Transliteration conventions

This is a guide on how to transliterate proper nouns in various languages according to Ba kom phonology.

First, here are some general conventions for common sounds that Ba kom lacks:

/r, ɾ/ become l, but only before a vowel. If no vowel follows, then the r is dropped.
All alveolar or post-alveolar affricates become c.
/v/ becomes b before a vowel, and f otherwise.
/z/ becomes s
/ʒ/ becomes j
/θ/ and /ð/ become t and d.
/x/ becomes h before a vowel, and k otherwise.

English

a — "trap", "bath", "palm", "start", "nurse"
i — "fleece", "kit"
u — "goose", "foot"
e — "dress", "square"; also represents an unstressed [ɨ] as in "Scarlett" (Skálet) or "Madison" (Mádisen).
o — "lot", "cloth", "thought", "strut", "north"
ai — "price"
au — "mouth"
ei — "face"
ou — "goat"
ui — "choice"
íya — "near"
úwa — "poor"
- (i)yúwa — "cure"

Pinyin is provided to the left, and the Ba Kom transliteration to the right.

Placenames and given names are transcribed as one word with syllables separated by apostrophes.

The palatal nasal ñ is transliterated as niy- at the beginning of a word and -ny- between vowels.

The French r sound is transliterated as h when it appears before a vowel. It is dropped when it appears before /w/ or /j/.

Both ch becomes x, and j becomes j.

Nasal vowels are represented with ng or a homorganic nasal.

U and eu are unrounded to i and e.

The Ba Kom pronunciation of Latin is an adaptation of the Ecclesiastical pronunciation to Ba Kom phonology.

Bafore Latin a, o, and u:
Latin c → Ba Kom k
Latin g → Ba Kom g
Bafore Latin e, i, æ, and œ:
Latin c → Ba Kom c
Latin g → Ba Kom j
- astelácee ← Asteraceae
  sisíjiyum ← Syzygium
Latin v → Ba Kom w.
- sálwiya ← Salvia
Latin æ and au → Ba Kom e and o.
Latin qu → Ba Kom kuw-.
- kuwékus ← Quercus

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