| Letter | Sound | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap | Low | Short | Long | |
| A | a | uh (Engl.) | ah (Engl.) | ·a |
| B | b | (b) | ·ba | |
| C | c | K (never s, sh, ch) | ·ci | |
| D | d | (d) | ·da | |
| E | e | e (Engl.) | ay (Engl.) | ·e |
| F | f | (f) | ·fi | |
| G | g | G (never j, h, y) | ·ga | |
| H | h | (h) | ·hi | |
| I | i | i (Engl.) | ee (Engl.) | ·i |
| L | l | (l) | ·la | |
| Ḷ | ḷ | L (vowel) | ·ḷ | |
| M | m | (m) | ·ma | |
| Ṃ | ṃ | M (vowel) | ·ṃ | |
| N | n | (n) | ·nan·a | |
| Ṇ | ṇ | N (vowel) | ·ṇ·a | |
| O | o | au (Engl., some places) | oa (Engl.) | ·o |
| P | p | (p) | ·pi | |
| R | r | ladder | ·ra | |
| R̄ | r̄ | Engl. R | ·r̄a | |
| S | s | (s) | ·si | |
| T | t | (t) | ·ti | |
| U | u | book | who | ·u |
| Z | z | (z) | ·za | |
| · | · | (separates syllables; at the beginning of most words) | ·i·i | |
| Letter | Sound (English) |
|---|---|
| ā | Long I |
| ē | Eu (not in English; ai in hair + u in ouch) |
| ō | oi/oy |
Numbers can also say how stuff is arranged; for example, there is a number 2 + 3, which is different from the number 5.
0 is always ·ni·hi, and cannot be used with other numbers.
The following numbers can be used in groups:
| # | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | ·nu |
| 2 | ·du |
| 3 | ·ru |
| 4 | ·cu |
| 5 | ·fu |
These numbers are used when counting:
| 6 | ·fo·nu |
| 7 | ·fo·du |
| 8 | ·fo·ru |
| 9 | ·fo·cu |
| 10 | ·fo·fu |
| 11-14 | ·fof + number - 10 |
| 15 | ·fef |
| 16-19 | ·fef + number - 10 |
| 20, 30, … | number / 10 + ·fof·i |
| 21-99 | 10’s place (with ·fof·i) + 1’s place |
·lu means “many”
When adding (for example, the number 2 + 3), first number + first letter of first number (in the same syllable) + second number
2 + 3 = ·dud·ru
When multiplying (for example, the number 2 * 3), first number + second number with u changed to i
2 * 3 = ·du·ri
When multiplying and then adding (for example, the number (2 * 3) + 4), use the multiplication as a number; if the multiplication is the first number in the addition, use the first letter of the last syllable instead of the first letter of the number
(2 * 3) + 4 = ·du·rir·cu
2 + (3 * 4) = ·dud·ru·ci
(2 * 3) + (4 * 5) = ·du·rir·cu·fi
When adding and then multiplying (for example, the number (2 + 3) * 4), use the addition as a number; if the addition is the second number in the addition, change the last u to i. Change the vowel in the first number of the addition to a.
(2 + 3) * 4 = ·dad·ru·ci
2 * (3 + 4) = ·du·rar·ci
(2 + 3) * (4 + 5) = ·dad·ru·cac·fi
When adding more than one number together, use the first letter of each number except the last:
2 + 3 + 4 = ·dud·rur·cu
When multiplying more than one number, change the u to i on all numbers but the first:
2 * 3 * 4 = ·du·ri·ci
Usually, the lowest number is put first.
It’s snowing. ·doc·dog·ā ·si·li ·úi·o ·ā·ru ·sa ·sr̄a ·don·o.
I’m chri d. d. ·ca ·sa ·tsri d·i·di