Romanization challenge thread

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Ossetian's orthography is pretty awful

p pʼ b t tʼ d k kʼ g kʷ kʷʼ gʷ q qʷ
ts tsʼ dz tʃ tʃʼ dʒ
f v s z χ ʁ χʷ
m n l r j w
a e ə o i ə u

adəjməgtə seppət dər rajgʷɨrɨnts səribarəj əmə əmχʷɨzonəj sə bartɨ. wɨdon əχχəst stɨ zond əmə namɨsəj, əmə kərədzijən qʷamə woj əfsɨmərtɨ χʷɨzən.
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pʰ p pʼ b pˁʰ pˁ pˁʼ bˁ tʰ t tʼ d ʈʰ ʈ ʈʼ ɖ c cʼ ɟ kʰ k kʼ g qʲʰ qʲ qʲʼ qʰ q qʼ qˁʰ qˁ qˁʼ ʔ
tsʰ ts dz tʃʰ tʃ dʒ tɕʰ tɕ dʑ
ɸ ɸʼ β βˁ sʰ s z ɬʰ ɬ ɬʼ ʃʰ ʃ ʒ ʂʰ ʂ ʐ ɕʰ ɕ ʑ xʰ x ɣ χʲʰ χʲ ʁʲ χʰ χ ʁ χˁʰ χˁ ʁˁ h ɦ
m̥ m mˁ n̥ n ȵ̊ ȵ ŋ̊ ŋ
l̥ l r j w wˁ
ʰp ʰpˁ ʰt ʰʈ ʰc ʰk ʰqʲ ʰq ʰqˁ ʰts ʰtʃ ʰtɕ
ʰsʰ ʰs ʰɬ ʰʃʰ ʰʃ ʰɕʰ ʰɕ ʰx ʰχʲ ʰχ ʰχˁ
ʱb ʱbˁ ʱd ʱɖ ʱɟ ʱg ʱdz ʱdʒ ʱdʑ
ʱz ʱʒ ʱʐ ʱʑ
ʱm ʱmˁ ʱn ʱȵ ʱŋ
ʱl ʱr ʱj ʱw ʱwˁ
ᵐb ᵐbˁ ⁿd ⁿɖ ⁿg
ⁿdz ⁿdʒ ⁿdʑ ⁿɣ ⁿʁʲ ⁿʁ ⁿʁˁ
ᵐpʰ ⁿtʰ ⁿʈʰ ⁿkʰ ⁿqʰ ⁿtsʰ ⁿtʃʰ ⁿtɕʰ ⁿsʰ ⁿɕʰ ⁿɬʰ ⁿxʰ ⁿχʲʰ ⁿχʰ ⁿχˁʰ
ᵐg ᵐtsʰ
ᵖt ᵖʈ ᵖʈʰ ᵖk ᵖqʲ ᵖq ᵖqˁ ᵖts ᵖtsʰ ᵖtʃ ᵖtʃʰ ᵖtɕ
ᶲt ᶲʈ ᶲtɕ ᶲs ᶲɬ ᶲk ᶲq ᶲqˁ ᶲχ ᶲχˁ
ʷɖ ʷg ʷdʑ ʷʐ ʷn ʷl ʷʁ ʷʁˁ
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p pʼ b t tʼ d k kʼ g kʷ kʷʼ gʷ q qʷ <p pʼ b t tʼ d k kʼ g ku kʼu gu q qu>
ts tsʼ dz tʃ tʃʼ dʒ <c c' dz ch ch' j>
f v s z χ ʁ χʷ <f v s z h gh hu>
m n l r j w <m n l r i w>
a e ə o i ɨ u <a é e o i y u>

adəjməgtə seppət dər rajgʷɨrɨnts səribarəj əmə əmχʷɨzonəj sə bartɨ. wɨdon əχχəst stɨ zond əmə namɨsəj, əmə kərədzijən qʷamə woj əfsɨmərtɨ χʷɨzən.
Adeimegte séppet der raigwyrync seribarei eme emhuyzonei se barty. Wydon ehhest sty zond eme namysei, eme keredziien quame woi efsymerty huyzen.
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p pʼ b t tʼ d k kʼ g kʷ kʷʼ gʷ q qʷ ‹p pſ b t tſ d k kſ g ku kuſ gu q qu
ts tsʼ dz tʃ tʃʼ dʒ ‹ts tsſ dz ty tyſ dy
f v s z χ ʁ χʷ ‹f v s z ğ ģ ğu
m n l r j w ‹m n l r yy uu
a e ə o i ɨ u ‹a e ë o i ï u

