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My proposed orthography for Cayuga, /gojogo_0h'o:no~?/ <goyogòhó:nom'>, which attempts to use as few diacritically-marked letters as possible:

Consonants

Stops: /t d k g ?/ <t d k g '>
Fricatives: /s~S h/ <s h>
Affricates: /ts) tS) dZ)~dz)/ <c x z>
Nasal: /n/ <n>
Rhotic: /r\/ <r>
Semivowels: /j w/ <y w>

Vowels

Short oral

/i e a u o/ (unstressed) <i e a u o>
/i e a u o/ (stressed) <í é á ú ó>
/i_0 e_0 a_0 u_0 o_0/ (unstressed) <ì è à ù ò>
/i_0 e_0 a_0 u_0 o_0/ (stressed) <î ê â û ô>

Long oral

/i: e: a: u: o:/ (unstressed) <i: e: a: u: o:>
/i: e: a: u: o:/ (stressed) <í: é: á: ú: ó:>
/i:_0 e:_0 a:_0 u:_0 o:_0/ (unstressed) <ì: è: à: ù: ò:>
/i:_0 e:_0 a:_0 u:_0 o:_0/ (stressed) <î: ê: â: û: ô:>

Short nasal

/e~ a~ o~/ (unstressed) <em am om>
/e~ a~ o~/ (stressed) <ém ám óm>
/e~_0 a~_0 o~_0/ (unstressed) <èm àm òm>
/e~_0 a~_0 o~_0/ (stressed) <êm âm ôm>

Long nasal

/e~: a~: o~:/ (unstressed) <em: am: om:>
/e~: a~: o~:/ (stressed) <ém: ám: óm:>
/e~:_0 a~:_0 o~:_0/ (unstressed) <èm: àm: òm:>
/e~:_0 a~:_0 o~:_0/ (stressed) <êm: âm: ôm:>

Sample text

/'ne:? ne? ne~:gje~h ne? gwa?'jo~? ge~:s agwa:'do:wa:s tS)ige:k'sa:?ah. ne:? 'gje~:? e:? gado:'ge~: ne_0hSje:? e~hsa:'do:wa:t to:'gje~:h ne? i:'so? wa'gjes?ageh. ne:? ga:o? ni:jo~: te_0h'satahahk./

<né:' ne' nemgyemh ne' gwa'yóm' gem:s agwa:dó:wa:s xige:ksá:'ah. ne:' gyém:' e:' gado:gém: nèhsye:' emhsa:dó:wa:t to:gyém:h ne' i:só' wagyés'ageh. ne:' ga:o' ni:yom: tèhsátahahk.>

NB: I take it that the first of the three nasal vowels was /e~/ or /E~/--the IPA converter I used couldn't handle the symbol--and I've followed this assumption above.

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Ah well, let's go with the fad

Gojogohxônǫq (/gojogo̥hˈoːnõʔ/)
/t d k g ʔ/ <t d k g q>
/t͡s t͡ʃ d͡ʒ~d͡z/ <ts tṣ dz>
/s~ʃ h/ <ṣ h>
/n/ <n>
/ɹ j w/ <r j w>

Unstressed:

/i e a u o/ <i e a u o>
/iː eː aː uː oː/ <ī ē ā ū ō>
/ẽ ã õ/ <ę ą ǫ>
/ẽː ãː õː/ <ę̄ ą̄ ǭ>

Stressed:

/i e a u o/ <í é á ú ó>
/iː eː aː uː oː/ <î ê â û ô>
/ẽ ã õ/ <ę́ ą́ ǫ́>
/ẽː ãː õː/ <ę̂ ą̂ ǫ̂>

Voicelessness: just add <x> after vowel

/ˈne:ʔ neʔ nẽːgjẽh neʔ gwaʔˈjõʔ gẽːs agwa:ˈdo:wa:s t͡ʃige:kˈsa:ʔah. ne:ʔ ˈgjẽːʔ e:ʔ gado:ˈgẽː ne̥hʃje:ʔ ẽhsa:ˈdo:wa:t to:ˈgjẽːh neʔ i:ˈsoʔ waˈgjesʔageh. ne:ʔ ga:oʔ ni:jõː te̥hˈsatahahk./
<Nêq neq nę̄gjęh neq gwaqjǫ́q gę̄s agwādôwās tṣigēksâqah. Nēq gję̂q ēq gadōgę̂ nexhṣjēq ęxsādôwāt tōgję̂h neq ī sóq wagjésqageh. Nēq gāoq nījǭ texhsátahahk.>

