Game: Let's Reform English

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e/əi/_
ɔ/oi/_
ɘ/e/_
z/l/_
[nŋ]/ɲ/i(T)_
[ɭl]/ʎ/i(T)_
s/ɕ/i(T)_
t/c/i(T)_
̤/h̃/_
/qe˥ ˈɨv˧nəiɲ˧ ‖ hə˧ˈnɛt˧ | ɛ˧ ˌxən˧ nəi˧ˈpɨt˧ tə˧ ˌdɨ˧ ə˧ˈmɛ˧ɭo˧qon˧ ˈfɨ˧po˩ ˌən˥ tə˧ də˧ ˈweh̃˥ dət˧ də˧ ju˧ˈnɛ˧to˥ ˈstjet͡ʃ˧ həl˧ xon˧ˈʔaq˧tə˥ ˌnoi˧pə˧ˈɭje˧ʃon˧ dət˧ ˈxəih̃˥ e˧ˈsoi˧mə˧ ɓəiɲ˧ ˈhoi˧ʔon˧ | də˧ ˈhɨ˧ʔe˧ əv˧ ɛʊ˧ˈxɛ˧ʔa˧ | on˥ ə˧ ˈhɛ˧ɭə˧ɭəiɕt˧ hul˧ ni˧ˈspoiɲ˧sə˧ɓo˩ fe˧ də˧ ˈme˧ʔe əv˧ ˈtoi˧ʎond͡ʒ˧ əv˧ ˈəi˧ɲə˧sont˧ ˈmɛn˧ | ˈwəi˧mon˧ | on˥ ˈkəih̃˥ɭon˧ ‖/

<Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.>

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The definite article becomes a prefix, it replaces a following shwa or is reduced to d- before a different vowel than [ə] or glide. It also takes following tone.
əi>ai
i>∅/V ̠C]σ
i>j/V ̠]σ
ʊ>v/V ̠]σ, w>v
ɨ>i>e>ɛ>a>ɔ
/qɛ˥ ˈiv˧nɔɲ˧ ‖ hə˧ˈnat˧ | a˧ ˌxən˧ nɔj˧ˈpit˧ tə˧ ˌdi˧ˈma˧ɭo˧qon˧ ˈfi˧po˩ ˌən˥ tə˧ də˥ˈvɛh̃˥ dət˧ dju˧ˈna˧to˥ ˈstjɛt͡ʃ˧ həl˧ xon˧ˈʔɔq˧tə˥ ˌnoj˧pə˧ˈɭjɛ˧ʃon˧ dət˧ ˈxɔh̃˥ ɛ˧ˈsoj˧mə˧ ɓɔɲ˧ ˈhoj˧ʔon˧ | də˧ˈhi˧ʔɛ˧ əv˧ av˧ˈxa˧ʔɔ˧ | on˥ ə˧ ˈha˧ɭə˧ɭɔɕt˧ hul˧ ne˧ˈspoɲ˧sə˧ɓo˩ fɛ˧ də˧ˈmɛ˧ʔɛ əv˧ ˈtoj˧ʎond͡ʒ˧ əv˧ ˈɔj˧ɲə˧sont˧ ˈman˧ | ˈvɔj˧mon˧ | on˥ ˈkɔh̃˥ɭon˧ ‖/

<Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.>
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h//_
t͡ʃ/ʃ/_
tj/ʧ/_
oj/o/_
jɛ/ɔj/_
[ɕʃt]/j/_C
[ɕʃt]/j/_[˩˧˥]
d͡ʒ/j/_
ɲ/nj/_[˩˧˥]
n/̃/V_
l/r/_
[ˈˌ]//_
n/ɭ/_/#_
˩/˦˩/_
˧/˩/_
n/ᵈn/#_
d/n/_
b/w/_
m/b/_
ɓ/m/_
b/ɓ/_
e/i/_
ə/ɨ/_
o/u/_
ɔ/ə/_
a/ɔ/_
ɛ/a/_
ə̃j/ɛ̃/_
əj/ɛ/_
ʎ/j/_
Orthography reform takes place.