Adëyymëgtë seppët dër rayyguïrïnts sëribarëyy ëmë ëmğuïzonëyy së bartï. Uuïdon ëğğëst stï zond ëmë namïsëyy, ëmë kërëdziyyën quamë uuoyy ëfsïmërtï ğuïzën.
adəjməgtə seppət dər rajgʷɨrɨnts səribarəj əmə əmχʷɨzonəj sə bartɨ. wɨdon əχχəst stɨ zond əmə namɨsəj, əmə kərədzijən qʷamə woj əfsɨmərtɨ χʷɨzən.
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Interesting idea, using ſ to mark ejectivity. Is this inspired by palochka?
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p pʼ b t tʼ d k kʼ g kʷ kʷʼ gʷ q qʷ – p ph b t th d k kh g ku khu gu q qu
ts tsʼ dz tʃ tʃʼ dʒ – c ch y ty tyh dy
f v s z χ ʁ χʷ – f v s z x gh xu
m n l r j w – m n l r ı u
a e ə o i ɨ u – a eı e o ıe ı u
əj jə ji ij – eï ïe ëı ıë

Adeïmekte seıppet der raıguırınc serıebareï eme emxuızoneï se bartı. Uıdon exxest stı zond eme namıseï eme keredzıëïen quame uoı efsımertı xuızen.
adəjməgtə seppət dər rajgʷɨrɨnts səribarəj əmə əmχʷɨzonəj sə bartɨ. wɨdon əχχəst stɨ zond əmə namɨsəj, əmə kərədzijən qʷamə woj əfsɨmərtɨ χʷɨzən.

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WeepingElf wrote:Interesting idea, using ſ to mark ejectivity. Is this inspired by palochka?
No, I just wanted a thin vertical character and the one for lowercase long s was the most satisfactory. If inspired by something it would be a special sign one of my conlangs uses to mark emphatic consonants, which is roughly similar to the one I used there.
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p pʼ b t tʼ d k kʼ g kʷ kʷʼ gʷ q qʷ <p pʼ b t tʼ d k kʼ g kw kʼw gw q qw>
ts tsʼ dz tʃ tʃʼ dʒ <c c' dz č č' j>
f v s z χ ʁ χʷ <f v s z h ğ hw>
m n l r j w <m n l r y w>
a e ə o i ɨ u <a e ə o i ı u>

adəjməgtə seppət dər rajgʷɨrɨnts səribarəj əmə əmχʷɨzonəj sə bartɨ. wɨdon əχχəst stɨ zond əmə namɨsəj, əmə kərədzijən qʷamə woj əfsɨmərtɨ χʷɨzən.
Adəyməgtə seppət dər raygwırınts səribarəy əmə əmhwızonəy sə bartı. Wıdon əhhəst stı zond əmə nəmısəy, əmə kərədziyən qwamə woy əfsımərtı hwızən.
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Some potential language
/p t c k kʷ q ʔ/
/ɸ θ ç x xʷ χ h/
/r j w ʁ ɦ/
/m n ŋ ɴ/

/i e a o u/

(C)V(C) syllables.

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KathAveara wrote:Some potential language
/p t c k kʷ q ʔ/ <p t ky k g q '*>
/ɸ θ ç x xʷ h/ <f th c kh gh x>
/r j w ʁ ɦ/ <r y v qh h>
/m n ŋ ɴ/ <m n ng nq>

/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>

(C)V(C) syllables.

