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

Oromiffa
The Oromo alternative orthography

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
# Proposed letter Current letter IPA

1

A a

 А а

[ɐ]

2

Aa aa

 Аa аa

[ɑː]

3

B b

B b

[b]

4

C c

Ch ch

 [t͡ʃ]

5

 Cʼ cʼ C c [t͡ʃʼ]
6 D d D d [d]

7

 Ḍ ḍ Dh dh [ᶑ]
8

E e

 E e

[ɛ]
9 Ee ee Ee ee [eː]

10

 F f F f [f]
11 G g G g [g]
12

H h

 H h

[h]
13

I i

I i

[ɪ]

14

 Ii ii Ii ii [iː]

15

J j

 J j

[d͡ʒ]
16

K k

K k

[k]
17

Kʼ kʼ

Q q

[kʼ]
18 L l L l [l]

19

M m

M m

[m]
20

N n

N n

[n]

21

 Ñ ñ Ny ny [ɲ]
22 O o O o [ɔ]

23

 Oo oo Oo oo [oː]
24* P p P p [p]
25 Pʼ pʼ Ph ph [pʼ]

26

 Q q ' [ʔ]
27

R r

R r

[r]
28 S s S s [s]
29

T t

T t

[t]
30 Tʼ tʼ X x [tʼ]
31 U u U u [ʊ]
32 Uu uu Uu uu [uː]
33* V v V v [v]
34 W w W w [w]
35 X x Sh sh [ʃ]
36

Y y

 Y y

[j]
37* Z z Z z [z]
*These letters are only used in loanwords.

Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Namooti hundinuu birmaduu taqanii mirgaa fi ulfinaanis wal-kʼitʼtʼee taqanii ḍalatan. Sammuu fi kʼalbii ittiin yaadan waan uumamaan kennameef, hafuura obbolummaatiin walii-wajjin jiraacuu kʼabu.

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