[qa˥ iv˩ɭɛ̃˩ ‖ ɨ˩ɭɔj˩ | ɔ˩ xɨ̃˩ ᵈnɛ˩pij˩ tɨ˩ ni˩ɓɔ˩ɭu˩qũ˩ fi˩pu˦˩ ɨ̃˥ tɨ˩ nɨ˥vã˥ nɨj˩ nju˩ɭɔ˩tu˥ sʧaj˩ ɨr˩ xũ˩ʔəq˩tɨ˥ ᵈnu˩pɨ˩ɭɛ˩ʃũ˩ nɨj˩ xə̃˥ a˩su˩ɓɨ˩ mɛ̃˩ u˩ʔũ˩ | nɨ˩i˩ʔa˩ ɨv˩ ɔv˩xɔ˩ʔə˩ | ũ˥ ɨ˩ ɔ˩ɭɨ˩ɭɛj˩ ur˩ ᵈni˩spũj˩sɨ˩mu˦˩ fa˩ nɨ˩ɓa˩ʔa ɨv˩ tu˩jũj˩ ɨv˩ ɛ˩ɲɨ˩sũj˩ ɓɔ̃˩ | vɛ˩ɓũ˩ | ũ˥ kə̃˥ɭũ˩ ‖]

<Qá ivle̱. Üloi, o xü̱ ṅepii tü niboluqu̱ fipû ǘ̱ tü nǘvá̱ nüi Niulotú Scai ür xu̱ʼɨqtǘ ṅupülešu̱ nüi xɨ̱́ Asubü Me̱ Uʼu̱, nühiʼa üv ovXoʼɨ, ú̱ ü olülei ur ṅispu̱isümû fa nübaʼa üv tuiu̱i üv eñüsu̱i bo̱, vebu̱, ú̱ kɨ̱́lu̱.>

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v>w, q >ʔ
*ɨj, ij > iː ; ɨw, uw >uː
jVj, wVw >iː, uː
iw, ɛw >ju ; uj, ɔj >wi
ɛj, ɔw, aj, aw>e, o, ɛ, ɔ
ᵈnV >dṼ
ə>a in monosyllables, otherwise ə>∅
i, u, >e, o ; iː, uː>i, u
[ʔa˥ jo˩ɭɛ̃˩ ‖ ɨ˩ɭwẽ˩ | ɔ˩ xɨ̃˩ dɛ̃˩pi˩ tɨ˩ ne˩ɓɔ˩ɭo˩ʔũ˩ fe˩po˦˩ ɨ̃˥ tɨ˩ nɨ˥wã˥ ni˩ njo˩ɭɔ˩to˥ sʧɛ˩ ɨr˩ xũʔ˩tɨ˥ dõ˩pɨ˩ɭɛ˩ʃũ˩ ni˩ xã˥ a˩so˩ɓɨ˩ mɛ̃˩ o˩ʔũ˩ | nɨ˩e˩ʔa˩ u˩ o˩xɔʔ˩ | ũ˥ ɨ˩ ɔ˩ɭɨ˩ɭe˩ or˩ dẽ˩spwẽ˩sɨ˩mo˦˩ fa˩ nɨ˩ɓa˩ʔa u˩ to˩i˩ u˩ ɛ˩ɲɨ˩swẽ˩ ɓɔ̃˩ | wɛ˩ɓũ˩ | ũ˥ kɭũ˦˩ ‖]

ʼAh yolê. Ülwẽ, ö xû dêpi tü neböloʼũ fepoj ûh tü nühwãh ni Nyolötoh Sçë ür xũʼtüh dõpülëcũ ni xãh Asobü Mê Oʼũ, nüeʼa u oxöʼ, ũh ü ölüle or dẽspwẽsümoj fa nübaʼa u toi u ënyüswẽ bô, wëbũ, ũh klũj.
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V=aeiouɛɔəɨ
L=āēīōū
C=ptcqbdgmnlrhs
F=ie
B=ou
S=ptc
Z=bdg
H=iɨu
M=eəo
A=ɛaɔ
Ṽ=ãẽĩõũ
T=˥˦˧˨˩

