Op'on Alphabet

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Belonging to the Okyyryn (ಃಒಕಈರಇ Okyyryn / ಕಈಉಃರಇ Kiijnri) country, Op'on (ಃಒಫಒ Öbön / ಇಫ Up') has been using the Kooton (ಃಕಓತಒ Kooton / ಕಓರ Kooř) alphabet since 3323.

Since the pronunciation of modern Op'on is very different from that of Okyyryn, the alphabet is not well suited. A more or less phonemic transcription is used. This is especially difficult for the vowels.

The Kooton alphabet has 18 letters and a nasality sign. Here's a list of the letters together with their transcribed pronunciation and the original 4th-millennium Okyyryn pronunciation in IPA:

1. ಇ I or U [i]
2. ಈ II [y�?]
3. ಉ J [u]
4. ಊ not used [ɯ�?]
5. ಒ E, EE or UU [o]
6. ಓ OO [ɤ�?]
7. ಕ K or G [q]
8. ಖ K' [k’]
9. not used [t] [ʒ]
10. ತ not used [t]
11. ಥ T' [t’]
12. ಫ P' [p’]
13. ಬ ß or B [b]
14. ರ R or Ř [ɹ]
15. ಲ L [ʟ]
16. ಶ not used [ʃx]
17. ಷ CH [ç]
18. ಸ F or LS [s]

The nasality sign ಃ is used to write the nasal consonants N and Ň.

1. Introduction
2. History
3. Pronunciation
4. Alphabet
5. Nouns
6. Verbs
7. Pronouns
8. Derivational Morphology
9. Word Order
10. Complex Phrases
11. Vocabulary
12. Sample Text
13. Numbers

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