [ɔ]
24

P p

B(w) b(w)

[pˠ]
25 Py py P p [pʲ]
26

R r

R r

[rˠ]
27 Rw rw R(w) r(w)

[rʷ]
28 Ry ry D d

[rʲ]
29

T t

T t

[tˠ]
30 Ty ty J j [tʲ]
31 U u U u [u]
32 W w W w/- [w]
33

Y y

 e/i/-

[j]
There would not be letters b, c, d, f, g, h, j, q(u), s, v, x, z, which would be replaced by p, k/ty, t, p, k, Ø, ty, k(w), ty, p, kty, ty, respectively.

Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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