Palauan alternative orthography

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

Belau
The Palauan alternative orthography

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

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Proposed letter
Current letter
IPA

1

A a
A a
[a]

2

B b
B b
[b~p~pʰ]

3*
C c
ts
[t͡s]

4

D d
D d
[d~t~ð~θ]

5
E e E e [ɛ]

ee ee [ɛː]

6 Ë ë Ę ę [ə]

7*

F f

F f

[f]

8* H h H h [h]

9
I i I i [i]

ii ii [iː~ji~ij]

10

K k

K k

[k~g~kʰ]

11
L l

L l

[l]

ll ll [lː]

12
M m

M m

[m]

13*

N n

N n

[n]

14 Ŋ ŋ Ng ng [ŋ~n]

15
O o

O o

[o]

oo oo [oː]

16

P p
P p
[p]

17

R r

R r

[ɾ]

rr rr [r]

18
S s

S s

[s]

19

T t

T t

[t~tʰ]

20
U u

U u

[u]

uu uu [uː~wu~uw]

21*
Z z

Z z

[z]

22 ʔ ʔ Ch ch [ʔ]

*These letters are only used in loanwords.
There would not be letters g, j, q, v, w, x, y, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by k, s, k, f, u, ks, i, respectively.

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#	Proposed letter	Current letter	IPA
1	A a	A a	[a]
2	B b	B b	[b~p~pʰ]
3*	C c	ts	[t͡s]
4	D d	D d	[d~t~ð~θ]
5	E e	E e	[ɛ]
	ee	ee	[ɛː]
6	Ë ë	Ę ę	[ə]
7*	F f	F f	[f]
8*	H h	H h	[h]
9	I i	I i	[i]
	ii	ii	[iː~ji~ij]
10	K k	K k	[k~g~kʰ]
11	L l	L l	[l]
	ll	ll	[lː]
12	M m	M m	[m]
13*	N n	N n	[n]
14	Ŋ ŋ	Ng ng	[ŋ~n]
15	O o	O o	[o]
	oo	oo	[oː]
16	P p	P p	[p]
17	R r	R r	[ɾ]
	rr	rr	[r]
18	S s	S s	[s]
19	T t	T t	[t~tʰ]
20	U u	U u	[u]
	uu	uu	[uː~wu~uw]
21*	Z z	Z z	[z]
22	ʔ ʔ	Ch ch	[ʔ]
*These letters are only used in loanwords. There would not be letters g, j, q, v, w, x, y, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by k, s, k, f, u, ks, i, respectively.