*<j> word initially
Rather simple but it should work?
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/p t c k kʷ q ʔ/ <p t c k kw q 1>
/ɸ θ ç x xʷ h/ <f d j x xw h>
/r j w ʁ ɦ/ <r y w g gh>
/m n ŋ ɴ/ <m n ng ngh>

/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>
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Na vsioj źamli była adna mova i adna gavorka. Rušyvšy z ushodu, jany znajšli v źamli Senaar ravninu i paśaliliśa tam.
A po ćalata zemia se upotrebiavaše edin ezik i edin govor. I kato potegluvaha čovecite kym iztok, nameriha pole v Senaarskata zemia, gdeto se i zaseliha.
Celata zemja imaše eden jazik i isti zborovi. Ama kora ludzieto se preselija od istok, najdoa ramnica vo Senarskata Zemja, i se naselija tamu.
Na vsej zemle był odin jazyk i odno narečije. Dvinuvšiś s vostoka, oni našli v zemle Sennaar ravninu i poseliliś tam.
I była vśa zemla odna mova ta slova odni. I staloś, jak rušali zo Shodu voni, to v Šinearśkomu kraji rivninu znajšli, i oseliliśa tam.

Sva zemla govoriła je tada samo jedan jezyk i rabiła jednak govor. I tako, kako su se selyly od istoka, nadźoše ravnicu u zemli šinearskoj i ondje se naselyše.
Sva je zemla imala jedan jezyk i rieči iste. Ali kako su se ludi selyly s istoka, naidźu na jednu dolynu u zemli Šinearu i tu se nastane.
Bila pak všecka zemie jazyku jednoho a rieči jedné. I stalo se, gdyž se brali od víchodu, nalezli pole v zemi Sinear, a bidlili tam.
Mieškańcy całej ziemi mieli jedną movę, čili jednakove słova. A gdy vędrovali ze vschodu, napotkali róvninę v kraju Šinear i tam zamieškali.
A beše na celoj zemli jedan jezik i jednake reči. A kad otidoše od istoka, nadzioše ravnicu u zemli senarskoj, i naselyše se onde.
Vtedy celý svet povžívał jedinú reč a rovnaké słová. Kedź sa na východe ludia pohli, našli rovinu v krajine Šineár a usadili sa tam.
Vsa zemla je imeła en sam jezik in isto govorico. Ko so se ludje odpravili od vzhoda, so našli ravnino v šinárski deželi in se tam naselili.
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Ossetian

p pʼ b t tʼ d k kʼ g kʷ kʷʼ gʷ q qʷ <p pp b t tt d k kk g ku kku gu q qu>
ts tsʼ dz tʃ tʃʼ dʒ <c cc dz tś ttś dź>
f v s z χ ʁ χʷ <f v s z x rh xu>
m n l r j w <m n l r y w>
a e ə o i ə u <a é e o i u> (is there supposed to be two schwas in there??)

Apostrophe to separate the graphemes for ejectives and doubled stops, etc.

Adeymegte sép'pet der rayguirinc seribarey eme emxuizoney se barti. Widon exxest sti zond eme namisey, eme keredziyen quame woy efsimerti xuizen.

[adəjməgtə seppət dər rajgʷɨrɨnts səribarəj əmə əmχʷɨzonəj sə bartɨ || wɨdon əχχəst stɨ zond əmə namɨsəj | əmə kərədzijən qʷamə woj əfsɨmərtɨ χʷɨzən]

Needzmoar ejective examples! :3
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KathAveara wrote:Some potential language
/p t c k kʷ q ʔ/ <p t cy c cw cc q>
/ɸ θ ç x xʷ χ h/ <ph th hy x xw ẋ h>
/r j w ʁ ɦ/ <r y w rh ḣ>
/m n ŋ ɴ/ <m n ng nq>

/i e a o u/ <i e a o u>

(C)V(C) syllables.
Ho rapu phouqa rhi rheh. Tute thipo cca qun axwe xoqa? Kak hiyki mauqi e xwo ngixiphcye wiprhirhu? Kiypho kay then hyimath xwateecy reph. I thirhex na oẋu nga wi. ḣunu e enq meka xaru rhoxwu.

/ho rapu ɸouʔa ʁi ʁeh tute θipo qa ʔun axʷe xoʔa kak hijki mauʔi e xʷo ŋixiɸce wipʁiʁu kijɸo kaj θen çimaθ xʷateec reɸ i θiʁex na oχu ŋa wi ɦunu e eɴ meka xaru ʁoxʷu/

Had to generate a text to see how this looks, and I have to say, I actually love the aesthetic of the phonology.
Although the phonemes in the generated text were equiprobable, so it's not really realistic, but it looks nice to me.
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I might have to use that now.