Ṽ/Ṽ/_
M̃/Ã/_
H̃/M̃/_
ɓ/ʔb/_
Tʔ/\\/_
Tʔ/\\/_
/ʔ/ʔT_V
ɭ/ᶢɫ/_
ᶢ//[kŋ]_
s/ʦ/_V
s/ʔ/_/#_
s//_
/ʔ/#_V
r/ɻ/_
ʧ/ʦ/_
ʦ/t/#_
ʦ/s/_
wɛ/ø/_
Tʔ/\\/_/ʔ_
ʔ˦˩/ʔ˩/_
ʔ˧/ʔ˥/_
[ʔa˥ jo˩ᶢɫɛ̃˩ || ʔɨ˩ᶢɫø̃˩ | ʔɔ˩ xə̃˩ dɛ̃˩pi˩ tɨ˩ neʔ˩bɔ˩ᶢɫoʔ˩ʔõ˩ fe˩po˦˩ ʔə̃˥ tɨ˩ nɨ˥wã˥ ni˩ njo˩ᶢɫɔ˩to˥ tɛ˩ ʔɨɻ˩ xõʔ˩tɨ˥ dɔ̃˩pɨ˩ᶢɫɛ˩ʃõ˩ ni˩ xã˥ ʔa˩soʔ˩bɨ˩ mɛ̃˩ ʔoʔ˩ʔõ˩ | nɨ˩eʔ˩ʔa˩ ʔu˩ ʔo˩xɔʔ˩ | ʔõ˥ ʔɨ˩ ʔɔ˩ᶢɫɨ˩ᶢɫe˩ ʔoɻ˩ dɛ̃ʔ˩pø̃˩sɨ˩mo˦˩ fa˩ nɨʔ˩baʔ˩ʔa ʔu˩ to˩i˩ ʔu˩ ʔɛ˩ɲɨʔ˩ø̃˩ ʔbɔ̃˩ | øʔ˩bõ˩ | ʔõ˥ kɫõ˦˩ ||]

<Á iolęⁿ. Ųlœⁿ, ǫ xąⁿ dęⁿpi tų neʼbǫloʼoⁿ fepô ą́ⁿ tų nų́wáⁿ ni niolǫtó tę ųr xoⁿʼtų́ dǫⁿpųlęšoⁿ ni xáⁿ asoʼbų męⁿ oʼoⁿ, nųeʼa u oxǫʼ, óⁿ ų ǫlųle or dęⁿʼpœⁿsųmô fa nųʼbaʼa u toi u ęñųʼœⁿ bǫⁿ, œʼboⁿ, óⁿ klôⁿ.>

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I think this became unrecognizable as English a long time ago. Looks like it's new phrase guy to the rescue :-D

/ˈlʌv əz ˈfɹɛndʃɪp ðət həz ˈkʰɑːt ˈfaɪɚ. ˈɪt əz ˈkʰwaɪət ˌʌndɚˈstændɪŋ, ˈmjuːt͡ʃuːəl ˈkʰɑnfədn̩s, ˈʃɛɹɪŋ ənd fɚˈɡɪvɪŋ. ˈɪt əz ˈlɔɪəltiː θɹuː ˈɡʊd ənd ˈbæd ˈtʰaɪmz. ɪt ˈsɛtl̩z fɚ ˈlɛs ðən pʰɚˈfɛkʃən ənd ˈmeɪks əˈlaʊənsɪz fɚ ˈhjuːmən ˈwiːknəsɨz./
<Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.>

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  1. Syllable-final /p t k/ cease to have an audible release.
  2. Nasals devoice before voiceless consonants.
  3. l :> w / V_ / V_V
  4. iː uː:> ij uw
/ˈlʌv əz ˈfɹɛndʃɪp̚ ðət̚ həz ˈkʰɑːt̚ ˈfaɪɚ. ˈɪt̚ əz ˈkʰwaɪət̚ ˌʌndɚˈstændɪŋ, ˈmjuwt͡ʃuwəw ˈkʰɑn̊fədn̩s, ˈʃɛɹɪŋ ənd fɚˈɡɪvɪŋ. ˈɪt əz ˈlɔɪəwtij θɹuw ˈɡʊd ənd ˈbæd ˈtʰaɪmz. ɪt ˈsɛtl̩z fɚ ˈlɛs ðən pʰɚˈfɛk̚ʃən ənd ˈmeɪks əˈlaʊən̊sɪz fɚ ˈhjuwmən ˈwijk̚nəsɨz./
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  1. l̩ > əw
  2. əw > o
  3. h > ∅ / _j
  4. j > ∅ / %C_V (yod-dropping)
  5. s > ʃ / {[+rhotic], [+velar]}_ (ruki rule)
/ˈlʌv əz ˈfɹɛndʃɪp̚ ðət̚ həz ˈkʰɑːt̚ ˈfaɪɚ. ˈɪt̚ əz ˈkʰwaɪət̚ ˌʌndɚˈʃtændɪŋ, ˈmuwt͡ʃuwo ˈkʰɑn̊fədn̩s, ˈʃɛɹɪŋ ənd fɚˈɡɪvɪŋ. ˈɪt əz ˈlɔɪotij θɹuw ˈɡʊd ənd ˈbæd ˈtʰaɪmz. ɪt ˈsɛtoz fɚ ˈlɛs ðən pʰɚˈfɛk̚ʃən ənd ˈmeɪkʃ əˈlaʊən̊sɪz fɚ ˈjuwmən ˈwijk̚nəsɨz./

<Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.>
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  1. Retroactively devoiced a nasal that remained voiced despite being before a voiceless consonant. (Yes, I know it's a syllabic vowel. Vowels can be voiceless :P)
  2. ɪ ʊ :> j w / V_V
  3. ɪ ʊ :> i u otherwise.
  4. ɨ :> ə
  5. /æ a ɑ/ merge to /a/ and lose the length distinction.
  6. Word-initial fricatives become stops UNLESS they are sibilants, and they then aspirate if they are voiceless. For /θ ð/, they remain dental, keeping them distinct from alveolar /t d/.
  7. p b t d k ɡ :> b v d z ɡ ɣ / V_V (though only a couple are in the sample)
/ˈlʌv əz ˈpʰɹɛndʃip̚ d̪ət̚ həz ˈkʰat̚ ˈpʰajɚ. ˈit̚ əz ˈkʰwajət̚ ˌʌndɚˈʃtandiŋ, ˈmuwt͡ʃuwo ˈkʰan̊fədn̩̊s, ˈʃɛɹiŋ ənd pʰɚˈɣiviŋ. ˈit əz ˈlɔjodij t̪ɹuw ˈɡud ənd ˈbad ˈtʰaimz. it ˈsɛdoz pʰɚ ˈlɛs d̪ən pʰɚˈfɛk̚ʃən ənd ˈmeikʃ əˈlawən̊siz pʰɚ ˈjuwmən ˈwijk̚nəsəz./
<Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.>
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/̪/[tdn]_a
t̚/ʔ/_
S̚/t̚/_
ʌ/a/_
ɚ/ʌ/_
ə/e/əC_
ə/a/_
o/ɔ/_
e/i/_/_i
ei/ɛ/_
ai/aj/_
i/ɨ/_/_j
ij/i/_
n̊/t/_
m̊/p/_
ŋ̊/k/_
ʃ/ç/_
ç/x/_/_F
̊//_
t̚/t/_
t͡x/tʰ/_
Cx/\\/V_
Cx/\\/ˈ_
ˈx/\\/V_
x/ʰ/V_
z/s/_#
z/ɟ/_
f/p/_
ç/c/_
x/k/_
s/c/_F
c/s/_B
uw/ow/_/_V
s/c/_[aɨ]
t//_S
v/b/_
Z/S/_#
Orthography reform takes place.

[ˈlap as ˈpʰɹɛndkɨt d̪aʔ has ˈkʰaʔ ˈpʰajʌ || ˈɨʔ as ˈkʰwajaʔ ˌandʌʰˈt̪andɨŋ | ˈmowtʰuwɔ ˈkʰapadn̩s | ˈcɛɹɨŋ ant pʰʌˈɣɨbɨŋ || ˈɨt as ˈlɔjɔdi t̪ɹuw ˈɡut ant ˈbat ˈtʰajms || ɨt ˈcɛdɔs pʰʌ ˈlɛs d̪an pʰʌˈpɛʰtan ant ˈmɛʰk aˈlawacɨs pʰʌ ˈjowman ˈwitnacɨs ||]

<Lap as prendkit dhaq has kaq paià. Iq as kwayaq andàhthánding, muutuwo kapadàns, cering ant pàgíbing. It as loyodii thruw gut ant bat taims. It cedos pà les dhan pàpéhtan ant mehk aláwacis pà yuuman wiitnacis.>

