Alphabet, phonology, orthography in Ezharit.

Rule 0 (zero): KISS (keep it simple, stupid!).

Rule 1: Logical.

Rule 2: Consistent.

Rule 3: No diacritics.

Rule 4: Digraphs, if necessery, the most recognisable ones.

Rule 5: Avoid letters with multiple associated sounds, enviroment dependent or that rarely comes alone.

Alphabet:

- a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v, w, y, z.

 

Sounds:

- a, b, d, e, f, g, h, k, l, m, o, p, r, s, t, v, w, z: IPA sound.

- i: /i, j/ (j before or after vowel).

- u: /u, w/ (w before or after vowel).

- iu: /ju/.

- ui: /wi/.

- n: /n, ŋ/ (ŋ before consonant or ending a word).

- y: /j/.

- ch: /ʧ/.

- j: /ʤ/.

- sh: /ʃ/.

- zh: /ʒ/.

Autrement dit:

- plosives: p, t, k, b, d, g.

- affricates: ʧ, ʤ.

- fricatives: f, s, h, ʃ, v, z, ʒ.

- nasals: m, n, ŋ.

- liquids: r, l.

- semivowels: w, j

Name of the letters:

- vowels: its sound.

- consonants:

    - b, d, f, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, z: /IPA value+a/

    - c: /ʧa/

    - j: /ʤa/.

    - y: /ja/.

Orthography:

- w and y only in beginning of words and between vowels.

- h (phonetic) always comes between same vowels, never begins a word, nor ends it.

- no yi, or wu, beginning word, between consonants and ending a word before consonant.

- m before p and b. Before any other consonant, n.

- no b, d, g, h, j, v, z in the beginning of a word.

- no final b, c, d, g, h, j, m (Vm#/Vn#/_), v, w, y, z.

- c only in the ch digraph (not phonemic).

- no x, no q.

Strong syllable:

- if ending in vowel: penultimate vowel (not i or u semivowel).

- if ending in consonant or in i or u semivowel: last vowel.

Because of rule 5, there is no x, no isolate c and no q.

I hope these instructions are claire and concise.

Please, leave a coment of your impressions.

The creator of this conlang,

Yulian, or Shulian, or Chulian. Yet to be decided.