Consonants
Since there are not 24 ASCII consonants to choose from, the letter 'h' can be used as a consonant modifier where 'sh' would be considered a single letter. The letter 'h' may also be used between two vowels to stand-in for a syllable break.
The consonants are arranged visually, organized by loud / quiet and big / small:
| 3f | 0L | 1L | 2q | 3q |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0s | m | p | f | þ (th) |
| 1s | n | t | s | š (sh) |
| 2s | ŋ (q) | k | x | ł (lh) |
| 3B | l | b | v | w |
| 4B | c | d | z | ž (zh) |
| 5B | r | g | ň (nh) | ř (rh) |
Some consonant clusters should be written using shorthand:
| long | short |
|---|---|
| dž (dzh) | j |
| tš (tsh) | č (ch) |
Pronunciation
| IPA | English word | Zoitei Romanized Phonetic Spelling | |
|---|---|---|---|
| m | m | mean | miyn |
| p | p | part | piart |
| f | f | fool | foul |
| th / þ | θ | both | boaþ |
| n | n | no | no |
| t | t | to | tu |
| s | s | sibling | sibliyŋ |
| sh / š | ʃ | shard | šard |
| q / ŋ | ŋ | sing | siyŋ |
| k | k | card | kard |
| x | h | hello | xealo |
| lh / ł | χ | (chutzpah) | łutspa |
| l | l | lore | lior |
| b | b | balance | baelins |
| v | v | violin | vayiolin |
| w | ð | bother | bowyr |
| c | ɽ | - | - |
| d | d | dance | daens |
| z | z | xylophone | zayliofoan |
| zh / ž | ʒ | collage | kulaž |
| r | ɹ | rain | reyn |
| g | g | grab | graeb |
| nh / ň | ʔ | nuh-uh | niaňa |
| rh / ř | ʁ | (Louvre) | louvř |
| j | dʒ | jar | jar |
| ch / č | tʃ | chair | čer |
Non-American-English Sounds
lh/ł: Think of it like an 'l', but your tongue doesn't touch the roof of your mouth, then pronounce like an 'h'. Alternatively, pronounce an 'sh' sound and slowly move your tongue away from the roof of your mouth.c: Move your tongue between the positions of 'l' an 'r' pronouncing as you go. Once in the middle, tap the roof of your mouth, similar to a click. Alternatively, try saying 'd' but with your tongue as far back in your mouth as you can while still hitting the roof of your mouth with your tongue.nh/ň: This may or may not exist in your dialect of English. Likely saying "uh-uh" will get you to make the glottal stop sound between the vowels. Alternatively, a short silence could approximate it.rh/ř: Once you can saylh/ł, this is the same but voiced. Alternatively, you can think of it as agsound thats held out, or anrbut in the back of your throat.