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Bouyei

/p pʲ ɓ t ɗ tɕ k kʷ/
/f s ɬ ɕ x/
/m mʲ n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ/
/v z l j ɣ/
/ˀj ˀv/
/a aː ɔ e o i ɯ u/
/ai au aːi aːu aɯ eu iə iu ɯə uə/

in Chinese loans:
/pʰ tʰ ts tsʰ tɕʰ/
/ɚ au əu ia io iau ua uai uəi/

and eight tones:
24 11 53 31 35 33 35+coda stop 33+coda stop

tsuŋ33xua31 zɯn31min31 kuŋ24xo31kuə31 tɯk33 ja24tsəu33 tɔŋ24, tai24phin31jaŋ33 ti33 laːi24 min31tsu31 ti33 sɯ24xuəi124tsu53ji24 kuə31tɕiə33.
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/p pʲ ɓ t ɗ tɕ k kʷ/ <b by bh d dh j g gw>
/f s ɬ ɕ x/ <f s lh x h>
/m mʲ n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ/ <m my n ny ng ngw>
/v z l j ɣ/ <v r l y gh>
/ˀj ˀv/ <hy hv>
/a aː ɔ e o i ɯ u/ <a ạ o ẹ ọ i e u>
/ai au aːi aːu aɯ eu iə iu ɯə uə/ <ai au ại ạu ae ẹu ie iu ee ue>

in Chinese loans:
/pʰ tʰ ts tsʰ tɕʰ/ <p t z c q>
/ɚ au əu ia io iau ua uai uəi/ <er au ou ia io iao ua uai ui>

and eight tones:
24 11 53 31 35 33 35+coda stop 33+coda stop
<á ã â à ǎ a ǎ a>

tsuŋ33xua31 zɯn31min31 kuŋ24xo31kuə31 tɯk33 ja24tsəu33 tɔŋ24, tai24phin31jaŋ33 ti33 laːi24 min31tsu31 ti33 sɯ24xuəi24tsu53ji24 kuə31tɕiə33.
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Tangut

/pʰ p b tʰ t d tsʰ ts dz tʂʰ tʂ dʐ kʰ k g ʔ/
/s ɬ ʂ x/
/v z ʐ ɣ/
/m n ŋ/
/l r/
/a a: ã ạ aʳ a:ʳ/
/æ æ: æ̃ æʳ/
/ɨa ɨa: ɨã ɨạ ɨaʳ ɨa:ʳ/
/ia ia: iã iạ iaʳ ia:ʳ/
/ya/
/ɛ ɛ: ɛ̃ ɛ̣̃ ɛ̣ ɛʳ/
/e e: ẽ eʳ/
/ɨe ɨe: ɨẽ ɨẹ̃ ɨẹ ɨeʳ/
/ie ie: iẽ iẹ̃ iẹ ieʳ/
/ɛw ew eʳw ɨew ɨiw iew iw i(e)ʳw/
/ʌ ʌʳ/
/ə ə: ə̣ əʳ/
/ɨə ɨə: ɨə̣ ɨəʳ ɨə:ʳ/
/iə iə: iə̣ iəʳ iə:ʳ/
/ɔ ɔ: ɔ̃ ɔ̃: ɔ̣ ɔʳ/
/o o: õ ọ oʳ o:ʳ õʳ/
/ɨo wɨo ɨo: ɨõ ɨõ: ɨọ ɨoʳ/
/io io: iõ iõ: iọ ioʳ io:ʳ iõʳ/
/əi ə:i əĩ əị əiʳ ə:iʳ/
/ɪ ɪ: ɪʳ ɪ:ʳ/
/ɨi ɨ:i ɨĩ ɨị ɨiʳ ɨ:iʳ/
/i i: ĩ ị iʳ i:ʳ/
/əu ə:u əũ əụ əuʳ/
/ʊ ʊ:/
/ɨu ɨ:u ɨụ/
/iu i:u iụ iuʳ/

Note that most of the ɨ- and i- rimes are in complementary distribution -- but not all.

