Wiktionary:Vai transliteration

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This is the system used for transliterating the Vai syllabary on Wiktionary.

  e i a o u ɔ ɛ
(e) (i) (a) (o) (u) (ɔ) (ɛ)
‑̃ () (ĩ) (ã) (õ) (ũ) (ɔ̃) (ɛ̃)
ŋ‑̃   (ŋã)   (ŋɔ̃) (ŋɛ̃)
h‑ (he) (hi) (ha) (ho) (hu) () ()
h‑̃   () ()   () (hɔ̃) (hɛ̃)
w‑ (we) (wi) (wa) (wo) (wu) () ()
w‑̃ (wẽ) () () () () (wɔ̃) (wɛ̃)
p‑ (pe) (pi) (pa) (po) (pu) () ()
b‑ (be) (bi) (ba) (bo) (bu) () ()
ɓ‑ (ɓe) (ɓi) (ɓa) (ɓo) (ɓu) (ɓɔ) (ɓɛ)
mɓ‑ (mɓe) (mɓi) (mɓa) (mɓo) (mɓu) (mɓɔ) (mɓɛ)
kp‑ (kpe) (kpi) (kpa) (kpo) (kpu) (kpɔ) (kpɛ)
kp‑̃   (kpã)   (kpɛ̃)
mgb‑ (mgbe) (mgbi) (mgba) (mgbo) (mgbu) (mgbɔ) (mgbɛ)
gb‑ (gbe) (gbi) (gba) (gbo) (gbu) (gbɔ) (gbɛ)
gb‑̃   (gbɔ̃) (gbɛ̃)
f‑ (fe) (fi) (fa) (fo) (fu) () ()
v‑ (ve) (vi) (va) (vo) (vu) () ()
t‑ (te) (ti) (ta) (to) (tu) () ()
θ‑ (θe) (θi) (θa) (θo) (θu) (θɔ) (θɛ)
d‑ (de) (di) (da) (do) (du) () ()
ð‑ (ðe) (ði) (ða) (ðo) (ðu) (ðɔ) (ðɛ)
l‑ (le) (li) (la) (lo) (lu) () ()
r‑ (re) (ri) (ra) (ro) (ru) () ()
ɗ‑ (ɗeŋ) (ɗi) (ɗa) (ɗo) (ɗu) () (ɗɛ)
nɗ‑ (nɗe) (nɗi) (nɗa) (nɗo) (nɗu) (nɗɔ) (nɗɛ)
s‑ (se) (si) (sa) (so) (su) () ()
ʃ‑ (ʃe) (ʃi) (ʃa) (ʃo) (ʃu) (ʃɔ) (ʃɛ)
z‑ (ze) (zi) (za) (zo) (zu) () ()
ʒ‑ (ʒe) (ʒi) (ʒa) (ʒo) (ʒu) (ʒɔ) (ʒɛ)
tʃ‑ (tʃe) (tʃi) (tʃa) (tʃo) (tʃu) (tʃɔ) (tʃɛ)
dʒ‑ (dʒe) (dʒi) (dʒa) (dʒo) (dʒu) (dʒɔ) (dʒɛ)
ndʒ‑ (ndʒe) (ndʒi) (ndʒa) (ndʒo) (ndʒu) (ndʒɔ) (ndʒɛ)
y‑ (je) (ji) (ja) (jo) (ju) () ()
k‑ (ke) (ki) (ka) (ko) (ku) () ()
k‑̃   ()  
ŋg‑ (ŋge) (ŋgi) (ŋga) (ŋgo) (ŋgu) (ŋgɔ) (ŋgɛ)
ŋg‑̃   (ŋgɛ̃)
g‑ (ge) (gi) (ga) (go) (gu) () ()
g‑̃   (gɛ̃)
m‑ (me) (mi) (ma) (mo) (mu) () ()
n‑ (ne) (ni) (na) (no) (nu) () ()
ɲ‑ (ɲe) (ɲi) (ɲa) (ɲo) (ɲu) (ɲɔ) (ɲɛ)
  e i a o u ɔ ɛ

Additional syllables

Symbol Function
(ŋ) Syllable final ŋ
Syllable vowel lengthener (to optionally indicate a long vowel). A long vowel may also be indicated by following the syllable with a syllable of the same vowel starting with h.
  1. ^ “ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 N2948R: Proposal to add the Vai script to the BMP of the UCS”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2012 February 22 (last accessed)