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(C)(A/L)V(V)(C)(s), where C = consonant, V = vowel, A = l or r, L = i or u. VV could be a double vowel or a diphthong.

/p b t t' d k k' g q qʼ ɢ ʔ/ <ph b th t d kh k g qh q gh h>
/s z X ʁ h/ <s z yh y hh>
/m n ŋ/ <m n nh>
/l r/ <l r>
/ɒ ɛ i~e o u ɤ~ə æ/ <w e i o u v a>
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Polish:

/m n ɲ/ <m n ny>
/p b t d kʲ gʲ k g/ <p b t d ky gy k g>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʂ d͡ʐ t͡ɕ d͡ʑ/ <tz dz ts ds ty dy>
/f v s z ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ xʲ x/ <f v sz z s zs sy zy hy h>
/r l j w/ <r l j w>
/i ɨ u ɛ ɔ a ɛ̃ ɔ̃/ <i ü u e o a é ó>

Vsüsztzü ludye rodzó syé volnyi i ruvnyi v szvojej godnosytyi i pravah. Só obdazsenyi rozumem i szumjenyem i povinnyi posztépovaty vobetz syebje v duhu bratersztva.
/vʂɨst͡sɨ lud͡ʑɛ rɔdzɔ̃ ɕɛ̃ vɔlɲi i ruvɲi v svɔjɛj gɔdnɔɕt͡ɕi i pravax. sɔ̃ ɔbdaʐɛɲi rɔzumɛm i sumjɛɲɛm i pɔwinɲi pɔstɛ̃povat͡ɕ wɔbɛt͡s ɕɛbjɛ v duxu bratɛrstva./
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Could anyone help me romanize this? I can't really think of a good way to approach it.

Syllables:
(C)(C)V
C1: any consonant
C2: /b ɾ l/
V: any vowel

Consonants:
/ m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ /
/ pʰ p b tʰ t d kʰ k g /
/ s x h /
/ r ɾ l /

Vowels:
/ i u /
/ e ẽ o õ /
/ a ã /

Sample:
/heɾepɾa buloneha ba melɾa bɾẽbo neɾɾotuxa. sẽnɾẽ n̥aẽ ɾen̥i ba di m̥õn̥ẽ be nabɾõ, sumõ ba sese lakela da. sẽrã ɾen̥u ẽpʰe, ba kʰlatu dẽhe sã pʰusã lubu pɾanu. kunõ dɾõba ba pʰopʰa deɾo tã ɾuni./
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Dahalo (previously posted by Vuvuzela):

/m n ɲ/<m n ń>
/p t̪ t̠ k kʷ ʡ ʔ/<p t ṭ k kw q ‘>
/b d̪ d̠ g gʷ/<b d ḍ g gw>
/ᵐp ⁿt̪ ⁿt̠ ᵑk ᵑkʷ/<mp nt nṭ nk nkw>
/ᵐb ⁿd̪ ⁿd̠ ⁿd̠ ᵑg ᵑgʷ/<mb nd nḍ ng ngw>
/p' t̪' t̠' k' kʷ' /<p' t' ṭ' k' k'w>
/ɓ ɗ/<b' d'>
/ts tʃ/<c č>
/dz dzʷ dʒ/<z zw ž>
/ⁿts ᶮtʃ/<nc nč
/ⁿdz ᶮdʒ/<nz nž>
/tɬʼ tʃ' cʎ̥˔'/<ç' č' ć'>
/f ɬ ɬʷ s ʃ ʎ̥˔ ʜ h/<f ş şw s š ś ħ h>
/l r j w/<l r j v>
/ᵑǀ ᵑǀʷ ᵑ̊ǀˀ ᵑ̊ǀˀʷ/<nx nxw x xw>
/a e i o u/ <a e i o u>

Long vowels are indicated by two instances of the same letter, e.g. /a:/ = <aa>, etc.
Geminate consonants are indicated by doubling the the letter that does not indicate secondary articulation, prenasalisation or a different airstream mechanism, e.g. /kʷ':/ <kk'w>, not <k'wk'w>, <k'k'w>, etc.
Pitch accent is indicated by an acute on the first vowel symbol of the accented syllable.


