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Hharmari Writing System

Hharmari written in different scripts.
Latin linear, Latin stacked, and Hharmari script.

Hharmari uses an abugida, so vowels are placed as diacritic marks above consonants. They can also stand by themselves if placed over an O shaped "lone vowel holder."

Latin IPA ESP, ENG*, or FR** Example / Notes 1st 2nd 3rd
Lone Vowel Holder If a vowel is standing by itself, place this in the consonant spot.
Lone Vowel Holder
A a paso
A
E e peso
E
I Y i j piso / yes*
I
Y in diacritic form.
or
Y in consonant form.
O o poso
O
U Ũ W u ʊ w puso / hook* / web
U
U, but pronounced like the double O the English word 'Hook'
W in diacritic form.
or
W in consonant form.
? (Null Vowel) For vowels that change their sound depending on the context (ex.: pronouns that assimilate with the next available vowel sound.)
Null vowel in diacritic form.
or
Null vowel in consonant form.
P B p b/β pato / bebé
P
B
T D Dh t d/ð ð atar / dedo / this*
T
D
The T H sound in the English word 'this'.
F V f v faro / leave*
F
V
X K G ks k ɡ extra / kilo / lengua
X
K
G
Hh H Th x h θ EU ojo / hello / thing*
The digraph Hh. It is a harsh H sound from the European Spanish word ojo
H
The digraph Th, like in the English word 'thing'.
Jh J ʒ dʒ pleasure* / jive*
The digraph Jh. It is a sound similar to J, like the one that appears in the English word 'pleasure'.
X
L R l ɾ luna* / caro, US atom*
L
A tapped R, like the T in the American English word 'atom'.
Rr / Rh r ʁ carro / marron**
The digraph Rr. It is a rolled R sound, like the one that appears in Spanish.
The digraph Rh. It is a guttural R sound, like the one that appears in French.
R, Rr, Rh + L ɾ?l? r?l? ʁ?l? If these symbols are next to eachother in a word (as in Merluch or Hharil), then they are joined together like this.
R and L combined.
The digraph Rr and L combined.
The digraph Rh and L combined.
M N Ñ m n ɲ meta / sin / caña
M
N
The digraph Ny, pronounced like the Spanish n with tilde above it.
S Z s z casa / zoo*
S
Z
Ch Sh tʃ ʃ chico / shy*
The digraph Ch.
The digraph Sh.

You can read more about the language that uses this writing system here.