Plenty of diacritics, full consistency :P
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Deghuri

/p t ts tʃ k q/
/b d dz dʒ g/
/ɓ ɗ/
/s ʃ x h/
/z ʒ ɣ/
/m n l r j ʋ/
/a: i: u:/
/ə e o/

uːm nər qaːrtʋiː huːɗə ejiːv tuːmuːr ʃə dʒem goruːz. zaːxaːmiː ʋuːgom ɗaː ʃaːn tiːxe meqaːriː.
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Deghuri

/p t ts tʃ k q/ <p t ts tj k q>
/b d dz dʒ g/ <b d dz dj g>
/ɓ ɗ/ <bb dd>
/s ʃ x h/ <s sj x h>
/z ʒ ɣ/ <z zj gh>
/m n l r j ʋ/ <m n l r y v>
/a: i: u:/ <á i u> or <á í ú> or <á é ó>
/ə e o/ <a e o> or <a i u> or <a e o>

uːm nər qaːrtʋiː huːɗə ejiːv tuːmuːr ʃə dʒem goruːz. zaːxaːmiː ʋuːgom ɗaː ʃaːn tiːxe meqaːriː.
<um nar gârtvi hudda eyiv tumur sja djam goruz. zâxâmi vugom ddâ sjân tixe meqâri.>

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/p t ts tʃ k q/ - p t ts tš k q
/b d dz dʒ g/ - b d dz dž g
/ɓ ɗ/ - bh dh
/s ʃ x h/ - s š x h
/z ʒ ɣ/ - z ž v
/m n l r j ʋ/ - m n l r j w
/a: i: u:/ - a i u
/ə e o/ - ă e o

/p t ts tʃ k q/ - p t ts ky k q
/b d dz dʒ g/ - b d dz gy g
/ɓ ɗ/ - bh dh
/s ʃ x h/ - s ty c h
/z ʒ ɣ/ - z dy v
/m n l r j ʋ/ - m n l r y u
/a: i: u:/ - a e o
/ə e o/ - i ai oi

uːm nər qaːrtʋiː huːɗə ejiːv tuːmuːr ʃə dʒem goruːz. zaːxaːmiː ʋuːgom ɗaː ʃaːn tiːxe meqaːriː.
um năr qartwi hudhă ejiw tumur šă džem goruz. zaxami wugom dha šan tixe meqari.
om nir qartue hodhi aiyeu tomor tyi gyaim goiroz. zacame uogoim dha tyan tecai maiqare.

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/p t ts tʃ k q/ - p t c č k q
/b d dz dʒ g/ - b d ẓ ǧ g
/ɓ ɗ/ - ḅ ḍ
/s ʃ x h/ - s š x h
/z ʒ ɣ/ - z ž ḥ
/m n l r j ʋ/ - m n l r y v
/a: i: u:/ - ā ī ū
/ə e o/ - a i u

uːm nər qaːrtʋiː huːɗə ejiːv tuːmuːr ʃə dʒem goruːz. zaːxaːmiː ʋuːgom ɗaː ʃaːn tiːxe meqaːriː.

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Дeґypи
/p t ts tʃ k q/ <п т ц ч к қ>
/b d dz dʒ g/ <б д ѕ џ г>
/ɓ ɗ/ <б̕ д̕>
/s ʃ x h/ <с ш х ҳ>
/z ʒ ɣ/ <з ж ґ>
/m n l r j ʋ/ <м н л р й в>
/a: i: u:/ <а и у>
/ə e o/ <ә e o>

/uːm nər qaːrtʋiː huːɗə ejiːv tuːmuːr ʃə dʒem goruːz. zaːxaːmiː ʋuːgom ɗaː ʃaːn tiːxe meqaːriː./
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Deghuri
/p t ts tʃ k q/ <p t ts tc k q>
/b d dz dʒ g/ <b d dz j g>
/ɓ ɗ/ <bh dh>
/s ʃ x h/ <s c ch h>
/z ʒ ɣ/ <z zh gh>
/m n l r j ʋ/ <m n l r y v>
/a: i: u:/ <a i u>
/ə e o/ <é e o>