Mpańe "rat"
Ħénta "flies"
Xóone "breast"
Žuqenna "douse, quell"
'aaqqona "cry"
Háṭ'ida mono "very close"
You can tell the same lie a thousand times,
But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
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R.Rusanov (nice inventory btw)

Syllables:
(C)(C)V
C1: any consonant
C2: /b ɾ l/
V: any vowel

Consonants:
/ m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ / <mh m nh n yh y>
/ pʰ p b tʰ t d kʰ k g / <ph p b th t d kh k g>
/ s x h / <s x h>
/ r ɾ l / <z r l>

Vowels:
/ i u / <i u >
/ e ẽ o õ / <e ẽ o õ > or <e e' o o'>
/ a ã / <a ã> or <a a'>

Sample:
/heɾepɾa buloneha ba melɾa bɾẽbo neɾɾotuxa. sẽnɾẽ n̥aẽ ɾen̥i ba di m̥õn̥ẽ be nabɾõ, sumõ ba sese lakela da. sẽrã ɾen̥u ẽpʰe, ba kʰlatu dẽhe sã pʰusã lubu pɾanu. kunõ dɾõba ba pʰopʰa deɾo tã ɾuni./

<herepra buloneha ba melra brẽbo nerrotuxa. sẽnrẽ nhaẽ renhi ba di mhõnhẽ be nabrõ, sumõ ba sese lakela da. sẽzã renhu ẽphe, ba khlatu dẽhe sã phusã lubu pranu. kunõ drõba ba phopha dero tã runi.>

Polish

/m n ɲ/ <m n y'>
/p b t d kʲ gʲ k g/ <p b t d c j k g>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʂ d͡ʐ t͡ɕ d͡ʑ/ <ts dz th dh ty dy>
/f v s z ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ xʲ x/ <f v s z sh zh sy zy xy x>
/r l j w/ <r l jj w>
/i ɨ u ɛ ɔ a ɛ̃ ɔ̃/ <i j u e o a e' o'>

/vʂɨst͡sɨ lud͡ʑɛ rɔdzɔ̃ ɕɛ̃ vɔlɲi i ruvɲi v svɔjɛj gɔdnɔɕt͡ɕi i pravax. sɔ̃ ɔbdaʐɛɲi rɔzumɛm i sumjɛɲɛm i pɔwinɲi pɔstɛ̃povat͡ɕ wɔbɛt͡s ɕɛbjɛ v duxu bratɛrstva./

<vshjstsj ludye rodzo' sye' voly'i i ruvy'i v svojej godnosytyi i pravax. so' obdazhey'i rozumem i sumjey'em i powiny'i poste'povaty wobets syebje v duxu braterstva.>
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Here's Polish, Almean style:

/m n ɲ/ <m n ny>
/p b t d kʲ gʲ k g/ <p b t d c gy k g>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʂ d͡ʐ t͡ɕ d͡ʑ/ <ts dz tș dȥ tç dj>
/f v s z ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ xʲ x/ <f v s z ș ȥ ç hy h>
/r l j w/ <r l y w>
/i ɨ u ɛ ɔ a ɛ̃ ɔ̃/ <i î u e o a ê â>

The spellings are as in Ismain, except î and ë which are like Verdurian.

Vșîstsî ludje rodzâ çê volnyi i ruvnyi v svoëy godnoçtçi i pravah. Sâ obdaȥenyi rozumem i sumënëm i powinnyi postêpovatç wobets çebë v duhu braterstva.

Here's the first sentence:
First sentence of UDHR in Polish, in Verdurian script
First sentence of UDHR in Polish, in Verdurian script
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V Ștșebȥeșînë hșâștș bȥmi v tștsinë.

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Gleb spit this out:

Phonemic inventory
Consonants Bilabial Alveolar Velar Uvular
Nasal m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ ɴ̥ ɴ
Stop pʰ p tʰ t kʰ k qʰ q
Fricative ɸ s
Long fricative ɸː
Approximant l
Long approximant lː

Vowels Front Central Back
High i ɨ u
Low a
Syllable structure
(C1)V(C2)

Here's my proposal:
<mh m nh n ngh ng nġh nġ>
<ph p th t kh k qh q>
<f s ff>
<l ll>
/i a u ɨ/ <i a w u>

I think I will make a conlang out of this. Maybe Ziilbel or some such. The voiceless nasals suggest Welsh-style nasal mutations to me (especially since the POA's align with the stops).

