This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Welsh. 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.
Orgraf amgen Cëmraeg/Orgraff amgen Cymraeg
The Welsh alternative orthography
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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Proposed letter |
Current letter |
IPA |
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1 |
A a |
A a |
[a, ɑː] |
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2 |
B b |
B b |
[b] |
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3 |
C c |
C c |
[k] |
| 4 | Ch ch | Ch ch | [χ] |
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5 |
Ç ç |
tsh |
[t͡ʃ] |
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6 |
D d |
D d |
[d] |
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7 |
Dh dh | Dd dd | [ð] |
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8 |
E e |
E e |
[ɛ, eː] |
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9 |
Ë ë | Y y | [ə, əː] |
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10 |
F f |
Ff ff |
[f] |
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11 |
G g |
G g |
[g] |
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12 |
H h | H h | [h] |
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13 |
I i |
I i |
[i] |
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14 |
Ï ï | U u | [ɨ̞, ɨː] |
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15 |
J j |
J j |
[d͡ʒ] |
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16 |
L l |
L l |
[l] |
| 17 | Lh lh | Ll ll | [ɬ] |
| 18 |
M m |
M m |
[m] |
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19 |
N n |
N n |
[n] |
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20 |
Ng ng | Ng ng | [ŋ] |
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21 |
O o |
O o |
[ɔ, oː] |
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22 |
P p |
P p |
[p] |
| 23 |
Ph ph |
Ph ph |
[f] |
| 24 |
R r |
R r |
[r] |
| 25 | Rh rh | Rh rh | [r̥] |
| 26 | S s | S s |
[s] |
| 27 | Sh sh | sh | [ʃ] |
| 28 |
T t |
T t |
[t] |
| 29 | Th th | Th th | [θ] |
| 30 |
U u |
W w |
[ʊ, uː] |
| 31 |
V v |
F f |
[v] |
| 32 | W w | W w | [w] |
| 33 | Y y | I i | [j] |
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Diacritics (^, `, ´, ¨) would be same as in current orthography. There would not be letters k, q(u), x, z, which would be replaced by c, c(w), cs, s, respectively. |
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Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Genir paub ën rhëdh ac ën gëdradh â'i gilëdh meun ïrdhas a haulyaï. Fe'ï cënësgaedhir â rhesum a chëdwëbod, a dëlai paub ëmdhwën ë nailh at ë lhalh meun ësbrëd cëmodlon.