/uːm nər qaːrtʋiː huːɗə ejiːv tuːmuːr ʃə dʒem goruːz. zaːxaːmiː ʋuːgom ɗaː ʃaːn tiːxe meqaːriː./
Um nér qartvi hudhé eyiv tumur cé jem goruz. Zachami vugom dha can tiche megari.
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Deghuri Deg'uri

/p t ts tʃ k q/ p t ts ts' k q
/b d dz dʒ g/ b d dz dz' g
/ɓ ɗ/ b' d'
/s ʃ x h/ s s' x h
/z ʒ ɣ/ z z' g'
/m n l r j ʋ/ m n l r j v
/a: i: u:/ a i u
/ə e o/ y e o

uːm nər qaːrtʋiː huːɗə ejiːv tuːmuːr ʃə dʒem goruːz. zaːxaːmiː ʋuːgom ɗaː ʃaːn tiːxe meqaːriː.
Um nyr qartvi hud'y ejiv tumur s'y dz'em goruz. Zaxami vugom d'a s'an tixe meqari.
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Diƿourie

/p t ts tʃ k q/ <p t c cj k q>
/b d dz dʒ g/ <b d dz dj g>
/ɓ ɗ/ <ɓ ɗ>
/s ʃ x h/ <s sj kh h>
/z ʒ ɣ/ <z ʒ ƿ>
/m n l r j ʋ/ <m n l r j v>
/a: i: u:/ <aa ie ou>
/ə e o/ <a i u>

uːm nər qaːrtʋiː huːɗə ejiːv tuːmuːr ʃə dʒem goruːz. zaːxaːmiː ʋuːgom ɗaː ʃaːn tiːxe meqaːriː.
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ႣႤႶႳႰႨ | ⴃⴄⴖⴓⴐⴈ | დეღური
/p t ts tʃ k q/ <ფ თ ც ჩ ქ ჴ> <Ⴔ Ⴇ Ⴚ Ⴙ Ⴕ Ⴤ> <ⴔ ⴇ ⴚ ⴙ ⴕ ⴤ>
/b d dz dʒ g/ <ბ დ ძ ჯ გ> <Ⴁ Ⴃ Ⴛ Ⴟ Ⴂ> <ⴁ ⴃ ⴛ ⴟ ⴂ>
/ɓ ɗ/ <პ ტ> <Ⴎ Ⴒ> <ⴎ ⴒ>
/s ʃ x h/ <ს შ ხ ჰ> <Ⴑ Ⴘ Ⴞ Ⴠ> <ⴑ ⴘ ⴞ ⴠ>
/z ʒ ɣ/ <ზ ჟ ღ> <Ⴆ Ⴏ Ⴖ> <ⴆ ⴏ ⴖ>
/m n l r j ʋ/ <მ ნ ლ რ ჲ ვ> <Ⴋ Ⴌ Ⴊ Ⴐ Ⴢ Ⴅ> <ⴋ ⴌ ⴊ ⴐ ⴢ ⴅ>
/a: i: u:/ <ა ი უ> <Ⴀ Ⴈ Ⴓ> <ⴀ ⴈ ⴓ>
/ə e o/ <ჱ ე ო> <Ⴡ Ⴄ Ⴍ> <ⴡ ⴄ ⴍ>

/uːm nər qaːrtʋiː huːɗə ejiːv tuːmuːr ʃə dʒem goruːz. zaːxaːmiː ʋuːgom ɗaː ʃaːn tiːxe meqaːriː./
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/p t ts tʃ k q/ <п т ц ч к қ>
/b d dz dʒ g/ <б д дз дж г>
/ɓ ɗ/ <бӏ дӏ>
/s ʃ x h/ <с ш х ҳ>
/z ʒ ɣ/ <з ж ғ>
/m n l r j ʋ/ <м н л р й в>
/a: i: u:/ <а и у>
/ə e o/ <ы e o>

/uːm nər qaːrtʋiː huːɗə ejiːv tuːmuːr ʃə dʒem goruːz. zaːxaːmiː ʋuːgom ɗaː ʃaːn tiːxe meqaːriː./
Ум ныр қартви ҳудӏы ейив тумур шы джем горуз. Захами вугом дӏа шан тихе меқари.
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Wakhi (/xik zik/)

