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|+ C, J, K, Q, X, Y in different alphabets
|+ /çjkqxʃʒ/ in different alphabets
! Alphabet
! Alphabet
! style="width:60px" | /çjkqxʃʒ/
! style="width:15px" | /ç/  
! style="width:15px" | /ç/  
! style="width:15px" | /j/
! style="width:15px" | /j/
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! style="width:15px" | /q/
! style="width:15px" | /q/
! style="width:15px" | /x/
! style="width:15px" | /x/
! style="width:15px" | /y/
! style="width:15px" | /ʃ/
! style="width:15px" | /ʃ/
! style="width:15px" | /ʒ/
! style="width:15px" | /ʒ/
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! Comment
! Comment
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| IPA          ||        || ç || j || k || q || x || ʃ || ʒ || ts || dz || tʃ || dʒ || ʃtʃ  
| IPA          || ç || j || k || q || x ||  || ʃ || ʒ || ts || dz || tʃ || dʒ || ʃtʃ  
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| [[ULA-1994]] || cjk-xqy || c || j || k || - || x || q || y || ts || dz || tq || dy || qtq
| [[ULA-1994]] || c || j || k || - || x ||  || q || y || ts || dz || tq || dy || qtq
| differences to IPA minimized, c is graphically close to ç. Only larger difference is in /ʃ/ and /ʒ/.
| differences to IPA minimized, c is graphically close to ç. Only larger difference is in /ʃ/ and /ʒ/.
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| ULA-2015    || qjk-xcy || q || j || k || - || x || c || y || ts || dz || tc || dy || ctc
| ULA-2015    || q || j || k || - || x ||  || c || y || ts || dz || tc || dy || ctc
| better match with languages that use /q/ but not /ç/ (compare Turkic variant)
| better match with languages that use /q/ but not /ç/
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| ULA-turkic  || -jkqxcy || - || j || k || q || x || c || y || ts || dz || tc || dy || ctc
| [[ULA-2016]]    || - || j || k || - || x || y || c || q || ts || dz || tc || dq || ctc
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| scientific, allows 'y' as a vowel, so words that use it as vowel in several language can be written with that sign. E.g. Xylophon
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| ULA-uropi-y  || -jk--cy || - || j || k || - || - || c || y || || || tc || dy || ctc
| Lojban      || - || || k ||   || x || || c || j || ts || dz || tc || dj || ctc  
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| h,q,w not used; y = /ə/
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| English      ||        || - || y || q/c/k || - || kh || sh || zh ||  ||  || ch || j || shch
| English      || - || y || q,c,k || - || kh ||  || sh || zh ||  ||  || ch || j || shch
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| ng = /ŋ/
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| French      || - || ? || qu,c,k || - || - ||  || ch || j ||  ||  || ? || ? || ?
| gn = /ɲ/
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| Spanish      || - || ? || qu,k,c ||  || j,g ||  || ? || ? ||  ||  || ch || ? || ?
| ñ = /ɲ/
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| French      ||        || - || ? || qu/c/k || - || - || ch || j ||  ||  || ? || ? || ?
| Portuguese  || - || ? || k,q || - || x ||  || ch,x || j,g ||  ||  || || ||  
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| nh = /ɲ/
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| Spanish      ||         || - || ? || qu/k/c || || j || ? || ? || || || ch || ? || ?
| Italian          || - || - || c,ch,qu,k || - || - || || sc,sci || - || z || z || c,ci || g,gi || -
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| gn = /ɲ/
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| German      ||        || ch || j || k/ck || - || ch || sch || j/sch || ||  || tsch || dsch || schtsch
| German      || ch || j || k,ck,q || - || ch ||  || sch || j/sch || z,ts ||  || tsch || dsch || schtsch
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| /ç/ and /x/ are allophones
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| Indonesian (1972 EYD) ||        || - || y || k || - || kh || sy || - || ? || ? || c || j || ?  
| Indonesian (1972 EYD) || - || y || k || - || kh ||  || sy || - || ? || ? || c || j || ?  