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R.Rusanov's lang

Consonants:
/ m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ / <mm m nn n ňň ň>
/ pʰ p b tʰ t d kʰ k g / <ph p b th t d kh k g>
/ s x h / <s x h>
/ r ɾ l / <rh r l>

Vowels:
/ i u / <i u>
/ e ẽ o õ / <e ę o ǫ>
/ a ã / <a ą>

Sample:
/heɾepɾa buloneha ba melɾa bɾẽbo neɾɾotuxa. sẽnɾẽ n̥aẽ ɾen̥i ba di m̥õn̥ẽ be nabɾõ, sumõ ba sese lakela da. sẽrã ɾen̥u ẽpʰe, ba kʰlatu dẽhe sã pʰusã lubu pɾanu. kunõ dɾõba ba pʰopʰa deɾo tã ɾuni./

<Herepra buloneha ba melra brębo nerhotuxa. Sęnrę nnaę ba di mmǫnę be nabrǫ, sumǫ ba sese lakela da sęrhą rennu ęphe, ba khlatu dęhe są phusą lubu pranu. Kunǫ drǫba ba phopha dero tą runi.>

And Ambrisio's Gleblang

Phonemic inventory
Consonants Bilabial Alveolar Velar Uvular
Nasal m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ ɴ̥ ɴ <mm m nn n ŋŋ ŋ ňň ň>
Stop pʰ p tʰ t kʰ k qʰ q <ph p th t kh k qh q>
Fricative ɸ s <f s>
Long fricative ɸː <ff>
Approximant l <r>
Long approximant lː <rr>

Vowels Front Central Back
High i ɨ u <i ï u>
Low a <a>
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Pasic - Proto-Northeastern Bay - Asséta - Àpzó

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Rusanovese

/m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ/ <mh m nh n nk ng>
/pʰ p b tʰ t d kʰ k g/ <ph p b th t d kh k g>
/s x h/ <s x h>
/r ɾ l/ <rh r l>

/i u/ <i u>
/e ẽ o õ/ <e ev o ov>
/a ã/ <a av>

Herepra buloneha ba melra brevbo nerrotuxa. Sevnrev nhaev renhi ba di mhovnhev be nabrov, sumov ba sese lakela da. Sevrav renhu evphe, ba khlatu devhe sav phusav lubu pranu. Kunov drovba ba phopha dero tav runi.
/heɾepɾa buloneha ba melɾa bɾẽbo neɾɾotuxa. sẽnɾẽ n̥aẽ ɾen̥i ba di m̥õn̥ẽ be nabɾõ, sumõ ba sese lakela da. sẽrã ɾen̥u ẽpʰe, ba kʰlatu dẽhe sã pʰusã lubu pɾanu. kunõ dɾõba ba pʰopʰa deɾo tã ɾuni./


Possibly Ziilbel

/m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ ɴ̥ ɴ/ <mh m nh n g gh x xh>
/pʰ p tʰ t kʰ k qʰ q/ <ph p th t kh k qh q>
/ɸ ɸː s/ <f ff s>
/l lː/ <l ll>
/i ɨ u a/ <i y u a>
Sample?
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Syllables:
(C)(C)V
C1: any consonant
C2: /b ɾ l/
V: any vowel

Consonants:
/ m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ / <mh m nh n ngh ng>
/ pʰ p b tʰ t d kʰ k g / <ph p b th t d ch c g>
/ s x h / <s x h>
/ r ɾ l / <z r l>

Vowels:
/ i u / <i u >
/ e ẽ o õ / <e ẽ o õ >
/ a ã / <a ã>

/heɾepɾa buloneha ba melɾa bɾẽbo neɾɾotuxa. sẽnɾẽ n̥aẽ ɾen̥i ba di m̥õn̥ẽ be nabɾõ, sumõ ba sese lakela da. sẽrã ɾen̥u ẽpʰe, ba kʰlatu dẽhe sã pʰusã lubu pɾanu. kunõ dɾõba ba pʰopʰa deɾo tã ɾuni./

Herepra buloneha ba melra brẽbo nerrotuxa. Sẽnrẽ nhaẽ renhi ba di mhõnhẽ be nabrõ, sumõ ba sese lakela da. Sẽzã renhu ẽphe, ba chlatu dẽhe sã phusã lubu pranu. Cunõ dɾõba ba phopha dero tã runi.