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  1. Another retroactive correction, this time of final /t/ still being released after the first set of changes.
  2. Sequences of three consecutive consonants drop the second.
  3. s :> h / _#
  4. Ch :>
  5. Aspiration on anything but an obstruent gets reanalyzed as breathy voice.
  6. :> ʌn due to spelling pronunciation.
[ˈlap ah ˈpʰɹɛnkɨt d̪aʔ hah ˈkʰaʔ ˈpʰajʌ ‖ ˈɨʔ ah ˈkʰwajaʔ ˌandʌ̤ˈt̪andɨŋ | ˈmowtʰuwɔ ˈkʰapadʌn̤ | ˈcɛɹɨŋ ant pʰʌˈɣɨbɨŋ ‖ ˈɨʔ ah ˈlɔjɔdi t̪ɹuw ˈɡut ant ˈbat ˈtʰajm̤ ‖ ɨʔ ˈcɛdɔh pʰʌ ˈlɛ̤ d̪an pʰʌˈpɛ̤tan ant ˈmɛ̤k aˈlawacɨh pʰʌ ˈjowman ˈwitnacɨh ‖]
<Lap as prendkit dhaq has kaq paià. Iq as kwayaq andàhthánding, muutuwo kapadàns, cering ant pàgíbing. Iq as loyodii thruw gut ant bat taims. Iq cedos pà les dhan pàpéhtan ant mehk aláwacis pà yuuman wiitnacis.>
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ʰɹ/\\/_
̪//_ɹ
Sɹ/ʈ/_
Zɹ/ɖ/_
C//C_#
ʰ//_
N̤/\\/_
j̤/\\/_
Nj/ɲ/_
jN/ɲ/_
h/ʔ/_/_#
[ˈlap ah ˈʈɛnkɨt d̪aʔ ʔah ˈkaʔ ˈpajʌ ‖ ˈɨʔ ah ˈkwajaʔ ˌandʌ̤ˈt̪andɨŋ | ˈmowtuwɔ ˈkapadʌ̤n | ˈcɛɹɨŋ an pʌˈɣɨbɨŋ ‖ ˈɨʔ ah ˈlɔjɔdi ʈuw ˈɡut an ˈbat ˈta̤ɲ ‖ ɨʔ ˈcɛdɔh pʌ ˈlɛ̤ d̪an pʌˈpɛ̤tan an ˈmɛ̤k aˈlawacɨh pʌ ˈjowman ˈwitnacɨh ‖]

<Lap as rtendkit dhaq has kaq paià. Iq as kwayaq andàhthánding, muutuwo kapadàn.h, tjering an pàgíbing. Iq as loyodii rtuw gut an bat tanjh. Iq tjedos pà les dhan pàpéhtan an mehk aláwatjis pà yuuman wiitnacis.>

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ɨ>ɯ
ʌ>ɨ
ʈ, ɖ>ʈ͡ʂ, ɖ͡ʐ
t, d>ʈ, ɖ
c, ɟ>k, g
k, g>q, ɢ
Vʔ>V̰
[ˈlap ah ˈʈ͡ʂɛnqɯʈ da̰ ʔah ˈqa̰ ˈpajɨ ‖ ˈɯ̰ ah ˈqwaja̰ ˌanɖɨ̤ˈtanɖɯŋ | ˈmowʈuwɔ ˈqapaɖɨ̤n | ˈkɛɹɯŋ an pɨˈɣɯbɯŋ ‖ ˈɯ̰ ah ˈlɔjɔɖi ʈ͡ʂuw ˈɢuʈ an ˈbaʈ ˈʈa̤ɲ ‖ ɯ̰ ˈkɛɖɔh pɨ ˈlɛ̤ dan pɨˈpɛ̤ʈan an ˈmɛ̤q aˈlawakɯh pɨ ˈjowman ˈwiʈnakɯh ‖]