/m n/
/p b t̪ d̪ ʈ ɖ k g q/
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ʈ͡ʂ ɖ͡ʐ/
/f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ x ɣ χ ʁ h/
/r l j w/

/i e ə a ɯ u o/

/ej bzɯrgwor ʈaʈ ki ɖə osmonəʈ t͡səj, ʈi bəzɯrg nung bər olam ɯmɯʈ. lət͡sər dəwroni ʈi podʃoji ɣaʈəʈ, zəminət zəmon də hɯkmi taw ɯmɯʈ./
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Cik Zik (/xik zik/)

/m n/ <m n>
/p b t̪ d̪ ʈ ɖ k g q/ <p b t d e/rt e/rd k g e/ck>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ʈ͡ʂ ɖ͡ʐ/ <ts dz tsc dzc e/rts e/rdz
/f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ x ɣ χ ʁ h/ <f v th dh s z sci/e zci/e e/rs e/rz c gh ch rh h>
/r l j w/ <r l y w>

/i e ə a ɯ u o/ <i e eu a ou u o>

/ej bzɯrgwor ʈaʈ ki ɖə osmonəʈ t͡səj, ʈi bəzɯrg nung bər olam ɯmɯʈ. lət͡sər dəwroni ʈi podʃoji ɣaʈəʈ, zəminət zəmon də hɯkmi taw ɯmɯʈ./
Ey bzourgwor Ertart ki erdeu osmoneurt tseuy, erti beuzourg nung beur olam oumourt. Leutseur deuwroni erti podscioyi gharteurt, zeumineut zeumon deu houkmi taw oumourt.
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Ḫik zik (/xik zik/)

/m n/ ‹m n›
/p b t̪ d̪ ʈ ɖ k g q/ ‹p b t d ť ď k g q›
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ʈ͡ʂ ɖ͡ʐ/ ‹c x ć x́ č x̌​›
/f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ x ɣ χ ʁ h/ ‹f v ṯ ḏ s z ś ź š ž ḫ ğ ĥ ĝ h›
/r l j w/ ‹r l j w›

/i e ə a ɯ u o/ ‹i e ă a y u o›

/ej bzɯrgwor ʈaʈ ki ɖə osmonəʈ t͡səj, ʈi bəzɯrg nung bər olam ɯmɯʈ. lət͡sər dəwroni ʈi podʃoji ɣaʈəʈ, zəminət zəmon də hɯkmi taw ɯmɯʈ./
‹Ej bzyrgwor ťať ki ďă osmonăť căj, ťi băzyrg nung băr olam ymyť. Lăcăr dăwroni ťi podśoji ğaťăť, zăminăt zămon dă hykmi taw ymyť.›

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Xik zik (/xik zik/)
/m n/ <m n>
/p b t̪ d̪ ʈ ɖ k g q/ <p b t d ť ď k g q>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ʈ͡ʂ ɖ͡ʐ/ <ţ ḑ c ʒ č ǯ>
/f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ x ɣ χ ʁ h/ ‹f v þ ð s z š ž ṡ ż x ğ x̌ ř h›
/r l j w/ ‹r l j/y w›
/i e ə a ɯ u o/ ‹i e ə a ı u o›
/ej bzɯrgwor ʈaʈ ki ɖə osmonəʈ t͡səj, ʈi bəzɯrg nung bər olam ɯmɯʈ. lət͡sər dəwroni ʈi podʃoji ɣaʈəʈ, zəminət zəmon də hɯkmi taw ɯmɯʈ./
<Ey bzırgwor ťať ki ďə osmonəť ţəj, ťi bəzırg nung bər olam ımıť. Ləţər dəwroni ťi podšoji ğaťəť, zəminət zəmon də hıkmi taw ımıť.
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(/xik zik/)

/m n/ <m n>
/p b t̪ d̪ ʈ ɖ k g q/ <p b t d rt rd k c q>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ʈ͡ʂ ɖ͡ʐ/ <tz dz ch j tr rj>
/f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ x ɣ χ ʁ h/ <f v hð ð s z sh jh sr r x g x̂ ĝ h>
/r l j w/ <rr l y w>