And Ambrisio's Gleblang

Phonemic inventory
Consonants Bilabial Alveolar Velar Uvular
Nasal m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ ɴ̥ ɴ <mh m nh n ngh ng nġh nġ>
Stop pʰ p tʰ t kʰ k qʰ q <p b t d c g ċ ġ>
Fricative ɸ s <f s>
Long fricative ɸː <ff>
Approximant l <l>
Long approximant lː <ll>

Vowels Front Central Back
High i ɨ u <i e u>
Low a <a>
You can tell the same lie a thousand times,
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So close your eyes once more and once more believe
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Kadasi:
Consonant
Nasal m mˤ n̻ nˤ̻ ɳ ɳˤ
Stop p pʼ b t̻ tʼ̻ d̻ t͡s̻ t͡sʼ̻ d͡z̻ ʈ ʈʼ ɖ ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʼ ɖ͡ʐ k kʼ ʔ
Fricative f fˤ s̻ sˤ̻ ʂ ʂˤ hˤ h
Resonant ɽ j w

Vowels
High i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ u ũ
Mid-high e ẽ o õ
Low a ã


Sample text:
[pɨ̃p kɨk.pĩ ʈ͡ʂi t͡sɨ.ʈ͡ʂi.pʰĩmˤ ʈ͡ʂin ɖ͡ʐi.pʼi ţʼĩt ʈ͡ʂɨ̃n.piɳ.kʰũɽs ʈ͡ʂĩnk.tʼi.pʼi]
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Kadasi:
Consonant
Nasal m mˤ n̻ nˤ̻ ɳ ɳˤ <m m’ n n’ ň ň’>
Stop p pʼ b t̻ tʼ̻ d̻ t͡s̻ t͡sʼ̻ d͡z̻ ʈ ʈʼ ɖ ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʼ ɖ͡ʐ k kʼ ʔ <p p’ b t t’ d c c’ z ṭ’ ṭ ḍ č č’ ž k k’ q>
Fricative f fˤ s̻ sˤ̻ ʂ ʂˤ hˤ h <f f’ s s’ š š’ h h’>
Resonant ɽ j w <r j w>

Vowels
High i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ u ũ <i į y yį u ų>
Mid-high e ẽ o õ <e eį o oų>
Low a ã <a ą>

[pɨ̃p kɨk.pĩ ʈ͡ʂi t͡sɨ.ʈ͡ʂi.pʰĩmˤ ʈ͡ʂin ɖ͡ʐi.pʼi ţʼĩt ʈ͡ʂɨ̃n.piɳ.kʰũɽs ʈ͡ʂĩnk.tʼi.pʼi]
Pyįp kykpį či cyčipįm’ čin žip’i ṭ’įt čyįnpiňkųrs čįnkt’ip’i.

(there's aspirated plosives in the sample but none in the inventory so I wrote them as if they were plain voiceless and I assumed [ţ] was /ʈ/)
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But it never gets any more true,
So close your eyes once more and once more believe
That they all still believe in you.
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sangi39 wrote: (there's aspirated plosives in the sample but none in the inventory so I wrote them as if they were plain voiceless and I assumed [ţ] was /ʈ/)
I don't know where I got the aspirated plosives either. >.> I was tired. And yeah, I forgot to change that one <ţ> which is a part of the orthography I'm using.
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This looks like it came out of Gleb.

Consonant
Nasal m mˤ n̻ nˤ̻ ɳ ɳˤ <m mr n nr ṇ ṇr>
Stop p pʼ b t̻ tʼ̻ d̻ t͡s̻ t͡sʼ̻ d͡z̻ ʈ ʈʼ ɖ ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʼ ɖ͡ʐ k kʼ ʔ <p p' b t t' d c c' j ṭ ṭ' ḍ c̣ c̣' j̈ k k' ʔ>
Fricative f fˤ s̻ sˤ̻ ʂ ʂˤ hˤ h <f fr s sr ṣ ṣr hr h>
Resonant ɽ j w <ṛ y v>

Vowels
High i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ u ũ <i iƞ y yƞ u uƞ>
Mid-high e ẽ o õ <e eƞ o oƞ>
Low a ã <a aƞ>

Pyƞp kykpiƞ c̣i cyc̣ipiƞmr c̣in j̈ip'i ṭ'iƞt c̣yƞnpiṇkuƞṛs c̣inkt'i p'i

I think I could Devanagari-ize it.

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Ambrisio wrote:This looks like it came out of Gleb.
It did, I figured I'd work on something where I didn't craft the phonology myself.

