1# Review Letters:

(1) Rohingyalish has 28 Letters: (A to C, Ç, D to N, Ñ, O to Z)

(2) Latin letters are: Ç and Ñ

(3) Replacement letter: Sh is replaced with C (no more Sh is used)

     

CÓÑÇO

= Five most important chracter in Rohingyalish

C	Ó	Ñ	Ç	O	(  '  )
C (=sh),	Gutá O (=au)	Ñ (nasal)	Ç = rh	O (=au)	( ' )=emphasize (gutá)

(1) Six Straight Vowels (two types):

a    e    i    o    u    ou 

á    é    í    ó    ú    óu

(2) Four Circular Vowels (four types):

ai   ei   oi   ui

ái   éi   ói   úi 

(3) Five Long Vowels ( three types)

aa   ee   ii   oo   uu

aá   eé   ií   oó   uú

áa   ée   íi   óo   úu

(1) T=   ت      Th=  ٹ       Ts= ث

(2) D=   د       Dh=  ڈ       

(3) Ng= نج     Ny= نی

At the beginning our vowels were set as follows:

Therefore the word Boro was written as "Baurau". By doing so we realized that every word becomes very long because due to two letters "au". Moreover, we use "au" in almost every word. The use of "au" vowel is more than all other vowels combined. Therefore, it not only makes the word longer but also it becomes difficult to read the word when we have multiple "au" in the same word. 

So we replaced "au" with "w"  making it one letter vowel instead of two letters. So the word "Boro"  was written as "Bwrw". But again we need w gutá to emphasize and w gutá was not easily available. 

So we Revised the vowel set as below:

a  e  i  o  u  ou

So our "au" finally becomes "o"  and we set "ou" as in the word in "Lou, Bou, Zou" meaning "blood, bridge, soft food".   

(i) In English words, the " a " sound also keeps changing such as in words "as, all, ask". Rohingyalish uses the sound in the word "ask". 
(ii) Like wise, the " e " sound also keeps changing such as in the words "eye, elephant, easy" but Rohingyalish uses the one in "elephant".
(iii) Similarly, the " i "sound also do the same such as in the words "bi, bit, fine, etc." but Rohingyalish uses the one in "bit".
(iv) In English words "Women, do,  go, for, mother" the sound of "o" keeps changing in each word. Therefore, each word needs to be memorized for each different sound. However, Rohingyalish will only use one single sound for "o" to make the language simplified and easy. Rohingyalish uses the sound that is used in the word "for". 

(v) Similarly, the "u" sound also keeps changing such as in words "but, put, use" but Rohingyalish uses only the one in the word "put"

Bou=bride

Lou=blood

Zou=liquid rice

Koul=saying

Boul= bowl 

Toul=balance, right mixture

Mou=uncle

Gour=put attention

The vowel " o " is used extensively and it gives similar to " au " or  " aw " sound extending the sound horizontally.

In the other hand, " Bou " give between horizontal and vertical sound like the word "goal" in English.

as all ask 

women do go for mother

but put use

eye elephant easy

bit  bit  iron

a  e  i  o  u  ou

Bou Lou Zou Koul Toul Gour Mou Mou

Lo  Lou 
Zo  Zou

Lotafata
Moramori
Horahori
Musamusi
Borabori

Tulatuli
Zurazuri
Parabari
Zanazani

Ralutumi
Yorayori
Culamuzi
Weziwazo

Buzénaki
Górefasi
Búzabazi
Janáfani

Cótacóti
QuinnáKúni

Bai  Lai  Mai  Fai  Tai  Gai  Jai  Kai  Cái  Rái  Yái  Pái  

Rusítulai

Gaila gotú

Tuara mara

Laittá  Maittá

Babá  Máma  Maamá

Maana   Maná   Maána

No  nó  noo  noó  nóo

no   = (9)nine;  

noo = boat

noó = not true

nóo = not completed

Example: No wán noo banaiya nóo hoórde yían noó. 

                Nine

gaa = body

gaá = sing

gáa = infection

Example: gaat mazé gáa óile yo gana gaár.

Itar loi fúañti zair.

(a) Barkule  (wrong-need extending sound as aá)

(b) Bárkule  (wrong - need extending sound aá)

(c) Baarkule (wrong - need extending sound aá)

(d) Báarkule (wrong -need extending sound aá)

(e) Baárkule (this is the one exactly correct)