Lap ah cenqüṭ dax xah qax payï. Üx ah qvayax anḍïj·tanḍüŋ, mövṭuvo qapaḍïjn, kerüŋ an pïgübüŋ. Üx ah loyoḍi cuv ĝuṭ an baṭ ṭajñ. Üx keḍoh pï lej dan pï·pejṭan an mejq a·lavaküh pï yövman viṭnaküh.
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  1. Vh:> V̤; this is reflected in the spelling.
  2. ̤ɢ :> ʁ
  3. w :> v | {#V}_V
[*]ow :> o
[ˈlap a̤ ˈʈ͡ʂɛnqɯʈ da̰ ʔa̤ ˈqa̰ ˈpajɨ ‖ ˈɯ̰ a̤ ˈqwaja̰ ˌanɖɨ̤ˈtanɖɯŋ | ˈmoːʈuvɔ ˈqapaɖɨ̤n | ˈkɛɹɯŋ an pɨˈɣɯbɯŋ ‖ ˈɯ̰ a̤ ˈlɔjɔɖi ʈ͡ʂuw ˈʁuʈ an ˈbaʈ ˈʈa̤ɲ ‖ ɯ̰ ˈkɛɖɔ̤ pɨ ˈlɛ̤ dan pɨˈpɛ̤ʈan an ˈmɛ̤q aˈlavakɯ̤ pɨ ˈjoːman ˈviʈnakɯ̤ ‖]
<Lap aj cenqüṭ dax xaj qax payï. Üx aj qvayax anḍïj·tanḍüŋ, mövṭuvo qapaḍïjn, kerüŋ an pïgübüŋ. Üx aj loyoḍi cuv ĝuṭ an baṭ ṭajñ. Üx keḍoj pï lej dan pï·pejṭan an mejq a·lavaküj pï yövman viṭnaküj.>
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u/o/_
ɯ/u/_
oː/ɔː/_
a/ə/_
ɔ/a/_
ʈ͡ʂ/ʂ/_
ɖ͡ʐ/ʐ/_
q/ʔ/_
v/ð/_/_B
v/w/_
ð/d/_
ɖ/ɾ/_
[ɹʐ]/ɻ/_
ɣ/ʁ/_
n/̃/V_
n/̃/_C/#_
ŋ/̃/_#
‖/||/_
s/ʂ/_
ˈləp ə̤ ˈʂɛ̃ʔuʈ də̰ ʔə̤ ˈʔə̰ ˈpəjɨ || ˈṵ ə̤ ˈʔwəjə̰ ˌə̃ɾɨ̤ˈtə̃ɾũ | ˈmaːʈoda ˈʔəpəɾɨ̤̃ | ˈkɛɻũ ə̃ pɨˈʁubũ || ˈṵ ə̤ ˈlajaɾi ʂow ˈʁoʈ ə̃ ˈbəʈ ˈʈə̤ɲ || ṵ ˈkɛɾa̤ pɨ ˈlɛ̤ də̃ pɨˈpɛ̤ʈə̃ ə̃ ˈmɛ̤ʔ əˈlədəkṳ pɨ ˈjaːmə̃ ˈdiʈnəkṳ ||
<Lap ah seŋkuṭ dac kah kac payü. Uc ah kwayac aŋṟühtáŋṟuŋ, ma̱a̱ṭoda̱ kapaṟüŋh, ḳeruŋ aŋ püxúbuŋ. Uc ah la̱ya̱ṟi sow xoṭ aŋ baṭ ṭañh. Uc kera̱h pü leh daŋ püpéhṭaŋ aŋ mehk aládaḳuh pü ya̱a̱maŋ diṭnakuh.>

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t ʈ>ɾ ɽ/V_V
b d ɖ g>m n ɳ g/_Ṽ
ɾ ɽ>n ɳ/_Ṽ
Ṽ>V/N_
ə>∅/ˈCVC_
ˈləp ə̤ ˈʂɛ̃ʔuʈ də̰ ʔə̤ ˈʔə̰ ˈpəjɨ || ˈṵ ə̤ ˈʔwəjə̰ ˌə̃ɾɨ̤ˈnənu | ˈmaːɻoda ˈʔəpnɨ̤ | ˈkɛɳu ə̃ pɨˈʁumu || ˈṵ ə̤ ˈlajaɾi ʂow ˈʁoʈ ə̃ ˈbəʈ ˈʈə̤ɲ || ṵ ˈkɛɾa̤ pɨ ˈlɛ̤ nə pɨˈpɛ̤ɳə ə̃ ˈmɛ̤ʔ əˈlədkṳ pɨ ˈjaːm ˈdiʈnəkṳ ||

<Lap ah seŋkuṭ dac kah kac payü. Uc ah kwayac aŋṟühnánu, ma̱a̱roda̱ kapnüh, ḳeṉu aŋ püxúmu. Uc ah la̱ya̱ṟi sow xoṭ aŋ baṭ ṭañh. Uc kera̱h pü leh na püpéhṉa aŋ mehk aládḳuh pü ya̱a̱m diṭnakuh.>
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That seems to have passed the point of no return!

This is my best stab at the appropriate British English, though I fear it's probably pretty generic.

<The man next to me said suddenly in a dreamy voice, "Yes, I think I shall express the accusative case by a prefix!>
/ðə mæn nekst tuː miː sed ˈsʌd(ə)nlı ın ə ˈdriːmı vɔıs, "jes, aı θıŋk aı ʃəl ıkˈspres ðı əˈkjuːzətıv keıs baı ə ˈpriːfıks/

1. Eliminate the indefinite article.
2. Cliticize the definite article to its head noun (even if that is not the following word), and change the vowel to what it would normally be in that position.
3. +voice intervocalically, with appropriate spelling changes.