And mine own orthography for it:

Consonant
Nasal m mˤ n̻ nˤ̻ ɳ ɳˤ <m mh n nh ņ ņh>
Stop p pʼ b t̻ tʼ̻ d̻ t͡s̻ t͡sʼ̻ d͡z̻ ʈ ʈʼ ɖ ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʼ ɖ͡ʐ k kʼ ʔ <p p' b t t' d ts ts' ds ţ ţ' ḑ ţş ţş' ḑş k k' q>
Fricative f fˤ s̻ sˤ̻ ʂ ʂˤ hˤ h <f fh s sh ş şh ḫ h>
Resonant ɽ j w <r j v>

Vowels
High i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ u ũ <i ĩ y ỹ u ũ>
Mid-high e ẽ o õ <e ẽ o õ>
Low a ã <a ã>

Sample Text:
[pɨ̃p kɨk.pĩ ʈ͡ʂi t͡sɨ.ʈ͡ʂip.hĩmˤ ʈ͡ʂin ɖ͡ʐi.pʼi ʈʼĩt ʈ͡ʂɨ̃n.piɳk.hũɽs ʈ͡ʂĩnk.tʼi.pʼi]
Pỹp kykpĩ ţşi tsyţşiphimh ţşin ḑşip'i ţ'ĩt ţşĩnpiņkhũrs ţşĩnkt'ip'i.
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Kadasi

/m mˤ n̻ nˤ̻ ɳ ɳˤ/ <m m' ṇ ṇ' n n'>
/p pʼ b t̻ tʼ̻ d̻ ʈ ʈʼ ɖ k kʼ ʔ/ <p px b ṭ ṭx ḍ t tx d k kx q>
/t͡s̻ t͡sʼ̻ d͡z̻ ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʼ ɖ͡ʐ/ <ṭṣ ṭṣx ḍẓ ts tsx dz>
/f fˤ s̻ sˤ̻ ʂ ʂˤ hˤ h/ <f f' ṣ ṣ' s s' h' h>
/ɽ j w/ <r j w>

/i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ u ũ/ <i ĩ y ỹ u ũ>
/e ẽ o õ/ <e ẽ o õ>
/a ã/ <a ã>

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[quote="R.Rusanov"]Could anyone help me romanize this? I can't really think of a good way to approach it.

/ m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ / <mh m nh n ngh ng>
/ pʰ p b tʰ t d kʰ k g / <ph p b th t d kh k g>
/ s x h / <s x h>
/ r ɾ l / <rr r l>

Vowels: as IPA

/heɾepɾa buloneha ba melɾa bɾẽbo neɾɾotuxa. sẽnɾẽ n̥aẽ ɾen̥i ba di m̥õn̥ẽ be nabɾõ, sumõ ba sese lakela da. sẽrã ɾen̥u ẽpʰe, ba kʰlatu dẽhe sã pʰusã lubu pɾanu. kunõ dɾõba ba pʰopʰa deɾo tã ɾuni./
Herepra buloneha ba melra brẽbo nerrotuxa. Sẽnrẽ nhaẽ renhi ba di mhõnhẽ be nabrõ, sumo ba sese lakela da. Sẽrrã renhu ẽphe, ba khlatu dẽhe sã phusã lubu pranu. Kunõ drõba ba phopha dero tã runi.
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My latest project:

/m n ŋ mˤ nˤ/
/t d tˤ dˤ tʃ dʒ k g/
/s z sˤ zˤ ʃ ʒ ʁ χ h/
/r rˤ l w j/

/a e i o u ə/

note that gemination occurs frequently and with almost every consonant-I would strongly prefer no usage of repeated letters to signify one phoneme. Maximum syllable structure is CCVC, and no consonant clusters longer than two may occur.

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Here's my Devanagari-ization of Kadasi:
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And Tiedda's phonology:

/m n ŋ mˤ nˤ/ <m n ng ṁ ṅ>
/t d tˤ dˤ tʃ dʒ k g/ <t d ṫ ḋ ch j k g>
/s z sˤ zˤ ʃ ʒ ʁ χ h/ <s z ṡ ż sh zh gh kh h>
/r rˤ l w j/ <r ṙ l w y>

/a e i o u ə/ <a ė i o u e>

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Tieđđá's latest project:

/m n ŋ mˤ nˤ/ <m n ň ṃ ṇ>
/t d tˤ dˤ tʃ dʒ k g/ <t d ṭ ḍ č ǧ c g>
/s z sˤ zˤ ʃ ʒ χ ʁ h/ <s z ṣ ẓ š ž ĉ ĝ h>
/r rˤ l w j/ <r ṛ l w j>

