Naeso/Transliteration

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Since Naeso is a language for the internet, and especially IRC, most Naeso is written using this Latin transliteration.

Consonants
	Bilabial		Labiod.		Dental		Alveolar		Post-alv.		Palatal		Velar		Glottal
Nasal		m						n				ɲ		ŋ
Plosive	p	b					t	d					k	g
Fricative			f	v	θ	ð	s	z	ʃ	ʒ			x	ɣ	h
Affricate					ts	dz
Approximants		w										j
Trill								r
Lateral Approximant								l

Vowels
	Front		Near-front		Central		Near-back		Back
High	i	y							ɯ	u
Near-high								ʊ
High-mid			e							o
Mid					ə
Low-mid			ɛ							ɔ
Near-low			æ
Low					a

Naeso also has a native script, which is only used for stylistic purposes.

Liaison

We have voted the liaison consonant to be /ʔ/. How is it written down?

' — 3/0 (FH,JH,BF,/0)

not at all — 0/3 (0/FH,JH,BF,)

Capitalization

• For each item in this list, vote on whether it is capitalized.

the beginning of each sentence — 1/2 (BF,/FH,JH,)

all verbs — 1/2 (FH,/JH,BF,)

names that are also capitalized in the original language — 4/0 (FH,JH,BL,BF,/0)

• for example 'Max Dominik Weber' or 'ChanServ'

names that are not capitalized in the original language — 4/0 (FH,JH,BL,BF,/0)

• for example jim_henry or danah boyd

names that originate in Naeso — 3/0 (FH,JH,BF,/0)