| ny=/ɲ/
| ny = /ɲ/
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| Interlingua  ||        || - || - || k/c/q || - || - || - || j ||  ||  || - || dj || -
| Interlingua  || - || - || k,c,ch,qu || - || - ||  || - || j ||  ||  || - || dj || -
| x=/ks/, y=/i/
| x=/ks/, y=/i/
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| Esperanto    ||        || - || j || k || - || hx || sx || jx || c || dz || cx || gx || sxcx
| Esperanto    || - || j || k || - || hx ||  || sx || jx || c || dz || cx || gx || sxcx
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| LFN          ||        || - || - || c || - || - || x || j || ts || dz || tx || dj || xtx
| LFN          || - || - || c || - || - ||  || x || j || ts || dz || tx || dj || xtx
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| Uropi        ||        || - || j || k || - || - || c || ʒ ||  ||  || tc || dʒ || ctc
| Uropi        || - || j || k || - || - ||  || c || ʒ ||  ||  || tc || dʒ || ctc
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| Slovio      ||        || - || j || k || - || (h) || sx || zx || c || dz || cx || gx || wx
| Slovio      || - || j || k || - || (h) ||  || sx || zx || c || dz || cx || gx || wx
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| Ido          ||        || - || y || k/q || - || - || - || j || c ||  ||  ||  ||   
| Ido          || - || y || k,q || - || - ||  || - || j || c ||  ||  ||  ||   
| x = /ks/, /ɡz/
| x = /ks/, /ɡz/
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| Novial      || - || y || k || - || - ||  || sh || j ||  ||  || ch ||  ||
| x = /ks/
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| Pinyin      || - ||  || g,k ||  || h ||  || sh ||  || ts ||  || zh ||  || 
| /ʃ/ is actually /ʂ/; x = /ɕ/
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| Turkish      || - || y || k ||  ||  ||  || ş || j || ts || dz || ç || c ||
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Latest revision as of 2016-06-24T14:53:43

Some letters of the Latin script represent the same sound in languages that use the Latin alphabet and have more than 100 million speakers (e.g. English, Spanish, French, German, Indonesian). Some other letters do not. Below is a selection of sounds that is represented differently.

/çjkqxʃʒ/ in different alphabets
Alphabet /ç/ /j/ /k/ /q/ /x/ /y/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ /ts/ /dz/ /tʃ/ /dʒ/ /ʃtʃ/ Comment
IPA ç j k q x ʃ ʒ ts dz ʃtʃ
ULA-1994 c j k - x q y ts dz tq dy qtq differences to IPA minimized, c is graphically close to ç. Only larger difference is in /ʃ/ and /ʒ/.
ULA-2015 q j k - x c y ts dz tc dy ctc better match with languages that use /q/ but not /ç/
ULA-2016 - j k - x y c q ts dz tc dq ctc scientific, allows 'y' as a vowel, so words that use it as vowel in several language can be written with that sign. E.g. Xylophon
Lojban - k x c j ts dz tc dj ctc h,q,w not used; y = /ə/
English - y q,c,k - kh sh zh ch j shch ng = /ŋ/
French - ? qu,c,k - - ch j ? ? ? gn = /ɲ/
Spanish - ? qu,k,c j,g ? ? ch ? ? ñ = /ɲ/
Portuguese - ? k,q - x ch,x j,g nh = /ɲ/
Italian - - c,ch,qu,k - - sc,sci - z z c,ci g,gi - gn = /ɲ/
German ch j k,ck,q - ch sch j/sch z,ts tsch dsch schtsch /ç/ and /x/ are allophones
Indonesian (1972 EYD) - y k - kh sy - ? ? c j ? ny = /ɲ/
Interlingua - - k,c,ch,qu - - - j - dj - x=/ks/, y=/i/
Esperanto - j k - hx sx jx c dz cx gx sxcx
LFN - - c - - x j ts dz tx dj xtx
Uropi - j k - - c ʒ tc ctc
Slovio - j k - (h) sx zx c dz cx gx wx
Ido - y k,q - - - j c x = /ks/, /ɡz/
Novial - y k - - sh j ch x = /ks/
Pinyin - g,k h sh ts zh /ʃ/ is actually /ʂ/; x = /ɕ/
Turkish - y k ş j ts dz ç c