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

Satawal
The Satawalese alternative orthography

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

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Proposed letter

 Yap DOE letter

IPA

1

A a

 А а

[a]
2 Ä ä Ae ae [æ]
3 Å å Oa oa [ɒ]
4 C c Ch ch [t͡ʃ]
5 E e E e [ɛ]
6 Ë ë Eo eo [ɞ]
7 F f F f [f]
8 G g G g [g]
9

I i

I i

[i]
10

K k

K k

[k]
11

L l

L l

[l]
12 M m M m [m]
13

Mw mw

Mw mw

[mʷˠ]
14

N n

N n

[n]
15 Ŋ ŋ Ng ng [ŋ]
16 O o O o [o]
17 P p P p [p]
18 Pw pw Pw pw [pʷˠ]
19

R r

R r

[r]
20 Ȓ ȓ Rh rh

[ɻ]
21 S s S s

[s]
22

T t

T t

[t]
23 U u U u [u]
24 Ü ü Iu iu [ʉ]
25 W w W w [w]
26

Y y

 Y y

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

Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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