<The-man next to me said suddenly in dreamy voize, "Yes, I think I shall express agguzadive the-case by previx!">
/ðə-mæn nekst tuː miː sed ˈsʌd(ə)nlı ın ə ˈdriːmı vɔız, "jes, aı θıŋk aı ʃəl ıkˈspres əˈgjuːzətıv ðə-keıs baı ˈpriːvıks/

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Finally someone other than me puts up a new phrase :P
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  1. Minor transcription corrections; the ones not changed stand.
  2. /(ə)n/ is reinterpreted as /n̩/.
  3. θ ð j eɪ :> t̪ d̪ ʒ eː
/d̪ə-mæn nekst tuː miː sed ˈsʌdn̩lɪ ɪn ə ˈdriːmɪ vɔɪz, "ʒes, aɪ t̪ɪŋk aɪ ʃəl ɪkˈspres əˈgjuːzətɪv d̪ə-keːs baɪ ˈpriːvɪks"/
<The-man next to me said suddenly in dreamy voize, "Yes, I think I shall express agguzadive the-case by previx!">
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StrangerCoug wrote:Finally someone other than me puts up a new phrase :P
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  1. Minor transcription corrections; the ones not changed stand.
  2. /(ə)n/ is reinterpreted as /n̩/.
  3. θ ð j eɪ :> t̪ d̪ ʒ eː
/d̪ə-mæn nekst tuː miː sed ˈsʌdn̩lɪ ɪn ə ˈdriːmɪ vɔɪz, "ʒes, aɪ t̪ɪŋk aɪ ʃəl ɪkˈspres əˈgjuːzətɪv d̪ə-keːs baɪ ˈpriːvɪks"/
<The-man next to me said suddenly in dreamy voize, "Yes, I think I shall express agguzadive the-case by previx!">
Aaaaaand this is where I realize the /s/ in 'voice' shouldn't have, well, voiced. It's intervocalic orthographically but not phonetically. Ooops.

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-//_
n̩/ə̃/_
̪//_
ə//C_C
æ/ʌ/_
ʌ/ɔ/_
aɪ/aː/_
iː/ai/_
eː/iː/_
a/ɒ/_/_i
ɔ/ɒ/_
ɒɪ/ai/_
z/s/_#
ə̃/ə/_
[dmɒn nekst tuː mai sed ˈsɒdəlɪ ɪn ə ˈdraimɪ vais || ʒes | ɒː tɪŋk ɒː ʃəl ɪkˈspres əˈgjuːzətɪv dkiːs bɒː ˈpraivɪks ||]

<Th' man next to me said suddly in dreamy veece, "Yes, I think I shall express agguzadive th' case by previx!">

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m>w̃/C_V
r>j/C_V
ə>∅/C_C except monosyllables
ɒ>ɔ
s>∅/C_C
ɪ>e>ɛ
i>ː/a_
[dw̃ɔn nɛkt tuː maː sɛd ˈsɔdle en ə ˈdjaːme vaːs || ʒɛs | ɔː teŋk ɔː ʃəl ekˈpjɛs əˈgjuːztev dkiːs bɔː ˈpjaːveks ||]

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The indefinite article is also affixed to the following noun.
By analogy, words starting with ə are assumed to be the indefinite forms.
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ɔ/o/_
̃V/\\/_
[nm]/ŋ/_a
[fs]/x/_a
[vz]/ɣ/_a
z/s/_C
s/x/_C
a/ɔ/_/[pbŋxɣ]_
aː/ɨa̯/_
ɔː/uɔ̯/_
k/x/_C
k/x/_ˈC
uː/yː/_
ɛ/ɪ/_/_[kgŋxɣ]
e/ɛ/_
oː/oə̯/_
yː/yə̯/_
a̯/ə̯/_
ə̯/a̯/_[kgŋxɣ]
x//a_C
x//a̯_C
g/ŋ/_
̃//_
j//_y
[ptk]j/c/_
[bd]j/ɟ/_
[mnŋ]j/ɲ/_
j/ʒ/_
[dwon nɛxt tyə̯ ŋɨə̯ sɪd ˈsodlɛ ɛn əˈɟuɔ̯mɛ ɣɨə̯s || ʒɪs | oə̯ tɛŋk oə̯ ʃəl ɛxˈcɪs ˈŋya̯tɛv dkiːs boə̯ ˈcuɔ̯vɛxs ||]