Two tones. Syllable structure appears to be CwV, but C + wɨo contrasts with C + w + ɨo.

2xwəi 1tsew 2xa 1ĩ 1tʂhɨĩ, 1tshew 2lɨew 1gii 1səu 1jew, 1ʂʌ 1ʂɨĩ 1ki 1swəĩ 1xa, 1kɛ 1kwo 1kwĩ 2khiew 2thie. 1je 2bəəu 1dʐɨõ.
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/pʰ p b tʰ t d tsʰ ts dz tʂʰ tʂ dʐ kʰ k g ʔ/ <p b bb t d dd c z zz ch zh rr k g gg 0>
/s ɬ ʂ x/ <s hl sh h>
/v z ʐ ɣ/ <v ss r gh>
/m n ŋ/ <m n ng>
/l r/ <l rh>
/a a: ã ạ aʳ a:ʳ/ <a aa an ah ar aar>
/æ æ: æ̃ æʳ/ <ae aae aen aer>
/ɨa ɨa: ɨã ɨạ ɨaʳ ɨa:ʳ/ <ea eaa ean eah ear eaar>
/ia ia: iã iạ iaʳ ia:ʳ/ <ia iaa ian iah iar iaar>
/ya/ <iua>
/ɛ ɛ: ɛ̃ ɛ̣̃ ɛ̣ ɛʳ/ <ey eey eyn eynh eyh eyr>
/e e: ẽ eʳ/ <e ee en er>
/ɨe ɨe: ɨẽ ɨẹ̃ ɨẹ ɨeʳ/ <ye yee yen yenh yeh yer>
/ie ie: iẽ iẹ̃ iẹ ieʳ/ <ie iee ien ienh ieh ier>
/ɛw ew eʳw ɨew ɨiw iew iw i(e)ʳw/ <eyw ew ewr yew eiw iew iw iwr>
/ʌ ʌʳ/ <ay ayr>
/ə ə: ə̣ əʳ/ <y yy yh yr>
/ɨə ɨə: ɨə̣ ɨəʳ ɨə:ʳ/ <eay eaay eayh eayr eaayr>
/iə iə: iə̣ iəʳ iə:ʳ/ <iy iyy iyh iyr iyyr>
/ɔ ɔ: ɔ̃ ɔ̃: ɔ̣ ɔʳ/ <oy ooy oyn ooyn oyh oyr>
/o o: õ ọ oʳ o:ʳ õʳ/ <o oo on oh or oor orn>
/ɨo wɨo ɨo: ɨõ ɨõ: ɨọ ɨoʳ/ <eo oeo eoo eon eoon eoh eor>
/io io: iõ iõ: iọ ioʳ io:ʳ iõʳ/ <io ioo ion ioon ioh ior ioor iorn>
/əi ə:i əĩ əị əiʳ ə:iʳ/ <ai aai ain aih air aair>
/ɪ ɪ: ɪʳ ɪ:ʳ/ <yi yyi yir yyir>
/ɨi ɨ:i ɨĩ ɨị ɨiʳ ɨ:iʳ/ <ei eei ein eih eir eeir>
/i i: ĩ ị iʳ i:ʳ/ <i ii in ih ir iir>
/əu ə:u əũ əụ əuʳ/ <au aau aun auh aur>
/ʊ ʊ:/ <yu yyu>
/ɨu ɨ:u ɨụ/ <eu eeu euh>
/iu i:u iụ iuʳ/ <iu iiu iuh iur>

tone 2 = z
medial w <u> unless word-initial

2xwəi 1tsew 2xa 1ĩ 1tʂhɨĩ, 1tshew 2lɨew 1gii 1səu 1jew, 1ʂʌ 1ʂɨĩ 1ki 1swəĩ 1xa, 1kɛ 1kwo 1kwĩ 2khiew 2thie. 1je 2bəəu 1dʐɨõ.
Huaiz zew haz in chein, cew lyewz ggii sau yew, shay shein gi suain ha, gey guo guin kiewz tiez. Ie bbaauz rreon.

wow that's awful
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More seriously:

