User:TheSilverWolf98/Tungusic Orthography Proposal

This is a page detailing my proposal for a Wiktionary-wide orthography for the Tungusic languages, to replace the inconsistent Cyrillic transcription system currently in place.

Vowels

 * ɔ, ɔː = o, oo
 * ʊ, ʊː = ü, üü
 * ɪ, ɪː = ï, ïï
 * a, aː = a, aa
 * u, uː = u, uu
 * i, iː = i, ii
 * ə, əː = ä, ää
 * o, oː = ö, öö

Consonants

 * t͡ʃ ~ t͡ɕ = č
 * d͡ʒ ~ d͡ʑ = ž
 * ʃ ~ ɕ = š
 * ɣ = ǧ
 * ɲ = ň
 * ŋ = ŋ
 * j = y
 * k ~ q ~ kʷ = k
 * x ~ χ ~ h= x
 * dʷ = d
 * nʷ = n
 * ħ = h

Examples

 * Ulch bɔːnɔ = boono "hail (weather)"
 * Ulch tɔŋdɔ = toŋdo "straight ahead"
 * Ulch kɔːrɔt͡ʃʊvʊ = kooročüvü "to regret"
 * Ulch gɔrɔ = goro "far"
 * Ulch tɔtɔŋgɔ = totoŋgo "multi-coloured"
 * Ulch d͡ʒɔgbɔlɔvʊ = žogbolovü "to pick, stab"
 * Ulch ɔjɪlavʊ = oyïlavü "leggings"
 * Ulch kɔːvʊlavʊ = koovülavü "to raise a mast"
 * Ulch mʊrɪ = mürï "horse"
 * Ulch baːpʊ = baapü "pack, bunch"
 * Ulch vɔlmɪ = volmï "long"
 * Ulch bʊqta = bükta "fragment"
 * Ulch buːli = buuli "lamp, wick"
 * Ulch sɪlt͡ʃʊ = sïlčü "sack for tinder"
 * Oroqen dʷoː = döö "mince"
 * Oroqen kʷoːrgə = köörgä "bridge"
 * Oroqen nʷɔːdaː = noodaa "to throw"
 * Oroqen kʷɔːkan = kookan "child"
 * Oroqen kuːmə = kuumä "windpipe"
 * Oroqen gʊgda = gügda "high"
 * Oroqen tʊːra = tüüra "to read"
 * Oroqen sukə = sukä "axe"
 * Oroqen sɔkɔ = soko "to fill"
 * Oroqen sarbʊ = sarbü "chopsticks"
 * Oroqen aɕi = aši "now"
 * Oroqen bəjun = bäyun "moose"
 * Oroqen d͡ʑaːka = žaaka "thing"
 * Oroqen irgi = irgi "tail"
 * Oroqen kuwun = kuwun "cotton"
 * Oroqen ʊrʊːn = ürüün "hoof"
 * Oroqen t͡ɕoŋko = čöŋkö "window"
 * Oroqen ɔlɔ = olo "fish"
 * Oroqen nəkin = näkin "to sweat"
 * Oroqen ulin = ulin "betrothal gift"
 * Oroqen tari = tari "that"
 * Oroqen mʊrin = mürin "horse"
 * Oroqen oːrin = öörin "all"
 * Oroqen ɔː = oo "to do"
 * Oroqen uː = uu "to blow"
 * Oroqen ʊːn = üün "to saw"