/i e ə a ɯ u o/ <i e ë a ũ u o>

Ey bzũrrgworr rtart ki rdë osmonërt tzëy, rti bëzũrrg nunc bërr olam ũmũrrt. Lëtzërr dëwroni rti podshoyi gartërt, zëminët zëmon dë hũkmi taw ũmũt.
/ej bzɯrgwor ʈaʈ ki ɖə osmonəʈ t͡səj, ʈi bəzɯrg nung bər olam ɯmɯʈ. lət͡sər dəwroni ʈi podʃoji ɣaʈəʈ, zəminət zəmon də hɯkmi taw ɯmɯʈ./
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Xik Zik (/xik zik/)

/m n/ <m n>
/p b t̪ d̪ ʈ ɖ k g q/ <p b ţ ḑ t d k g q>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ʈ͡ʂ ɖ͡ʐ/ <ts dz ç c rts rdz>
/f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ x ɣ χ ʁ h/ <f v th dh s z ş j x ğ xh rh h>
/r l j w/ <r l y w>

/i e ə a ɯ u o/ <i e ä a ı u o>

/ej bzɯrgwor ʈaʈ ki ɖə osmonəʈ t͡səj, ʈi bəzɯrg nung bər olam ɯmɯʈ. lət͡sər dəwroni ʈi podʃoji ɣaʈəʈ, zəminət zəmon də hɯkmi taw ɯmɯʈ./
Ey bzırgwor tat ki dä osmonät tsäy, ti bäzırg nung bär olam ımıt. Lätsär däwroni ti podşoyi ğatät, zäminät zämon dä hıkmi taw ımıt.

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Xик Зик (/xik zik/)

/m n/ <м н>
/p b t̪ d̪ ʈ ɖ k g q/ <п б тъ дъ т д к г къ>
/t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ʈ͡ʂ ɖ͡ʐ/ <ц дз ч дж чъ джъ>
/f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ x ɣ χ ʁ h/ <ф в ҫ ҙ с з ш ж шъ жъ х гъ хъ ръ һ>
/r l j w/ <р л й ԝ>

/i e ə a ɯ u o/ <и е ә a і о>

/ej bzɯrgwor ʈaʈ ki ɖə osmonəʈ t͡səj, ʈi bəzɯrg nung bər olam ɯmɯʈ. lət͡sər dəwroni ʈi podʃoji ɣaʈəʈ, zəminət zəmon də hɯkmi taw ɯmɯʈ./
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A recent conlang in need of a better romanization:

Modern Vitran /vitrei/

/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/
/s x/
/n l r/
/i e a o u/
/iː eː aː oː uː/

/n/ assimilates to following consonants’ places of articulation (also to preceding ones’ places when in the environment C_#).
/v ð/ devoice before unvoiced consonants.
/ts tz ds dz/ do not occur distinct from /t͡s d͡z/.
Geminates can occur (rarely) with all consonants.
Vowels in sequence are pronounced with a hiatus (no diphthongs).
Syllable structure is maximally CCVCC. Plosives only occur at the outer edges of syllables.

[toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazɣan tul vo zae vitrei rant͡sarzi toɣn t̪ pavei ɢna zoðaːlei. ɣrunat sala tezboɣan uːz xoða vitra xezŋɣap aða uð oqːu n̪t̪i ɢnun n̪ðazu θqu naq saɣno t͡salreveɣŋ. xakːun vad̪ potoɣa teðnaːr d̪ɣa qotili t̪arqa inrivuk sunzikza. ða xorsta xaut dðar an̪ðzurzːqun zuːrɣa azd̪a t͡salra t͡sarɣna telpun epotin.]

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(Based off of OEng)
Witrei /vitrei/

/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/ <b e/dn d e/dß g ᵹ>
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/ <p e/tn t e/tſ c ch>
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/ <w~f ð~þ ß/ss gh>
/s x/ <ſ/s h>
/n l r/ <n l r>
/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>
/iː eː aː oː uː/ <í é á ó ú>

[toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazɣan tul vo zae vitrei rant͡sarzi toɣn t̪ pavei ɢna zoðaːlei. ɣrunat sala tezboɣan uːz xoða vitra xezŋɣap aða uð oqːu n̪t̪i ɢnun n̪ðazu θqu naq saɣno t͡salreveɣŋ. xakːun vad̪ potoɣa teðnaːr d̪ɣa qotili t̪arqa inrivuk sunzikza. ða xorsta xaut dðar an̪ðzurzːqun zuːrɣa azd̪a t͡salra t͡sarɣna telpun epotin.]
Toðac ot ilanur enreßec paßghan tul wo ßae witrei rantſarßi toghn etn pawei ᵹna ßoðálei. Ghrunat ſala teßboghan úss hoða witra heßnghap aða uð occhu netni ᵹnun enðaßu þechu nach ſaghno etſalreweghn. Haccun wadn potogha teðnár edngha chotili etnarcha inriwuc ſunßicßa. Ða horsta haut deðar anðßurßchun ßúrgha azdna etſalra etſarghna telpun epotin.

