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 | th / þ |
| 1s | n | t | s | sh / š |
| 2s | q / ŋ | k | x | kh / ǩ |
| 3B | l | b | v | w |
| 4B | c | d | z | zh / ž |
| 5B | r | g | rh / ř | gh / ǧ |
Some consonant clusters should be written using shorthand:
| long | short |
|---|---|
| dzh | j |
| tsh | ch / č |
Pronunciation
| English word | Zoitei Romanized Phonetic Spelling | |
|---|---|---|
| m | mean | miyn / mi'n |
| p | pour | poar / po'r |
| f | fool | foul / fu'l |
| th / þ | both | boath / bo'þ |
| n | no | no |
| t | to | tu |
| s | sibling | sibliyq / sibli'ŋ |
| sh / š | shard | shard / šard |
| q / ŋ | sing | siyq / si'ŋ |
| k | card | kard |
| x | hello | xealo / xe'lo |
| kh / ǩ | - | - |
| l | lore | loar / lo'r |
| b | balance | baelins / by'lins |
| v | violin | vayoalin / vayo'lin |
| w | bother | bowyr |
| c | - | - |
| d | dance | daens / dy'ns |
| z | xylophone | zayloafoan / zaylo'fo'n |
| zh / ž | collage | kialazh / ka'laž |
| r | rain | reyn |
| g | grab | graeb / gry'b |
| rh / ř | - | - |
| gh | - | - |
| j | jar | jar |
| ch / č | chair | cher / čer |
Non-American-English Sounds
csound between 'l' and 'r', clicking 'rl' sound, rolled 'r'kh/ǩhard / low-pitched voiced 'h', back of mouthrh/řsoft / high-pitched voiced 'h', front of mouthgh/ǧglottal stop (must be between two vowels, otherwise inaudible)