<Đwon next tuu ngaa sid sódle en a·djoome ṿaas: "Yis, oa tengk oa shal ex·tjis ngyuuˣtev đkiis boa tjoovexs.">

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l>w/C_V
iː>iə̯
{u,o}V̯>wV
yV̯>ɥV
ɨV̯>ɰV
iV̯>jV
j, w, ɥ, ɰ>ʲ, ʷ, ᶣ, ˠ/C_V
C>Cʲ/_{i,e,ɛ}
ʲʷ>ᶣ
ʲ>∅/{c, ɟ, ʃ, ʒ}_
ˠ>∅/{k, g, ɣ, ŋ}_
Subject pronouns become verbal prefixes
ɪ>ɨ, o, e>ɘ, ɔ, ɛ>ɜ
[dʷɘn nʲɜxt tᶣə ŋə sʲɨd ˈsɘdᶣɜ ɜn əˈɟʷɜmʲɜ ɣəs || ʒɨs | wəˈtʲɜŋk wəˈʃəl ɜxˈcɨs ˈŋᶣatʲɜv dkʲəs bʷə ˈcʷɜvʲɜxs ||]

<Đón next tüa nga sid sêdo en a·djome gas: "Yis, wa·tenk wa·shal ex·tjis ngüätev đkias bua tjovexs.">
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V=aeiouɛɔə
L=āēīōū
C=ptcqbdgmnlrhsvkŋʃ
F=ie
B=ou
S=ptc
Z=bdg
T=˥˧˩

ᶣ/ʷʲ/_
[gdɟ]ʷ/b/_
[ktc]ʷ/p/_
[ŋɲn]ʷ/m/_
ʷ//_
ʲə/e/_
ʲɜ/ɛ/_
ʲa/a/_
ʲ[ɘɨ]/i/_
ɨ/u/_
ɘ/o/_
ɜ/ɔ/_
x/˩/V_
ˈC/\\/_
ˈC/\\/_
ˈV/\\/_
ˈ/˥/_
/˧/V_/_[˥˩]
TC/\\/_/_V
TC/\\/_/_V
[bon˧ nɛt˩ pe˧ ŋə˧ sid˧ so˥bɛ˧ ɔn˧ ə˧bɔ˥mɛ˧ ɣəs˧ || ʒus˧ | wə˧tɛŋk˥ wə˧ʃəl˥ ɔ˩cus˥ ma˥tɛv˧ dkes˧ bə˧ pɔ˥vɛs˩ ||]

<Bon nà:t pe ngø sid sóba: o:n øbó:ma: ghøs: "Yus, wøtá:ngk wøshǿl ò:cús máta:v dkes bø pó:và:s.">

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i, u, e, o, ə>e, o, ɛ, ɔ, a/_s#
∅>V1/#_CV1
s>∅/_#
CV1CV2>CV1V2C/_#, tones merge
oɛ, ɔɛ>œ, ɔo>o (other similar monophthongisation not present)
wə, jə>i, u
C>∅/N_#
V>ː/_C{b, d, g, v, ɣ}
{b, d, g, v, ɣ}>{p, t, k, f, x}/_#
[bon˧ nɛt˩ pe˧ ŋə˧ siːt˧ sœːp˥˧ ɔn˧ ə˧bœm˥˧ ɣa˧ || ʒo˧ | u˧tɛŋ˥ u˧ʃəl˥ oc˩˥ ma˥tɛːf˧ dɛk˧ bə˧ pœːf˥˩ ||]

<Boun nèt pei ŋø siid sóeb on øbóem ga "You, utéŋ ushǿl òúc mátev dek bø póèv">
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[lb]/w/_
ʃ/ɕ/_
f/v/_
d/ɾ/_
k/x/_
iː/ɨə̯/_
i/ɪ/_
ɨə̯/əː/_
˥˧/˥˩/_
˧˥/˩˥/_
˥/˧/_
[won˧ nɛt˩ pe˧ ŋə˧ səːt˧ sœːp˧˩ ɔn˧ ə˧wœm˧˩ ɣa˧ || ʒo˧ | u˧tɛŋ˧ u˧ɕəw˧ oc˩˧ ma˧tɛːv˧ ɾɛx˧ wə˧ pœːv˧˩ ||
<Won netq pey nga saat sooyp on awoymg car. Yo, uteng ujaw owtyɣ mateev rex wa pooyvg.>

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