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Alphabet

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
L (vowel) ·ḷ
M m (m) ·ma
M (vowel) ·ṃ
N n (n) ·nan·a
N (vowel) ·ṇ·a
O o au (Engl., some places) oa (Engl.) ·o
P p (p) ·pi
R r ladder ·ra
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

Spelling Rules

Letter Sound (English)
Long I
Eu (not in English; ai in hair + u in ouch)
oi/oy

Numbers

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.

Basic Words

Basic Nouns

States of Matter

Basic Prepositions/Adjectives

Weather

Examples

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