A Description of the "New Romaji" (NR) Spelling System for English
Including: Example Words and Transcribed Text, & Comparisons with "Traditional Orthography" (TO)
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World English Spelling
What English would look like if letters and words were pronounced consistent with Latin
Hwat English wd lwk laik yf letrz aend wrdz wr pronaunsd consistent wyth Latin
Wot English wud luk laik if letarz aend wards war pranaunsd consistent with Laatin.


World English (55 Simple & Combined Sounds, Represented by 25 Letters)
25 Vowel Sounds
25 Consonant Sounds
 A
AE
E
I
O
U
AA
'A '
RR
I I
OO
UU
A I
AU
EY
OI
OW
YU
AIR
AUR
EIR
OUR
OIYR
YUR
AR
AER
ER
IR
OR
UR
P
B
F
V
YU
T
D
V
Z
K
TH
DH
SH
ZH
CH
Q ng
Y
R
M
J
H
W
L
N
G
up
ax
ej
it
pot
put
alms
schwa
her
eel
ought
hoop
 
ire
our
aur
eir er
oiyr
ur
'are
para
air
ear
or
purse
q = ?
 
dzh
tsh
 
 
Shi thot shi lost hr prrs in the mol. Shi faund it leytr in hr car aftr nowtifaying the law.
Hii hrrt hiz fut in dha puul hwen hi traid tu pul dhe plug aend drein it oon the loon.
The byuutiful prinses
wons apoon a taim ther woz a byuutiful prinses hu wonted tu ...
Weblish


Saxon Winglish (55 Simple & Combined Sounds, Represented by 25 Letters)
25 Vowel Sounds
25 Consonant Sounds
 A. ae
V
E
Y
O.
W
A
'A
R

O/AW
U
A I
AU
EY
OI
OW
YU
AAIR
AAUR
EIR
OR
OIYR
YUR
AAR
AR
'R
IR
OR
UR
P
B
F
V
YU
T
D
V
Z
K
TH
DH
SH
ZH
CH
Q ng
Y
R
M
J
H
W
L
N
G
at
up
elbow
pill
po.t
hook
alms
'ago
her
peel
ought
hoop
ice
out cow
ace,ale
oil boy
oat low
you use
ire
our
air
or
oiyr
ur
'r
ar
er
ir
or
ur
q = ?
 
dzh
tsh
 
Added vowel letters V for up, W for hook, R for /3:/, Y for /I/
Hi hrt hyz fwt wen hi pwld d' plvg tu train d' pul on the lon. Hi waz an aut law
Hi ra.n abaut d haus yn hiz ber fit.    'ex cwd bi aex.  axe. 


what is oir  as in sawyer  soir  soiyr       artic arctic
ca't more like c'et  caet
The b'etr waz betr th!s t'im
hrbl  hrrbl  rrbl   horibl
irked worked in far awey the artic

The neim ov tha bwk is oosm lao aosm
aol tha taim waol caol caerol  ai niyd tu caol caerol.
hi caot tha crwk frvm tha.  ai baot tha bwk.
 
NEW ROMAJI (50 Simple & Combined Sounds, Represented by 25 Roman  Letters)
25 Vowel Sounds
25 Consonant Sounds
 V
AE
E
I
A
W
AA
'A  '
RR
I Y
AO
U
A I
AU
EY
OI
OW
IU
AIR
AUR
EIR
OUR
ORI
YUR
AR
AER
ER
IR
OR
UR
P
B
F
V
YU
T
D
V
Z
K
TH
DH
SH
ZH
CH
Q ng
Y
R
M
J
H
W
L
N
G
v 'a
ae
e
:  'i
a  'o
w
'e 'a
a
' r  R
i
o
u
e'r |  r
ai  | 'y
ei | ey
--
ow
oi
air
aer
aur
eir er
oir?
ur
'r
ar
er
ir
or
ur
q=?
 
dzh
tsh

is ae long?  it is certainly not free.    let ' = ah, uh, and short o.     Then p't p't pwt pvt      b't bvt bit
How to merge sound categories when TS merges them in strange ways.  ar er  or
There is something very odd about .

cvp kaap kait
ej aet
needs to have a schwa
no R
 

 

Checked Spelling
checked
short
extended
long
r-comb.
in RP r=shwa
  voiced
lenis
unvoiced
fortis
syllabic
a. *ax   [ae] [aa] *alms ar  *are   b p l.   .l  *l.i.t.l
e. *elbow [e] [ei] *ace, egg er  *air   j  *gym - jim c [ch] r.   .r   *r.o'r
i.  *it, in  ! i   [i:] *eel ir   *ear   d t m.  .m
o. *ox, odd [aw] *awe or  *order   [ð] *the + [th] *thin n.   .n  *n.m
u. *up,  hut [^] [u:] iu  *pool ur  iur *your   v  *visa - visa' f  *fife - fif 3 [ng] *sing
u' *hook [u] a'  [' shwa] .r   *her, *'rk   k  *kit kat g
o'  *owe  Ø [ou] au [.w]*out aur [a.wr]*our   z s & [hw]
oi  *oil  .y  [ai] *ice .yr  [air] *ire   [zh] leisure li2ur [sh]ip y.
24 Vowels - 21 essential
12 unmixed "pure" vowels
  24 Consonants
22 unmixed non-blends

