//tones
.L01 xb xc xcxd xdxc xd xdxf xfxd xf
//nasal consonants
.L02 m n
//all consonants
.L03 ch d g h j k l m n s t w y
//all vowels
.L04 a e i o u v ạ ẹ ị ọ ụ ṿ
.replace
¹ xb
² xc
³ xd
⁴ xf
//CED pp xi-xii
.group x
xb 1
xc 2
xcxd 23
xdxc 32
xd 3
xdxf 34
xfxd 43
xf 4
//CED page x
.group ɂ
ɂ ?
//CED - none of vowels are dipthongs, even though the pronunciation key uses dipthongs. pg ix - footnote
//CED pg ix
.group a
//long
a 0:
L02) a 0~:
//final word vowels are short, nasal, and have a highfall tone
a (_ 0~43
L02) a (_ 0~43
axb (_ 0~1
axc (_ 0~2
axd (_ 0~3
axf (_ 0~4
a (L03_ 0~43
a (L03L03_ 0~43
a (L03L03L03_ 0~43
a (L03L01 0
a (L03L03L01 0
a (L03L03L03L01 0
L02) a (L03L01 0~
L02) a (L03L03L01 0~
L02) a (L03L03L03L01 0~
//short followed by s has an h sound added, see CED pg x, footnote.
as (L01 0h`s
as (L03L01 0h`s
as (L03L03L01 0h`s
as (L03L03L03L01 0h`s
L02) as (L01 0~h`s
L02) as (L03L01 0~h`s
L02) as (L03L03L01 0~h`s
L02) as (L03L03L03L01 0~h`s
.group e
e e:
L02) e e~:
e (L03_ e43
e (L03L03_ e43
e (L03L03L03_ e43
e (L03L03L03L03_ e43
//final word vowels are short, nasal, and have a highfall tone
e (_ e~43
L02) e (_ e~43
exb (_ e~1
exc (_ e~2
exd (_ e~3
exf (_ e~4
e (L03L01 e
e (L03L03L01 e
e (L03L03L03L01 e
L02) e (L03L01 e~
L02) e (L03L03L01 e~
L02) e (L03L03L03L01 e~
es (L01 eh`s
es (L03L01 eh`s
es (L03L03L01 eh`s
es (L03L03L03L01 eh`s
L02) es (L01 e~h`s
L02) es (L03L01 e~h`s
L02) es (L03L03L01 e~h`s
L02) es (L03L03L03L01 e~h`s
.group i
i i:
L02) i i~:
//final word vowels are short, nasal, and have a highfall tone
i (_ i~43
L02) i (_ i~43
ixb (_ i~1
ixc (_ i~2
ixd (_ i~3
ixf (_ i~4
i (L03_ i43
i (L03L03_ i43
i (L03L03L03_ i43
i (L03L01 i
i (L03L03L01 i
i (L03L03L03L01 i
L02) i (L03L01 i~
L02) i (L03L03L01 i~
L02) i (L03L03L03L01 i~
is (L01 ih`s
is (L03L01 ih`s
is (L03L03L01 ih`s
is (L03L03L03L01 ih`s
L02) is (L01 i~h`s
L02) is (L03L01 i~h`s
L02) is (L03L03L01 i~h`s
L02) is (L03L03L03L01 i~h`s
.group o
o o:
L02) o o~:
o (L03_ o43
o (L03L03_ o43
o (L03L03L03_ o43
o (L03L03L03L03_ o43
//final word vowels are short, nasal, and have a highfall tone
o (_ o~43
L02) o (_ o~43
oxb (_ o~1
oxc (_ o~2
oxd (_ o~3
oxf (_ o~4
o (L03L01 o
o (L03L03L01 o
o (L03L03L03L01 o
L02) o (L03L01 o~
L02) o (L03L03L01 o~
L02) o (L03L03L03L01 o~
os (L01 oh`s
os (L03L01 oh`s
os (L03L03L01 oh`s
L02) os (L01 o~h`s
L02) os (L03L01 o~h`s
L02) os (L03L03L01 o~h`s
.group u
u u:
L02) u u~:
u (L03_ u43
u (L03L03_ u43
u (L03L03L03_ u43
u (L03L03L03L03_ u43
//final word vowels are short, nasal, and have a highfall tone
u (_ u~43
L02) u (_ u~43
uxb (_ u~1
uxc (_ u~2
uxd (_ u~3
uxf (_ u~4
u (L03L01 u
u (L03L03L01 u
u (L03L03L03L01 u
L02) u (L03L01 u~
L02) u (L03L03L01 u~
L02) u (L03L03L03L01 u~
us (L01 uh`s
us (L03L01 uh`s
us (L03L03L01 uh`s
L02) us (L01 u~h`s
L02) us (L03L01 u~h`s
L02) us (L03L03L01 u~h`s
.group v
v &~:
v (L03_ &~43
v (L03L03_ &~43
v (L03L03L03_ &~43
v (_ &~43
vxb (_ &~1
vxc (_ &~2
vxd (_ &~3
vxf (_ &~4
v (L03L01 &~
v (L03L03L01 &~
v (L03L03L03L01 &~
vs (L01 &~h`s
vs (L03L01 &~h`s
vs (L03L03L01 &~h`s
.group ạ
ạ 0
L02) ạ 0~
ạ (_ 0~43
ạs 0~h`s
L02) ạs 0~h`s
.group ẹ
ẹ e
L02) ẹ e~
ẹ (_ e~43
ẹs eh`s
L02) ẹs e~h`s
.group ị
ị i
L02) ị i~
ị (_ i~43
ịs ih`s
L02) ịs i~h`s
.group ọ
ọ o
L02) ọ o~
ọ (_ o~43
ọs oh`s
L02) ọs o~h`s
.group ụ
ụ u
L02) ụ u~
ụ (_ u~43
ụs uh`s
L02) ụs u~h`s
.group ṿ
ṿ &~
ṿ (_ &~43
ṿs &~h`s
.group ch
ch tS
.group d
d d
.group g
g g
.group h
h h
//if word ends in hn or hy, transpose the last two sounds. CED pg x footnote.
hn (_ nh
hn (L01_ nh
hy (_ jh
hy (L01_ jh
.group j
j dZ
.group k
k k
.group l
l l
ls hls
.group m
m m
.group n
n n
.group s
s s
.group t
t t
.group w
w w
wh (L01 w
wh (L03 w
.group y
y j
yh (L01 j
yh (L03 j