/a e i o u ə/ <a e i o u y>

<ĉ ĝ> chosen for /χ ʁ/ by extension of Atkan Aleut <ĝ> for /ʁ/.
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Polish

/m n ɲ/ <m n ñ>
/p b t d kʲ gʲ k g/ <p b t d kj gj k g>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʂ d͡ʐ t͡ɕ d͡ʑ/ <tz z tsch dsch tj dj>
/f v s z ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ xʲ x/ <f w ß s ßch sch ßj sj chj ch>
/r l j w/ <r l j u>, Vj <Vi>
/i ɨ u ɛ ɔ a ɛ̃ ɔ̃/ <i y u e o a ẽ õ>

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/vʂɨst͡sɨ lud͡ʑɛ rɔdzɔ̃ ɕɛ̃ vɔlɲi i ruvɲi v svɔjɛj gɔdnɔɕt͡ɕi i pravax. sɔ̃ ɔbdaʐɛɲi rɔzumɛm i sumjɛɲɛm i pɔwinɲi pɔstɛ̃povat͡ɕ wɔbɛt͡s ɕɛbjɛ v duxu bratɛrstva./
<ĉ ĝ> chosen for /ʁ χ/ by extension of Atkan Aleut <ĝ> for /ʁ/.
those should be reversed
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Tieđđalang:

/m n ŋ mˤ nˤ/ <m n ň mh nh>
/t d tˤ dˤ tʃ dʒ k g/ <t d th dh c j k g>
/s z sˤ zˤ ʃ ʒ ʁ χ h/ <s z sh zh ś ź ğ x h>
/r rˤ l w j/ <r rh l w y>

/a e i o u ə/ <a e i o u ĕ>

Polish

/m n ɲ/ <m n ń>
/p b t d kʲ gʲ k g/ <p b t d kj gj k g>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʂ d͡ʐ t͡ɕ d͡ʑ/ <ts dz tš dž tś dź>
/f v s z ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ xʲ x/ <f v s z š ž ś ź xj x>
/r l j w/ <r l j w>, Vw Vj <Vu Vi>
/i ɨ u ɛ ɔ a ɛ̃ ɔ̃/ <i ï u e o a ę ǫ>

Všïstsï ludźe rodzǫ śę volńi i ruvńi v svojei godnośtśi i pravax. Sǫ obdažeńi rozumem i sumjeńem i powinńi postępovatś wobets śebje v duxu braterstva.
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Polish in Cyrillic

/m n ɲ/ <м н нь>
/p b t d kʲ gʲ k g/ <п б т д кь гь к г>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʂ d͡ʐ t͡ɕ d͡ʑ/ <ц ѕ ч џ ть дь>, /sts ɕtɕ/ <щ щь>
/f v s z ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ xʲ x/ <ф в с з ш ж сь зь хь х>
/r l j w/ <р л й ў>
/i ɨ u ɛ ɔ a ɛ̃ ɔ̃/ <и ы у/ю э/e о/ё а/я ѧ/ѩ ѫ/ѭ>, standard iotation rules apply

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and as an added bonus

Consonants:
/ m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̥ ŋ / <ӎ м ӊ н ӊъ нъ>
/ pʰ p b tʰ t d kʰ k g / <пх п б тх т д кх к г>
/ s x h / <с хъ х>
/ r ɾ l / <ҏ р л>

Vowels:
/ i u / <и у>
/ e ẽ o õ / <е ѧ о ѫ>
/ a ã / <а ꙙ>

/heɾepɾa buloneha ba melɾa bɾẽbo neɾɾotuxa. sẽnɾẽ n̥aẽ ɾen̥i ba di m̥õn̥ẽ be nabɾõ, sumõ ba sese lakela da. sẽrã ɾen̥u ẽpʰe, ba kʰlatu dẽhe sã pʰusã lubu pɾanu. kunõ dɾõba ba pʰopʰa deɾo tã ɾuni./

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Nortaneous wrote:
sangi39 wrote:<ĉ ĝ> chosen for /ʁ χ/ by extension of Atkan Aleut <ĝ> for /ʁ/.
those should be reversed
You would be absolutely correct there, Nort. Thanks, I'll edit that straight away :)
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Thanks dudes. I think I've gotten a nice looking orthography after smooshing together a couple of your ideas.

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