Zulu
The Zulu alternative orthography
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
| # | Proposed letter | Current letter | IPA |
|
1 |
A a |
a |
[a] |
|
2 |
B b |
bh |
[b̥] |
|
3 |
Ɓ ɓ | b | [ɓ] |
|
4 |
C c | tsh | [tʃʼ] |
|
5 |
D d | d | [d̠̥] |
| 6 |
E e |
e |
[ɛ~e] |
|
7 |
F f |
f |
[f] |
|
8 |
G g | gh | [ɡ̊] |
| 9 |
H h |
h |
[h] |
|
10 |
I i |
i |
[i] |
|
11 |
J j | j | [d̥ʒʱ] |
| 12 |
K k |
kh |
[kʰ] |
| 13 | Kʼ kʼ | k | [kʼ~ɠ] |
|
14 |
Ǩ ǩ | kl | [kxʼ] |
|
15 |
L l |
l |
[l] |
| 16 | Ł ł | hl | [ɬ] |
| 17 | Ļ ļ | dl | [ɮ̈] |
| 18 |
M m |
m |
[m] |
|
19 |
N n |
n |
[n] |
| 20 | Ñ ñ | ny | [ɲ] |
| 21 | Ŋ ŋ | ng | [ŋ] |
| 22 | O o | o | [ɔ~o] |
|
23 |
P p |
ph |
[pʰ] |
| 24 | Pʼ pʼ | p | [pʼ] |
|
25 |
Q q |
q |
[kǃ] |
|
26 |
Qh qh | qh | [kǃʰ] |
|
27 |
Qx qx | gq | [ɡ̊ǃʱ] |
|
28 |
Ŋq ŋq | nq | [ŋǃ] |
| 29 | Ŋqx ŋqx | ngq | [ŋǃʱ] |
| 30* |
R r |
r |
[r] |
| 31 |
S s |
s |
[s] |
| 32 |
Š š |
sh |
[ʃ] |
| 33 |
T t |
th |
[tʰ] |
| 34 | Tʼ tʼ | t | [tʼ] |
| 35 | U u | u | [u] |
| 36 | V v | v | [v̤] |
| 37 | W w | w | [w] |
| 38 |
X x |
hh |
[ɦ] |
| 39 | Y y | y | [j] |
| 40 | Z z | z | [z̤] |
| 41* | Ž ž | zh | [ʒ̈] |
| 42 | ʇ ʇ | c | [kǀ] |
| 43 | ʇh ʇh | ch | [kǀʰ] |
| 44 | ʇx ʇx | gc | [ɡ̊ǀʱ] |
| 45 | Ŋʇ ŋʇ | nc | [ŋǀ] |
| 46 | Ŋʇx ŋʇx | ngc | [ŋǀʱ] |
| 47 | ʖ ʖ | x | [kǁ] |
| 48 | ʖh ʖh | xh | [kǁʰ] |
| 49 | ʖx ʖx | gx | [ɡ̊ǁʱ] |
| 50 | Ŋʖ ŋʖ | nx | [ŋǁ] |
| 51 | Ŋʖx ŋʖx | ngx | [ŋǁʱ] |
| *These letters are only used in loanwords. | |||
Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Ɓoŋkʼe aɓantu ɓazalwa ɓekululekʼile ɓeliŋana ŋesitunzi naŋamaluŋelo. Ɓahlaŋaniswe wumʇaɓaŋo naŋunemɓeza futi kʼufanele ɓapatane ŋomoya woɓuñe.