The two letter consonants are not real blends.  It is just that English does not have enough letters.
CH is a blend, but not of C and H, rather it T+Sh.  J is also a blend of D+Zh.
Some notations, such as IPA use tS and dZ and create new unigrafs for the other digraphs.  TH=theta, DH=d or delta

ar = aar
er = 'r
ar should be her as in har
ae is not a short a, but it does fit well in that slot.
t  th
d dh
s sh
z zh
y yu
 
 
a l f a b e t R E P O R T

 

New Romaji
NEW ROMAJI (50 Simple and Combined Sounds, Represented by 25 Roman Alphabet Letters)  A is schwa in this system ER is the augmented schwa.
25 Vowel Sounds
25 Consonant Sounds
A
E
I
O
U
AA
AE
II
OO
UU
AI
AU
EI
OU
OI
AIR
AUR
EIR
OUR
OIR
AR
ER
IR
OR
UR
P
B
F
V
M
T
D
TH
DH
N
S
Z
SH
ZH
R
K
G
C
J
Q
H
W
L
Y
YU
The only problem with NR is that it does not match up with TS.  This is the problem of
spelling reform.  It is easy to come up with a phonemic notation.  The problem is to make
it readable without a key.  The problem is to reduce its odd appearance in some words.
loo=law,  soo=saw.  out=aut,

She brushed her hair.
Shi brashd har heir
arban  aarc  ark
but aar is not avaialbe.
 

This chart distorts the fact that there are 12 vowels

Look at the sun shine on the green grass
lwk at th' s'n shain on th' griin graes
luk at dha san shain on dha griin graes
wer did yuu bai thouz buutz.
Dha rein in spein is meinli in tha plein
 
 
NEW ROMAJI (EXAMPLE WORDS: Simple Vowels / Diphthongs / R-Combinations)
Simple
Lax
Vowels
Simple
Lax (AA/AE)/Tense
Vowels
Diphthongs
Diphthongal R-Combinations
Simple (Lax/Tense)
R-Combinations
SAN
SEND
SIN
SONIT
SUT
sun
send
sin
sonnet
soot
SHAANT
SAEND
SIIN
SOON
SUUN
shan't
sand
seen
sawn
soon
SAIN
SAUNA
SEIN
SOUN
SOI
sign
sauna
seine
sown
soy
SAIR
SAUR
SEIR
SOUR
SOIR
sire
sour
sayer
sower
sawyer
STAR
STER
SIR
SOR
SYUR
star
stair
seer
sore
sewer
NR
TO
NR
TO
NR
TO
NR
TO
NR
TO
The Short "o" of British Received Pronunciation is represented by O; however, in certain North American dialects, this is pronounced as a Broad "ah", and so TO "sonnet" (shown above) may optionally be represent by SAANIT. Such words as TO "often", which are also pronounced with a Short "o" in Received Pronunciation, are pronounced in some North American dialects with an "awe" sound, so that TO "often" may regularly be represented by OFIN, but optionally represented by OOFIN, as well.
The Broad "ah" of British Received Pronunciation, as well as of various other dialects, is represented by AA, and so TO "shan't" is regularly represented by SHAANT (above). However, in certain North American dialects it is pronounced with an "ae" sound, and may optionally be represented by SHAENT. Other words, such as TO "alms", do NOT have exceptional North American pronunciations, so TO "alms" may generally be represented by AAMZ.
Vocalic "r" is indicated by R, so TO "ruler" and "earth" are represented by RUULR and RTH. In "r"-less dialects of English, A and AA may be used in place of (unstressed and stressed, respectively) vocalic "r", so TO "ruler" and "earth" may optionally be represented by RUULA and AATH. Likewise, A may be used in place of vocalic "r" in combination with one or more vowels, so that TO "star" and "sire" may optionally be represented by STAA and SAIA. The only exceptions involve simple r-combination words such as TO "order", which may regularly be represented by ORDR. However, in "r"-less dialects, TO "order" should optionally be represented by OODA (instead of OADA). Thus, in cases involving -OR-, R is replaced by O, rather than by A.
Schwa is represented by A, except before syllabic consonants: N, M, and L, so TO "abut" is represented by ABAT. The use of A for Schwa is required.
Schwi is represented by I, only before syllabic consonants: N, M, and L, so TO "ocean" is represented by OUSHIN. The use of I for Schwi is optional, so TO "ocean" may also be represented by OUSHN.

