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The 9C-KL project is inspired by the old 9-phoneme challenge.
The writing system is based on an "archaic" 9-phoneme inventory rather than the "contemporary" pronunciation. The 9 phonemes are:
Vowels: /a/
Semivowels: /u/, /i/, and /r/
Consonants: /n/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /k/.
When followed by /a/ or /i/, /u/ is transliterated |w|.
When followed by /a/ or /u/, /i/ is transliterated |y|.
When followed by /p/, /n/ is transliterated |m|.
There can't be more than 2 of the same phoneme in succession. Of the consonant pairs, all but the geminates and those beginning with /n/ may occur initially; only the latter plus /sp/, /st/, /sk/ may occur finally (however, I'm considering allowing final /ps/, /ts/, and /ks/ as well).
The writing system recognizes no prosody.
9C-KL Phonology
The writing system is based on an "archaic" 9-phoneme inventory rather than the "contemporary" pronunciation. The 9 phonemes are:
Vowels: /a/
Semivowels: /u/, /i/, and /r/
Consonants: /n/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /k/.
When followed by /a/ or /i/, /u/ is transliterated |w|.
When followed by /a/ or /u/, /i/ is transliterated |y|.
When followed by /p/, /n/ is transliterated |m|.
There can't be more than 2 of the same phoneme in succession. Of the consonant pairs, all but the geminates and those beginning with /n/ may occur initially; only the latter plus /sp/, /st/, /sk/ may occur finally (however, I'm considering allowing final /ps/, /ts/, and /ks/ as well).
The writing system recognizes no prosody.