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Dear god that was awful, let's try a different route..
Vitrei /vitrei/

/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/ <b dh d dz g gh>
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/ <p th t ts c ch>
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/ <v~f ď~ť z ģ>
/s x/ <s h>
/n l r/ <n l r>
/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>
/iː eː aː oː uː/ <í é á ó ú>

[toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazɣan tul vo zae vitrei rant͡sarzi toɣn t̪ pavei ɢna zoðaːlei. ɣrunat sala tezboɣan uːz xoða vitra xezŋɣap aða uð oqːu n̪t̪i ɢnun n̪ðazu θqu naq saɣno t͡salreveɣŋ. xakːun vad̪ potoɣa teðnaːr d̪ɣa qotili t̪arqa inrivuk sunzikza. ða xorsta xaut dðar an̪ðzurzːqun zuːrɣa azd̪a t͡salra t͡sarɣna telpun epotin.]
Toďac ot ilanur nrezec pazģan tul vo za vitrei rantsarzi toģn th pavei ghna zoďálei. Ģrunat sala tezboģan úz hoďa vitra heznģap aďa uď occhu nthi ghnun nďazu ťchu nach saģno tsalreveģn. Haccun vadh potoģa teďnár dhģa chotili tharcha inrivuc sunzicza. Ďa horsta haut dďar anďzurzzchun zúrģa azdha tsalra tsarģna telpun epotin.
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/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/ <b d ḍ dz g ġ>
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/ <p t ṭ ts k q>
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/ <v~f c z x>
/s x/ <s h>
/n l r/ <n l r>
/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>
/iː eː aː oː uː/ <ī ē ā ō ū>

[toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazɣan tul vo zae vitrei rant͡sarzi toɣn t̪ pavei ɢna zoðaːlei. ɣrunat sala tezboɣan uːz xoða vitra xezŋɣap aða uð oqːu n̪t̪i ɢnun n̪ðazu θqu naq saɣno t͡salreveɣŋ. xakːun vad̪ potoɣa teðnaːr d̪ɣa qotili t̪arqa inrivuk sunzikza. ða xorsta xaut dðar an̪ðzurzːqun zuːrɣa azd̪a t͡salra t͡sarɣna telpun epotin.]
Ṭocak oṭ ilanur nrezek pazxan ṭul vo zae vitrei rantsarzi ṭoxn t pavei ġna zocālei. Xrunaṭ sala ṭezbogan ūz hoca vitra heznxap aca uc oqqu nti ġnun ncazu cqu naq saxno tsalrevexn. Hakkun vad poṭoxa ṭecnār dxa qoṭili tarqa inrivuk sunzikza. Ca horsṭa xauṭ ḍcar anczurzzqun zūrqa azda tsalra tsarxna ṭelpun epoṭin.
or
Tocak ot ilanur nrezek pazɣan tul vo zae viṭrei rantsarzi toɣn ṭ pavei ġna zocālei. Ɣrunat sala tezbogan ūz hoca viṭra heznɣap aca uc oqqu nṭi ġnun ncazu cqu naq saɣno tsalreveɣn. Hakkun vaḍ potoɣa tecnār ḍɣa qotili ṭarqa inrivuk sunzikza. Ca horsta ɣaut dcar anczurzzqun zūrqa azḍa tsalra tsarɣna telpun epotin.


or

/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/ <b d dd j g gg>
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/ <p t tt c k q>
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/ <v~f th z gh>
/s x/ <s h>
/n l r/ <n l r>
/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>
/iː eː aː oː uː/ <ii ee aa oo uu>