 
NEW ROMAJI (EXAMPLE WORDS: Consonants / Semi-Vowels / Combinations)
Bilabials/Labiodentals
Dentals/Alveolars
Alveolars/Post- Alv.
Palatals/Velars
Velars/Glottals/Etc.
PEIN
BEIN
FEIN
VEIN
MEIN
pane
bane
fane
vane
mane
TEINT
DEIN
THEIN
DHEI
NEIM
taint
dane
thane
they
name
SEIN
ZEIN
SHEIN
VIZHIN
REIN
sane
zane
shane
vision
rain
KEIN
GEIN
CEIN
JEIN
HAEQ
Cain
gain
chain
Jane
hang
HEINZ
WEIN
LEIN
YEI
YUZ
Hanes
wane
lane
yea
use
NR
TO
NR
TO
NR
TO
NR
TO
NR
TO
In dialects which use a velarized form of "h", TO "where" and "wear" may be represented by HWER and WER, respectively, so as to distinguish their pronunciations.
Although TO "box" and "accept" may regularly be represented by BOKS and AKSEPT, respectively, they may optionally be represented by BOX and AXEPT. However, X should NOT be used to optionally represent "z", as in TO "xerox". Instead, TO "xerox" should be represented by ZIROKS or ZIROX.
Both consonantal and vocalic "r" can be regularly represented by R, as in the traditional orthographic system. However, since the consonantal and vocalic forms have distinct sounds, consonantal "r" may optionally be represented by WR- (at the beginning of words), to distinguish it from the vocalic forms. Thus, TO "ring" (and "wring") may be represented by either RIQ or WRIQ, with the optional form indicating the slight onset "w", which is also reflected in the traditional orthography.

 
NEW ROMAJI (EXAMPLE OF "REGULAR" TRANSCRIPTION: The Gettysburg Address)
For skor aend sevin yirz agou aur faadhrz broot forth on dhis kontinent, a nyu neishin, konsiivd in Librti, aend dedikeitid tuu dha propazishin dhaet ool men ar krieitid iikwil.

Nau wii ar ingeijd in a greit sivil wor, testiq wedhr dhaet neishin, or eni neishin sou konsiivd aend sou dedikeitid, kaen loq indyur. Wii ar met on a greit baetil- fiild ov dhaet wor. Wii haev kam tuu dedikeit a porshin ov dhaet fiild, aez a fainil restiq pleis for dhouz huu hir gaev dher laivz dhaet dha neishin mait liv. It iz ooltagedhr fitiq aend propr dhaet wii shud duu dhis.

 Bat, in a larjr sens, wii kaen not dedikeit -- wii kaen not konsikreit -- wii kaen not haelou -- dhis graund. Dha breiv men, liviq aend ded, huu stragild hir, haev konsikreitid it, far abav aur pur paur tuu aed or ditraekt. Dha wrld wil litil nout, nor loq rimembr wot wii sei hir, bat it kaen nevr forget wot dhei did hir. It iz for as dha liviq, raadhr, tuu bii dedikeitid hir tuu dha anfinisht wrk wic dhei huu foot hir haev dhas far sou noubli advaanst. It is raadhr for as tuu bii hir dedikeitid tuu dha greit taask rimeiniq bifor as -- dhaet from dhiiz onrd ded wii teik inkriist divoushin tuu dhaet kooz for wic dhei gaev dha laast ful mezhr ov divoushin -- dhaet wii hir haili rizolv dhaet dhiiz ded shael not haev daid in vein -- dhaet dhis neishin, andr God, shael haev a nyu brth ov friidim -- aend dhaet gavrment ov dha piipil, bai dha piipil, for dha piipil, shael not perish from dhi rth. 


 
NEW ROMAJI (EXAMPLE OF "OPTIONAL" TRANSCRIPTION: The Gettysburg Address)
Foo skoo aend sevn yiaz agou aua faadhaz broot footh on dhis kontinent, a nyu neishn, konsiivd in Libati, aend dedikeitid tuu dha propazishn dhaet ool men aa krieitid iikwil.

 Nau wii aa ingeijd in a greit sivil woo, testiq wedha dhaet neishn, oo eni neishn sou konsiivd aend sou dedikeitid, kaen loq indyua. Wii aa met on a greit baetl- fiild ov dhaet woo. Wii haev kam tuu dedikeit a pooshn ov dhaet fiild, aez a fainl restiq pleis foo dhouz huu hia gaev dhea laivz dhaet dha neishn mait liv. It iz ooltagedha fitiq aend propa dhaet wii shud duu dhis.

 Bat, in a laaja sens, wii kaen not dedikeit -- wii kaen not konsikreit -- wii kaen not haelou -- dhis graund. Dha breiv men, liviq aend ded, huu stragld hia, haev konsikreitid it, faa abav aua pua paua tuu aed oo ditraekt. Dha waald wil litl nout, noo loq rimemba wot wii sei hia, bat it kaen neva fooget wot dhei did hia. It iz foo as dha liviq, raadha, tuu bii dedikeitid hia tuu dha anfinisht waak wic dhei huu foot hia haev dhas faa sou noubli advaanst. It is raadha foo as tuu bii hia dedikeitid tuu dha greit taask rimeiniq bifoo as -- dhaet from dhiiz onad ded wii teik inkriist divoushn tuu dhaet kooz foo wic dhei gaev dha laast ful mezha ov divoushn -- dhaet wii hia haili rizolv dhaet dhiiz ded shael not haev daid in vein -- dhaet dhis neishn, anda God, shael haev a nyu baath ov friidm -- aend dhaet gavament ov dha piipl, bai dha piipl, foo dha piipl, shael not perish from dhi aath. 

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