Copypasta time because it is late and i'm needing sleep. I won't be telling you how to convert from one dialect to another here, although you can do a little detective work I reckon.
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Sentalian vowel system:
i i: ɨ: u u:
e e: o o:
ɛ ɛ: ə ɔ ɔ:
a a: ɒ ɒ:
Sentalian consonant system:
p b t d k ɡ
pʼ tʼ kʼ
f s z ɕ x h
m n ŋ
ʋ l j w
Orthography:
i ii yy u uu
e ee o oo
è èè y ò òò
a aa à àà
p b t d k g p' t' k' f s z c x h m n ŋ v l j w
Syllable structure:
[O[L]]V[C[N]]
where O (onset consonant) is any consonant, including ejectives. L is {ʋ, l, j, w, m, n, ŋ} and requires a more limited set of O (any plosive+approximant, any plosive+nasal, or f/s/x+nasal). V is any vowel, long or short. C is a coda consonant, and doesn't include ejectives, ʋ, j or w, N is {m, n, ŋ, l} and requires a limited set of C (any plosive).
Diphthongs:
Allowed: iy, ia, ià, iè, iò, io, uy, ua, uà, uè, uò, ue, ai, au, ài, àu, òè, òe, èu, èi, èò, ey, ea, eà, oy, oa, oà
Disallowed (and what they become morphophonologically):
ie (iè), iu (io), uo (uò), ui (ue), ae (ai), aè (aa), aà (aa), aò (aa), ao (au), àe (ài), àè (àà), àa (àà), àò (àà), ào (àu), òi (òe), òa (òè), òà (òò), òo (òò), òu (àu), èe (èè), èa (ea), èà (èò), èo (èò), ei (èi), eè (ee), eò (eà), eo (èò), eu (èu), oi (òe), oe (òe), oè (òè), oò (oo), ou (oo).
Full list of onset clusters:
pʋ, pl, pj, pw, pn, pŋ, bʋ, bl, bj, bw, bn, bŋ
tʋ, tl [tɬ], tj, tw, tm, tŋ, dʋ, dl [dɮ], dj, dw, dm, dŋ
kʋ, kl, kj, kw, km, kn, ɡʋ, ɡl, ɡj, ɡw, ɡm, ɡn
fm, fn, fŋ, sm, sn, sŋ, xm, xn, xŋ
Full set of coda clusters:
pm [ʔm], pn, pŋ, pl, bm [bⁿ], bn, bŋ, bl, tm, tn [ʔn], tŋ, tl [tɬ], dm, dn [dⁿ], dŋ, dl [dɮ], km, kn, kŋ [ʔŋ], kl, ɡm, ɡn, ɡŋ [ɡⁿ], ɡl
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Kanteian (K'àbntee, Kântee)
consonants
p b t d k
f s z ç ʝ χ ʁ h
m n ŋ
ʋ l w
Vowels (typical phonetic values)
i ý i: í: ʉ́ u u: iə íə uə úə
e é e: ø: o ó ó: eu éu oi ói
ɛ ɛ́ ə ə́ ʌ ɔ́ ɛi əi əu
a á a: ǽ: ɑ ɒ: áu
acute accent is high tone.
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Rempocian (Zègnpòòc, Règnpòòc)
consonants
p pʰ b t tʰ d k kʰ ɡ
f v s ʃ x
m n
ɾ ɫ j
Vowels (typical phonetic values)
i i: ɨ ɨ: u u:
e e: o o:
ɛ: ə ɔ: ɛi
a a:
(missing diphthongs, i know)
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Vídoan (Bvigdolii, Vídulii)
consonants
p pʰ t tʰ k kʰ
f v s z ʃ x h
m n ŋ
l j w
Vowels (typical phonetic)
i í i: í: ɨ (ʉ) u ú u: ú:
e é e: é: o ó o: ó:
ɛ ɛ́ ɛ: ɛ́: ə: ə́: ɔ ɔ́ ɔ: ɔ́:
a á a: á: ɑ́ ɑ: ɑ́:
Orthography
i í ii íí y ỳ u ú uu úú
e é ee éé o ó oo óó
è ê èè êê yy ýý ò ô òò ôô
a á aa áá â àà ââ
b p d t g k f v s z c x h m n ŋ l j w
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Facurian (Fàk'uzlii, Fàk'urlii)
consonants
p b t d k ɡ
pʼ tʼ kʼ
f s ɕ h
m n ŋ
ɾ l j w
Vowels (typical phonetic values)
i ɪ ʊ u
e o
ɛ ə ɔ ɛi
a
(missing diphthongs, i know)
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Mybutan (Myybutee)
consonants
p b t d tʃ dʒ k
pʼ tʼ kʼ
f v s z ʃ ʒ x ɣ
m n ŋ
l w
Vowels (typical phonetic values)
ɪ i: ʏ y: iə uə
ɛ e: ə ɔ o: ɛu ɔe
a a: ɑ ɑ: ai au