Tothak ot ilanur nrezek pazghan tul vo zae vitrei rancarzi toghn tt pavei ggna zothaalei. Ghrunat sala tezboghan uuz hotha vitra heznghap atha uth oq'u ntti ggnun nthazu thqu naq saghno calreveghn. Hak'un vadd potogha tethnaar dgha qotili ttarqa inrivuk sunzikza. Tha horsta xaut dthar anthzurz'qun zuurgha azdda calra carghna telpun epotin.
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/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/ <b d̪ d ʒ g ġ>
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/ <p t̪ t c k q>
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/ <v~f ð~θ z γ>
/s x/ <s x>
/n l r/ <n l r>
/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>
/iː eː aː oː uː/ <ī ē ā ō ū>

[toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazɣan tul vo zae vitrei rant͡sarzi toɣn t̪ pavei ɢna zoðaːlei. ɣrunat sala tezboɣan uːz xoða vitra xezŋɣap aða uð oqːu n̪t̪i ɢnun n̪ðazu θqu naq saɣno t͡salreveɣŋ. xakːun vad̪ potoɣa teðnaːr d̪ɣa qotili t̪arqa inrivuk sunzikza. ða xorsta xaut dðar an̪ðzurzːqun zuːrɣa azd̪a t͡salra t͡sarɣna telpun epotin.]
Toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazγan tul vo zae vitrei rancarzi toγn t̪ pavei ġna zoðālei. Ẏrunat sala tezboγan ūz xoða vitra xezŋγap aða uð oqqu n̪t̪i ġnun n̪ðazu θqu naq saγno calreveγŋ. Xakkun vad̪ potoγa teðnār d̪γa qotili t̪arqa inrivuk sunzikza. Đa xorsta xaut dðar an̪ðzurzzqun zūrɣa azd̪a calra carγna telpun epotin.
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/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/ <b ḏ d ʒ g ġ>
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/ <p ṯ t c k q>
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/ <v~f đ~θ z γ>
/s x/ <s x>
/n l r/ <n~ŋ~m l r>
/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>
/iː eː aː oː uː/ <ii ee aa oo uu>

[toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazɣan tul vo zae vitrei rant͡sarzi toɣn t̪ pavei ɢna zoðaːlei. ɣrunat sala tezboɣan uːz xoða vitra xezŋɣap aða uð oqːu n̪t̪i ɢnun n̪ðazu θqu naq saɣno t͡salreveɣŋ. xakːun vad̪ potoɣa teðnaːr d̪ɣa qotili t̪arqa inrivuk sunzikza. ða xorsta xaut dðar an̪ðzurzːqun zuːrɣa azd̪a t͡salra t͡sarɣna telpun epotin.]
Tođak ot ilanur nrezek pazγan tul vo zae vitrei rancarzi toγn ṯ pavei ɢna zođālei. Γrunat sala tezboγan uuz xođa vitra xezŋγap ađa uđ oqqu nṯi ɢnun nđazu θqu naq saγno calreveγŋ. Xakkun vaḏ potoγa teđnaar ḏγa qotili ṯarqa inrivuk sunzikza. Đa xorsta xaut dđar anđzurzzqun zūrγa azḏa calra carγna telpun epotin.
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Nortaneous wrote:/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/ <b d dd j g gg>
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/ <p t tt c k q>
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/ <v~f th z gh>
/s x/ <s h>
/n l r/ <n l r>
/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>
/iː eː aː oː uː/ <ii ee aa oo uu>

Tothak ot ilanur nrezek pazghan tul vo zae vitrei rancarzi toghn tt pavei ggna zothaalei. Ghrunat sala tezboghan uuz hotha vitra heznghap atha uth oq'u ntti ggnun nthazu thqu naq saghno calreveghn. Hak'un vadd potogha tethnaar dgha qotili ttarqa inrivuk sunzikza. Tha horsta xaut dthar anthzurz'qun zuurgha azdda calra carghna telpun epotin.
Interestingly, this is almost exactly the orthography I came up with after posting, except that I had the horrid ‹gq› instead of ‹gg›, and an interpunct for geminates. I like your solution for general use, but would like to also have an alternative one-letter-per-phoneme orthography to use in the lexicon, whose software frustratingly can’t sort digraphs. θ and γ aren’t on my keyboard layout, so I’d rather avoid those in favor of Latin letters with diacritics; I’d also like /t d/ to be ‹t d› if possible. Given those constraints, and building off some of Nannalu’s and Nort’s schemes, perhaps