/pʰ p b tʰ t d tsʰ ts dz tʂʰ tʂ dʐ kʰ k g ʔ/ <ph p b th t d ch c dz c̣h c̣ j kh k g 0>
/s ɬ ʂ x/ <s hl ṣ h>
/v z ʐ ɣ/ <v z ẓ gh>
/m n ŋ/ <m n ng>
/l r/ <l r>
/a a: ã ạ aʳ a:ʳ/ <a aa an ah ar aar>
/æ æ: æ̃ æʳ/ <ă ăă ăn ăr>
/ɨa ɨa: ɨã ɨạ ɨaʳ ɨa:ʳ/ <ïa ïaa ian iah iar iaar>
/ia ia: iã iạ iaʳ ia:ʳ/ <ia iaa ian iah iar iaar>
/ya/ <iua>
/ɛ ɛ: ɛ̃ ɛ̣̃ ɛ̣ ɛʳ/ <ĕ ĕĕ ĕn ĕnh ĕh ĕr>
/e e: ẽ eʳ/ <e ee en er>
/ɨe ɨe: ɨẽ ɨẹ̃ ɨẹ ɨeʳ/ <ïe iee ien ieh>
/ie ie: iẽ iẹ̃ iẹ ieʳ/ <ie iee ien ienh ieh ier>
/ɛw ew eʳw ɨew ɨiw iew iw i(e)ʳw/ <ĕu eu eur ieu iu ieu iu iur>
/ʌ ʌʳ/ <y̆ y̆r>
/ə ə: ə̣ əʳ/ <y yy yh yr>
/ɨə ɨə: ɨə̣ ɨəʳ ɨə:ʳ/ <ïy iyy iyh iyr iyyr>
/iə iə: iə̣ iəʳ iə:ʳ/ <iy iyy iyh iyr iyyr>
/ɔ ɔ: ɔ̃ ɔ̃: ɔ̣ ɔʳ/ <ŏ ŏŏ ŏn ŏŏn ŏh ŏr>
/o o: õ ọ oʳ o:ʳ õʳ/ <o oo on oh or oor orn>
/ɨo wɨo ɨo: ɨõ ɨõ: ɨọ ɨoʳ/ <io uïo ioo ion ioon ioh ior>
/io io: iõ iõ: iọ ioʳ io:ʳ iõʳ/ <io ioo ion ioon ioh ior ioor iorn>
/əi ə:i əĩ əị əiʳ ə:iʳ/ <ai aai ain aih air aair>
/ɪ ɪ: ɪʳ ɪ:ʳ/ <ĭ ĭĭ ĭr ĭĭr>
/ɨi ɨ:i ɨĩ ɨị ɨiʳ ɨ:iʳ/ <ïi ii in ih ir iir>
/i i: ĩ ị iʳ i:ʳ/ <i ii in ih ir iir>
/əu ə:u əũ əụ əuʳ/ <au aau aun auh aur>
/ʊ ʊ:/ <ŭ ŭŭ>
/ɨu ɨ:u ɨụ/ <ïu iuu iuh>
/iu i:u iụ iuʳ/ <iu iuu iuh iur>

tone 2 = á
medial w <u> unless word-initial

2xwəi 1tsew 2xa 1ĩ 1tʂhɨĩ, 1tshew 2lɨew 1gii 1səu 1jew, 1ʂʌ 1ʂɨĩ 1ki 1swəĩ 1xa, 1kɛ 1kwo 1kwĩ 2khiew 2thie. 1je 2bəəu 1dʐɨõ.
Huái tseu há in c̣hin, cheu liéu gii sau yeu, ṣy̆ ṣin ki suain ha, kĕ kuo kuin khiéu thié. Ye báau jion.
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Tangut or too many vowels

