Qirichanu Orthography
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Qirichanu can be written using three scripts; the Latin alphabet (arufabeçu ratinu), Hiragana (firagana) and Katakana (catacana). Kanji (canji) is also sometimes used in written Qirichanu.
Latin (Ratinu)
Letter | Name | IPA |
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Aa | a | /a/ |
Bb | be | /b/ |
Cc | ce | /k/,/ts/,[s]2 |
Dd | de | /d/ |
Ee | e | /e/ |
Ff | efi | /h/,[ɸ],[ç]3 |
Gg | ge | /g/ |
Hh | aga | /h/,/∅/1 |
Ii | i | /i/,/j/ |
Jj | jota | /dʑ/,[ʑ] |
Kk | kapa | /k/1 |
Ll | eli | /l/,/ɾ/1 |
Mm | emi | /m/ |
Nn | eni | /n/,[n̠ʲ] |
Oo | o | /o/ |
Pp | pe | /p/ |
qe | /k/ |
Rr | eri | /ɾ/ |
Ss | esi | /s/ |
Tt | te | /t/ |
Uu | u | /u/,/w/ |
Vv | vue | /b/ |
Ww | daburiu | /w/1 |
Xx | xi | /ɕ/ |
Yy | ixirom | /j/ |
Zz | ze | [dz],/z/ |
1 loanwords only
2 /k/ before "a" and "o" and "u", [ts~s] before "e" and "i"
2 [ɸ] before "u", [ç] before "i", /h/ elsewhere
There are two digraphs: "ch" /tɕ/ and "nh" /n̠ʲ/.
"C" is pronounced /k/ when before the vowels "a", "o" and "u", and as /ts/ when before "e" and "i". When /k/ appears before the "e" or "i" it is represented by "q". Likewise, when /ts/ appears before "a", "o" or "u" it is represented by "ç".
Long vowels are written by doubling the vowel: "aa", "ii", "uu", "ee", "oo". /e:/ and /o:/ are also more commonly written as "ei" and "ou" respectively. At the end of a word as part of a diphthong or "ei", "i" is written "y": ie "ay", "ey". Geminate consonants are written by writing the consonants twice with the exceptions of "cq" and "tç" rather than *"qq" and *"çç". Digraphs are written by doubling the first part when geminated: "cch" and "nnh".
"M" and "n" are used to represent a nasal vowel when in the syllable coda. "M" appears at the end of a word or before "p" or "b", "n" appears before any other consonant apart from in compound words.
Hiragana (ひらがな)
a | i | u | e | o | ya | yu | yo |
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∅ | あ a | い i | う u | え e | お o |
k | か ca | き qi | く cu | け qe | こ co | きゃ qia | きゅ qiu | きょ qio |
s | さ sa | し xi | す su | せ se | そ so | しゃ xa | しゅ xu | しょ xo |
t | た ta | ち chi | つ çu | て te | と to | ちゃ cha | ちゅ chu | ちょ cho |
n | な na | に ni | ぬ nu | ね ne | の no | にゃ nha | にゅ nhu | にょ nho |
h | は fa | ひ fi | ふ fu | へ fe | ほ fo | ひゃ fia | ひゅ fiu | ひょ fio |
m | ま ma | み mi | む mu | め me | も mo | みゃ mia | みゅ miu | みょ mio |
y | や ya | ゆ yu | よ yo |
r | ら ra | り ri | る ru | れ re | ろ ro | りゃ ria | りゅ riu | りょ rio |
w | わ ua |
* | ん m/n |
g | が ga | ぎ gi | ぐ gu | げ ge | ご go | ぎゃ gia | ぎゅ giu | ぎょ gio |
z | ざ za | じ ji | ず zu | ぜ ze | ぞ zo | じゃ ja | じゅ ju | じょ jo |
d | だ da | ぢ ji | づ zu | で de | ど do | ぢゃ ja | ぢゅ ju | ぢょ jo |
b | ば ba/va | び bi/vi | ぶ bu/vu | べ be/ve | ぼ bo/vo | びゃ bia/via | びゅ biu/viu | びょ bio/vio |
p | ぱ pa | ぴ pi | ぴ pu | ぺ pe | ぽ po | ぴゃ pia | ぴゅ piu | ぴょ pio |
Katakana (カタカナ)
a | i | u | e | o | ya | yu | yo |
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∅ | ア a | イ i | ウ u | エ e | オ o |
k | カ ca | キ qi | ク cu | ケ qe | コ co | キャ qia | キュ qiu | キョ qio |
s | サ sa | シ xi | ス su | セ se | ソ so | シャ xa | シュ xu | ショ xo |
t | タ ta | チ chi | ツ çu | テ te | ト to | チャ cha | チュ chu | チョ cho |
n | ナ na | ニ ni | ヌ nu | ネ ne | ノ no | ニャ nha | ニュ nhu | ニョ nho |
h | ハ fa | ヒ fi | フ fu | ヘ fe | ホ fo | ヒャ fia | ヒュ fiu | ヒョ fio |
m | マ ma | ミ mi | ム mu | メ me | モ mo | ミャ mia | ミュ miu | ミョ mio |
y | ヤ ya | ユ yu | ヨ yo |
r | ラ ra | リ ri | ル ru | レ re | ロ ro | リャ ria | リュ riu | リョ rio |
w | ワ ua |
* | ン m/n |
g | ガ ga | ギ gi | グ gu | ゲ ge | ゴ go | ギャ gia | ギュ giu | ギョ gio |
z | ザ za | ジ ji | ズ zu | ゼ ze | ゾ zo | ジャ ja | ジュ ju | ジョ jo |
d | ダ da | ヂ ji | ヅ zu | デ de | ド do | ヂャ ja | ヂュ ju | ヂョ jo |
b | バ ba/va | ビ bi/vi | ブ bu/vu | べ be/ve | ボ bo/vo | ビャ bia/via | ビュ biu/viu | ビョ bio/vio |
p | パ pa | ピ pi | プ pu | ペ pe | ポ po | ピャ pia | ピュ piu | ピョ pio |
Examples
Latin
Tozu nimgem naxi jiyuu i igaru em somgem i qemri. Erera e sazuqizu ji risey i riouxim i devi coudou faze em camqey a ouçuru com supiriçu ji doufou.
Hiragana
とづ にんげん なし じゆう い いがる えん そんげん い けんり。 えれら え さずきづ ぢ りせい い りょうしん い でび こうどう はぜ えん かんけい あ おうつる こん すぴりつ ぢ どうほう。
Katakana
トヅ ニンゲン ナシ ジユウ イ イガル エン ソンゲン イ ケンリ。 エレラ エ サズキヅ ヂ リセイ イ リョウシン イ デビ コウドウ ハゼ エン カンケイ ア オウツル コン スピリツ ヂ ドウホウ。
Hiragana + Kanji
とづ人間生し自由い等るえん尊厳い権利。彼らえ授きづぢ理性い良心いでび行動はぜえん関係あ他るこん精神ぢ同胞。 ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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