/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/ ‹b ḏ d j g ġ›
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/ ‹p ṯ t c k q›
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/ ‹v ð z ğ›
/s x/ ‹s h›
/n l r/ ‹n l r›
/i e a o u/ ‹i e a o u›
/iː eː aː oː uː/ ‹ī ē ā ō ū›

[toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazɣan tul vo zae vitrei rant͡sarzi toɣn t̪ pavei ɢna zoðaːlei. ɣrunat sala tezboɣan uːz xoða vitra xezŋɣap aða uð oqːu n̪t̪i ɢnun n̪ðazu θqu naq saɣno t͡salreveɣŋ. xakːun vad̪ potoɣa teðnaːr d̪ɣa qotili t̪arqa inrivuk sunzikza. ða xorsta xaut dðar an̪ðzurzːqun zuːrɣa azd̪a t͡salra t͡sarɣna telpun epotin.]
‹Toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazğan tul vo zae Vitrei rancarzi toğn ṯ pavei ġna zoðālei. Ğrunat Sala tezboğan ūz hoða Vitra heznğap aða uð oqqu nṯi ġnun nðazu ðqu naq sağno Calreveğn. Hakkun vaḏ potoğa Teðnār ḏğa Qotili ṯarqa Inrivuk Sunzikza. Ða horsta haut dðar anðzurzzqun zūrğa azḏa Calra Carğna Telpun Epotin.›

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/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/ <b dh d j g gg>
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/ <p th t c k kk>
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/ <v dd z gh>
/s x/ <s h>
/n l r/ <n~ng~m l r>
/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>
/iː eː aː oː uː/ <í é á ó ú>

[toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazɣan tul vo zae vitrei rant͡sarzi toɣn t̪ pavei ɢna zoðaːlei. ɣrunat sala tezboɣan uːz xoða vitra xezŋɣap aða uð oqːu n̪t̪i ɢnun n̪ðazu θqu naq saɣno t͡salreveɣŋ. xakːun vad̪ potoɣa teðnaːr d̪ɣa qotili t̪arqa inrivuk sunzikza. ða xorsta xaut dðar an̪ðzurzːqun zuːrɣa azd̪a t͡salra t͡sarɣna telpun epotin.]
Toddak ot ilanur nrezek pazghan tul vo zae Vitrei rancarzi toghn th pavei ggna zoddálei. Ghrunat Sala tezboghan úz hodda vitra hezngghap adda udd okk'u nthi ggnun nddazu ddkku nakk saghno Calreveghng. Hak'un vadh pototgha Teddnár dhgha Kkotili tharkka Inrivuk Sunzikza. Dda horsta haut d-ddar anddzurz'kkun zúrgha azdha Calra Carghna Telpun Epotin.
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/b d̪ d d͡z g ɢ/ <b ḍ d x g w>
/p t̪ t t͡s k q/ <p ṭ t c k q>
/v~f ð~θ z ɣ/ <f þ z ƿ>
/s x/ <s h>
/n l r/ <n l r>
/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>
/iː eː aː oː uː/ <í é á ó ú>

[toðak ot ilanur nrezek pazɣan tul vo zae vitrei rant͡sarzi toɣn t̪ pavei ɢna zoðaːlei. ɣrunat sala tezboɣan uːz xoða vitra xezŋɣap aða uð oqːu n̪t̪i ɢnun n̪ðazu θqu naq saɣno t͡salreveɣŋ. xakːun vad̪ potoɣa teðnaːr d̪ɣa qotili t̪arqa inrivuk sunzikza. ða xorsta xaut dðar an̪ðzurzːqun zuːrɣa azd̪a t͡salra t͡sarɣna telpun epotin.]
Toþak ot ilanur nrezek pazƿan tul fo zae fitrei rancarzi toƿn ṭ pafei wna zoþa lei. Ƿrunat sala tezboƿan úz hoþa fitra heznƿap aþa uþ oqqu nṭi wnun nþazu þqu naq saƿno calreveƿn. Hakkun faḍ potoƿa teþnár ḍƿa qotili ṭarqa inrivuk sunzikza. Þa horsta haut dþar anþzurz qun zúrƿa azḍacalra carƿna telpun epotin.
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