/pʰ p b tʰ t d tsʰ ts dz tʂʰ tʂ dʐ kʰ k g ʔ/ pʼ p b tʼ t d tsʼ ts dz tšʼ tš dž kʼ k g ʼ
/s ɬ ʂ x/ s c š h
/v z ʐ ɣ/ v z ž x
/m n ŋ/ m n ng
/l r/ l r
/a a: ã ạ aʳ a:ʳ/ a aʼ an at ar arʼ
/æ æ: æ̃ æʳ/ ae aeʼ aen aer
/ɨa ɨa: ɨã ɨạ ɨaʳ ɨa:ʳ/ ya yaʼ yan yat yar yarʼ
/ia ia: iã iạ iaʳ ia:ʳ/ ıa ıaʼ ıan ıat ıar ıarʼ
/ya/ ua
/ɛ ɛ: ɛ̃ ɛ̣̃ ɛ̣ ɛʳ/ ea eaʼ ean eanʼ eat ear
/e e: ẽ eʳ/ e eʼ en er
/ɨe ɨe: ɨẽ ɨẹ̃ ɨẹ ɨeʳ/ ye yeʼ yen yenʼ yet yer
/ie ie: iẽ iẹ̃ iẹ ieʳ/ ıe ıeʼ ıen ıenʼ ıet ıer
/ɛw ew eʳw ɨew ɨiw iew iw i(e)ʳw/ eau eu eur yeu yıu ıeu ıu ıur
/ʌ ʌʳ/ ao aor
/ə ə: ə̣ əʳ/ eı eıʼ eıt eır
/ɨə ɨə: ɨə̣ ɨəʳ ɨə:ʳ/ yeı yeıʼ yeıt yeır yeırʼ
/iə iə: iə̣ iəʳ iə:ʳ/ ıeı ıeıʼ ıeıt ıeır ıeırʼ
/ɔ ɔ: ɔ̃ ɔ̃: ɔ̣ ɔʳ/ oa oaʼ oan oanʼ oat oar
/o o: õ ọ oʳ o:ʳ õʳ/ o oʼ on ot or orʼ ong
/ɨo wɨo ɨo: ɨõ ɨõ: ɨọ ɨoʳ/ yo uyo yoʼ yon yot yor
/io io: iõ iõ: iọ ioʳ io:ʳ iõʳ/ ıo ıoʼ ıon ıonʼ ıot ıor ıorʼ ıong
/əi ə:i əĩ əị əiʳ ə:iʳ/ eyı eyıʼ eyın eyıt eyır eyırʼ
/ɪ ɪ: ɪʳ ɪ:ʳ/ ıye ıyeʼ ıyer ıyerʼ
/ɨi ɨ:i ɨĩ ɨị ɨiʳ ɨ:iʳ/ yı yıʼ yın yıt yır yırʼ
/i i: ĩ ị iʳ i:ʳ/ ı ıʼ ın ıt ır ırʼ
/əu ə:u əũ əụ əuʳ/ eyu eyuʼ eyun eyut eyur
/ʊ ʊ:/ ue ueʼ
/ɨu ɨ:u ɨụ/ yu yuʼ yut
/iu i:u iụ iuʳ/ ıu ıuʼ ıut ıur

/2a 1a/ á a

Hvéyı tseu há ın tšʼyın tsʼeu lyéu gıʼ seyu yeu, šao šyın kı sveıyn ha, kea kvo kvın kʼıéu tʼıé. Ye béyuʼ džyon.
2xwəi 1tsew 2xa 1ĩ 1tʂhɨĩ, 1tshew 2lɨew 1gii 1səu 1jew, 1ʂʌ 1ʂɨĩ 1ki 1swəĩ 1xa, 1kɛ 1kwo 1kwĩ 2khiew 2thie. 1je 2bəəu 1dʐɨõ.

This actually works better than I thought.

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Proto-Pseudo-Sino-Austronesian Bastard

I kept Wikipedia's page on Proto-Tibeto-Burman open in another tab while I was working on this. I hope to work a language vaguely resembling Tibetan and Hawai'an out of this, with a dash of Qiang's insane bullshit. The noun morphology is bare-bones, while the verbal morphology is batshit crazy.

/m n ŋ/
/p t ts tɕ k q~ʔ1/
/pʰ tʰ tsʰ tɕʰ kʰ qʰ/
/b d dz dʑ g ɢ/
/s ɕ x χ~h2/
/l r j w/
/i u e o ə a/

1. /q/ was present in Pre-Proto-Bastard and some early offshoots, /ʔ/ is current in mainstream Proto-Bastard
2. /χ/ in Pre-Proto-Bastard and offshoots, /ʔ/ in mainstream Proto-Bastard

(C)(w, j)V(V)(V)(C)
Long and overlong vowels (analysed as VV and VVV) are permitted. The penultimate vowel is stressed (think Hawai'an).

