List of Shavian Alphabet

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The Shavian/Shaw Alphabet is a writing system proposed by George Bernard Shaw and designed by Ronald Kingsley Read as an alternative to the modern Roman Alphabet we use today. The letters are more representative of their phonemic roots, as such sounds like /t/ and /d/ are mirrors of each other.

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Front 𐑸	Back /ɑːr/ ARe

Front 𐑹	Back /ɔːr/ OR

Front 𐑐	Back /p/ Peep

Front 𐑛	Back /d/ Dead

Front 𐑒	Back /k/ Kick

Front 𐑓	Back /f/ Fee [for]

Front 𐑔	Back /ð/ That

Front 𐑕	Back /s/ So

Front 𐑖	Back /ʃ/ Sure

Front 𐑗	Back /t͡ʃ/ CHurch

Front 𐑘	Back /j/ Yea

Front 𐑙	Back /ŋ/ huNG

Front 𐑚	Back /b/ Bib

Front 𐑛	Back /d/ Dead

Front 𐑜	Back /g/ Gag

Front 𐑝	Back /v/ Vow [of]

Front 𐑞	Back /θ/ Thigh [the]

Front 𐑟	Back /z/ Zoo

Front 𐑠	Back /ʒ/ meaSure

Front 𐑡	Back /d͡ʒ/ Judge

Front 𐑢	Back /w/ Wow

Front 𐑣	Back /h/ Ha-ha

Front 𐑤	Back /l/ Loll

Front 𐑥	Back /m/ Mine

Front 𐑦	Back /ɪ/ If

Front 𐑧	Back /e/ Egg

Front 𐑨	Back /æ/ Ash

Front 𐑩	Back /ə/ Ado

Front 𐑪	Back /ɒ/ On

Front 𐑫	Back /ʊ/ wOOl

Front 𐑬	Back /aʊ/ OUt

Front 𐑭	Back /ɑː/ Ah

Front 𐑮	Back /r/ Roar

Front 𐑯	Back /n/ Nun [and]

Front 𐑰	Back /iː/ EAt

Front 𐑱	Back /eɪ/ Age

Front 𐑲	Back /aɪ/ Ice

Front 𐑳	Back /ʌ/ Up

Front 𐑴	Back /oʊ/ OAk

Front 𐑵	Back /uː/ OOze

Front 𐑶	Back /ɔɪ/ OIl

Front 𐑷	Back /ɔː/ AWe

Front 𐑺	Back /ɛər/ AIR

Front 𐑻	Back /ɜːr/ URge

Front 𐑼	Back /ər/ ARRay

Front 𐑽	Back /ɪər/ EAR

Front 𐑾	Back /iə/ IAn

Front 𐑿	Back /juː/ YEW

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