Proto-Mongolic/Alphabet
Hi! Welcome to the Proto-Mongolic alphabet!
Alphabet edit
Since Proto-Mongolic is a configuration language like other proto-languages, it is expressed with Latin letters.
| Uppercase | Lowercase | Pronunciation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA value | Closest approximation | ||
| A | a | /ä/ | cacao |
| Ā | ā | /äː/ | Same as above but longer |
| B | b | /b/ | bird |
| C | c | /tʃ/ | check |
| D | d | /d/ | dark |
| E | e | /ɛ/ | met |
| Ē | ē | /ɛː/ | Same as above but longer |
| G | g | /ɡ/ | guard |
| H | h | /h/ | heart |
| I | i | /i/ | Same as below but shorter |
| Ī | ī | /iː/ | see |
| J | j | /d͡ʒ/ | jump |
| K | k | ||
| L | l | ||
| M | m | ||
| N | n | ||
| Ŋ | ŋ | ||
| O | o | ||
| Ō | ō | ||
| Ö | ö | ||
| Ȫ | ȫ | ||
| R | r | ||
| S | s | ||
| T | t | ||
| U | u | ||
| Ū | ū | ||
| Ü | ü | ||
| Ǖ | ǖ | ||
| X | x | /ɣ/ | |
| Y | y | /j/ | young |
Unlike today's Mongolic languages, there are no /p/, /v/ and /š/ sounds in Proto-Mongolic. However, /p/ is available in older Proto-Para-Mongolic configurations. The /p/ phoneme has left its place to other sounds in Proto-Mongolic.