Sample:

makʰine kaadupiɕkowa tsawitɕʰaŋ baguuul gaqʰaʔaue xəɢdʑekʰaaəŋor hwikʰeatiʔiqʰ ŋuɕmjoldzaoŋ

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/m n ŋ/ <m n ŋ>
/p t ts tɕ k q~ʔ1/ <p t c č k q>
/pʰ tʰ tsʰ tɕʰ kʰ qʰ/ <ph th ch čh kh qh>
/b d dz dʑ g ɢ/ <b d dz j g ǧ>
/s ɕ x χ~h2/ <s š x h>
/l r j w/ <l r y w>
/i u e o ə a/ <i u e oə a>


makʰine kaadupiɕkowa tsawitɕʰaŋ baguuul gaqʰaʔaue xəɢdʑekʰaaəŋor hwikʰeatiʔiqʰ ŋuɕmjoldzaoŋ
Makhine kādupiškowa cawičhaŋ bagûl gaqhaqaue xəǧdžekāəŋor hwikheatiqiqh ŋušmyoldzaoŋ.
or
Mak’ine kādupiškowa cawič’aŋ bagûl gaq’aqaue xəǧdžekāəŋor hwik’eatiqiq’ ŋušmyoldzaoŋ.
or
Makinea gaaddubixgowa zawiqang bbagguuul ggakhavauea hegghjjeakaaengor vhwikea'adivikh nguxmyolzzaong. (don't do this)
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piɕkowa
lol, pickowa...

only slavs will get why this is funny
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Kensiu

/p b~bm t d~dn c ɟ~ɟɲ k g~gŋ ʔ/
/m n ɲ ŋ/
/ɸ s ɣ h/
/w ɻ j l/
/a ɛ ʌ ɔ e ə o e̝ ɚ o̝ ɪ i ɯ u ie/
/ã ɛ̃ ʌ̃ ɔ̃ ẽ õ ẽ̝ õ̝ ɪ̃ ĩ ɯ̃ ũ ĩẽ/

Voiced stops are realized as prestopped nasals in word-final position.

ʔuʔ ŋɔk ʔep bəlɯʔ jɛʔ. jo̝hʔuʔ hɔs ʔep tobm ʔihuʔ ʔɔdn. jɛʔ ma ɟɯp pe̝ gade̝ ʔep ɟala.
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/p b~bm t d~dn c ɟ~ɟɲ k g~gŋ ʔ/ <p b t d c j k g ’>
/m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ny ng>
/ɸ s ɣ h/ <f s x h>
/w ɻ j l/ <w r y l>
/a ɛ ʌ ɔ e ə o e̝ ɚ o̝ ɪ i ɯ u ie/ <a è à ò e â o é á ó ì i ù u ie>
/ã ɛ̃ ʌ̃ ɔ̃ ẽ õ ẽ̝ õ̝ ɪ̃ ĩ ɯ̃ ũ ĩẽ/ <an...>

ʔuʔ ŋɔk ʔep bəlɯʔ jɛʔ. jo̝hʔuʔ hɔs ʔep tobm ʔihuʔ ʔɔdn. jɛʔ ma ɟɯp pe̝ gade̝ ʔep ɟala.
’U’ ngòk ’ep bâlù’ yè’. Yóh’u’ hòs ’ep tob ’ihu’ ’òd. Yè’ ma jùp pé gadé ’ep jala.

or
<a ea ao oa e eo o ei ai ou ia i eu u ie>
’U’ ngoak ’ep beoleu’ yea’. Youh’u’ hoas ’ep tob ’ihu’ ’oad. Yea’ ma jeup pei gadei ’ep jala.

or
Quq ngòk qep bâlùq yèq. Yóhquq hòs qep tob qihuq qòd. Yèq ma jùp pé gadé qep jala.

or
Quq ngɔk qep bəlɯq yɛq. Yôhquq hɔs qep tob qihuq qɔd. Yɛq ma jɯp pê gadê qep jala.
Siöö jandeng raiglin zåbei tandiüłåd;
nää džunnfin kukuch vklaivei sivei tåd.
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