Here's a reference table that shows all the letters by position and manner of articulation:
Consonant Articulation | ![]() |
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Tenuis Plosive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Voiced Plosive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Aspirated Plosive | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
Breathy Plosive | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
Ejective Plosive | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
Implosive | | | | | | | |||||||||
Unvoiced Fricative | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Voiced Fricative | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Ejective Fricative | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Nasal | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Voiceless Nasal | | | | | | ||||||||||
Lateral | | | | | |||||||||||
Voiceless Sonorant | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Tap, Flap, or Trill |
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Click | | | | | | ||||||||||
Consonant Colors | Tap | Affricate Sibilant |
Flap | Affricate Sibilant |
Nasal | ||||||||||
Suffix Semivowel |
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Close Vowel | | | | | | ||||||||||
Near-Close Vowel | | | | | |||||||||||
Close-Mid Vowel | | | | | | ||||||||||
Open-Mid Vowel | | | | | |||||||||||
Open Vowel | | | | ||||||||||||
Vowel Colors | Back | Rounded | Front |
And here is a list of all the Musa letters in the codeset, which we'll discuss on the next page. (Ro-Musa shows our standard Roman transliteration, IPA shows the equivalent in the International Phonetic Alphabet, X-S in X-SAMPA, and APA in WIELD's Americanist transcription system.) Click on the line to hear the sound that letter represents; if you hear a bell, that means we don't have a recording. The sound clips are from Wikipedia and are used in accordance with the Creative Commons license.
Codepoint | Letter | Name | Ro-Musa | IPA | X-S | APA | Unicode Name |
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E040 | | Yaya | xs | MUSA WORD SPACE | |||
E041 | | Yafi | ar | ˩˧ | MUSA LOW RISING ACCENT | ||
E042 | | Yafa | al | ˩ | MUSA LOW LEVEL ACCENT | ||
E043 | | Yafu | af | ˧˩ | MUSA LOW FALLING ACCENT | ||
E044 | | Fiya | ar_hi | ˧˥ | MUSA HIGH RISING ACCENT | ||
E045 | | Fifi | ar_ar | ? | MUSA DOUBLE RISING ACCENT | ||
E046 | | Fifa | ar_al | ˥˩ | MUSA RISE FALLING FINAL ACCENT | ||
E047 | | Fifu | ar_af | ˧˥˩ | MUSA RISE FALLING ACCENT | ||
E048 | | Faya | al_hi | ˥ | MUSA HIGH LEVEL ACCENT | ||
E049 | | Fafi | al_ar | ˧˥˥ | MUSA HIGH RISING FINAL ACCENT | ||
E04A | | Fafa | al_al | . | MUSA DOUBLE LEVEL ACCENT | ||
E04B | | Fafu | al_af | ˩˩˧ | MUSA FALL RISING FINAL ACCENT | ||
E04C | | Fuya | af_hi | ˥˧ | MUSA HIGH FALLING ACCENT | ||
E04D | | Fufi | af_ar | ˧˩˥ | MUSA FALL RISING ACCENT | ||
E04E | | Fufa | af_al | ˥˧˩ | MUSA HIGH FALLING FINAL ACCENT | ||
E04F | | Fufu | af_af | ! | MUSA DOUBLE FALLING ACCENT | ||
E050 | | Yuya | xl_hi | ː | MUSA HIGH LONG MARK | ||
E051 | | Yufi | xl_ar | [ | MUSA HIGH RISING LONG MARK | ||
E052 | | Yufa | xl_al | , | MUSA HIGH LEVEL LONG MARK | ||
E053 | | Yufu | xl_af | ] | MUSA HIGH FALLING LONG MARK | ||
E054 | | Yayu | xl | ː | MUSA LOW LONG MARK | ||
E055 | | Fiyu | xl_ar | ( | MUSA LOW RISING LONG MARK | ||
E056 | | Fayu | xl_al | ¹ | MUSA LOW LEVEL LONG MARK | ||
E057 | | Fuyu | xl_af | ) | MUSA LOW FALLING LONG MARK | ||
E058 | | Nuya | xn_hi | ˜ | ˜ | ˛ | MUSA HIGH NASAL VOWEL |
E059 | | Nufi | xn_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING NASAL VOWEL | |||
E05A | | Nufa | xn_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL NASAL VOWEL | |||
E05B | | Nufu | xn_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING NASAL VOWEL | |||
E05C | | Yanu | xn | MUSA LOW NASAL VOWEL | |||
E05D | | Finu | ar_xn | MUSA LOW RISING NASAL VOWEL | |||
E05E | | Fanu | al_xn | MUSA LOW LEVEL NASAL VOWEL | |||
E05F | | Funu | af_xn | MUSA LOW FALLING NASAL VOWEL | |||
E060 | | Muya | eu_hi | ɨ ɯ | 1 M | ɨ ï | MUSA HIGH CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL |
E061 | | Mufi | eu_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E062 | | Mufa | eu_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E063 | | Mufu | eu_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E064 | | Yamu | eu | MUSA LOW CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E065 | | Fimu | ar_eu | MUSA LOW RISING CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E066 | | Famu | al_eu | MUSA LOW LEVEL CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E067 | | Fumu | af_eu | MUSA LOW FALLING CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E068 | | Puya | uh_hi | ʊ | U | ʊ | MUSA HIGH NEAR-CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL |
E069 | | Pufi | uh_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING NEAR-CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E06A | | Pufa | uh_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL NEAR-CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E06B | | Pufu | uh_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING NEAR-CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E06C | | Yapu | uh | MUSA LOW NEAR-CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E06D | | Fipu | ar_uh | MUSA LOW RISING NEAR-CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E06E | | Fapu | al_uh | MUSA LOW LEVEL NEAR-CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E06F | | Fupu | af_uh | MUSA LOW FALLING NEAR-CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E070 | | Naya | ih_hi | ɪ | I | ɪ | MUSA HIGH NEAR-CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL |
E071 | | Nafi | ih_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING NEAR-CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E072 | | Nafa | ih_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL NEAR-CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E073 | | Nafu | ih_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING NEAR-CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E074 | | Yana | ih | MUSA LOW NEAR-CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E075 | | Fina | ar_ih | MUSA LOW RISING NEAR-CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E076 | | Fana | al_ih | MUSA LOW LEVEL NEAR-CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E077 | | Funa | af_ih | MUSA LOW FALLING NEAR-CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E078 | | Paya | ueh_hi | ʏ | Y | ʊ̈ | MUSA HIGH NEAR-CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL |
E079 | | Pafi | ueh_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING NEAR-CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E07A | | Pafa | ueh_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL NEAR-CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E07B | | Pafu | ueh_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING NEAR-CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E07C | | Yapa | ueh | MUSA LOW NEAR-CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E07D | | Fipa | ar_ueh | MUSA LOW RISING NEAR-CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E07E | | Fapa | al_ueh | MUSA LOW LEVEL NEAR-CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E07F | | Fupa | af_ueh | MUSA LOW FALLING NEAR-CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E080 | | Kaya | eah_hi | ɐ ʌ ɜ | 6 V 3 | ʌ ɛ̇ | MUSA HIGH OPEN-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL |
E081 | | Kafi | eah_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING OPEN-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E082 | | Kafa | eah_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL OPEN-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E083 | | Kafu | eah_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING OPEN-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E084 | | Yaka | eah | MUSA LOW OPEN-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E085 | | Fika | ar_eah | MUSA LOW RISING OPEN-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E086 | | Faka | al_eah | MUSA LOW LEVEL OPEN-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E087 | | Fuka | af_eah | MUSA LOW FALLING OPEN-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E088 | | Taya | eh_hi | ɛ | E | ɛ | MUSA HIGH OPEN-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL |
E089 | | Tafi | eh_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING OPEN-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E08A | | Tafa | eh_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL OPEN-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E08B | | Tafu | eh_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING OPEN-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E08C | | Yata | eh | MUSA LOW OPEN-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E08D | | Fita | ar_eh | MUSA LOW RISING OPEN-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E08E | | Fata | al_eh | MUSA LOW LEVEL OPEN-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E08F | | Futa | af_eh | MUSA LOW FALLING OPEN-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E090 | | Saya | oh_hi | ɔ | O | ɔ | MUSA HIGH OPEN-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL |
E091 | | Safi | oh_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING OPEN-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E092 | | Safa | oh_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL OPEN-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E093 | | Safu | oh_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING OPEN-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E094 | | Yasa | oh | MUSA LOW OPEN-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E095 | | Fisa | ar_oh | MUSA LOW RISING OPEN-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E096 | | Fasa | al_oh | MUSA LOW LEVEL OPEN-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E097 | | Fusa | af_oh | MUSA LOW FALLING OPEN-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E098 | | Waya | oeh_hi | œ ɞ | 9 3\ | ɔ̈ ɔ̇ | MUSA HIGH OPEN-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL |
E099 | | Wafi | oeh_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING OPEN-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E09A | | Wafa | oeh_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL OPEN-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E09B | | Wafu | oeh_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING OPEN-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E09C | | Yawa | oeh | MUSA LOW OPEN-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E09D | | Fiwa | ar_oeh | MUSA LOW RISING OPEN-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E09E | | Fawa | al_oeh | MUSA LOW LEVEL OPEN-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E09F | | Fuwa | af_oeh | MUSA LOW FALLING OPEN-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0A0 | | Maya | euh_hi | ᵻ | I\ | ɪ̈ ᵻ | MUSA HIGH NEAR-CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL |
E0A1 | | Mafi | euh_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING NEAR-CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0A2 | | Mafa | euh_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL NEAR-CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0A3 | | Mafu | euh_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING NEAR-CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0A4 | | Yama | euh | MUSA LOW NEAR-CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0A5 | | Fima | ar_euh | MUSA LOW RISING NEAR-CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0A6 | | Fama | al_euh | MUSA LOW LEVEL NEAR-CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0A7 | | Fuma | af_euh | MUSA LOW FALLING NEAR-CLOSE BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0A8 | | Luya | u_hi | u | u | u | MUSA HIGH CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL |
E0A9 | | Lufi | u_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0AA | | Lufa | u_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0AB | | Lufu | u_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0AC | | Yalu | u | MUSA LOW CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0AD | | Filu | ar_u | MUSA LOW RISING CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0AE | | Falu | al_u | MUSA LOW LEVEL CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0AF | | Fulu | af_u | MUSA LOW FALLING CLOSE BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0B0 | | Wiya | oe_hi | ø ɵ | 2 8 | ö ȯ | MUSA HIGH CLOSE-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL |
E0B1 | | Wifi | oe_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING CLOSE-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0B2 | | Wifa | oe_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL CLOSE-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0B3 | | Wifu | oe_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING CLOSE-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0B4 | | Yawi | oe | MUSA LOW CLOSE-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0B5 | | Fiwi | ar_oe | MUSA LOW RISING CLOSE-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0B6 | | Fawi | al_oe | MUSA LOW LEVEL CLOSE-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0B7 | | Fuwi | af_oe | MUSA LOW FALLING CLOSE-MID FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0B8 | | Siya | o_hi | o | o | o | MUSA HIGH CLOSE-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL |
E0B9 | | Sifi | o_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING CLOSE-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0BA | | Sifa | o_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL CLOSE-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0BB | | Sifu | o_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING CLOSE-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0BC | | Yasi | o | MUSA LOW CLOSE-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0BD | | Fisi | ar_o | MUSA LOW RISING CLOSE-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0BE | | Fasi | al_o | MUSA LOW LEVEL CLOSE-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0BF | | Fusi | af_o | MUSA LOW FALLING CLOSE-MID BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0C0 | | Tiya | e_hi | e | e | e | MUSA HIGH CLOSE-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL |
E0C1 | | Tifi | e_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING CLOSE-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0C2 | | Tifa | e_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL CLOSE-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0C3 | | Tifu | e_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING CLOSE-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0C4 | | Yati | e | MUSA LOW CLOSE-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0C5 | | Fiti | ar_e | MUSA LOW RISING CLOSE-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0C6 | | Fati | al_e | MUSA LOW LEVEL CLOSE-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0C7 | | Futi | af_e | MUSA LOW FALLING CLOSE-MID FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0C8 | | Kiya | ea_hi | ə ɘ ɤ | @ @\ 7 | ə ë | MUSA HIGH CLOSE-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL |
E0C9 | | Kifi | ea_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING CLOSE-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0CA | | Kifa | ea_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL CLOSE-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0CB | | Kifu | ea_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING CLOSE-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0CC | | Yaki | ea | MUSA LOW CLOSE-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0CD | | Fiki | ar_ea | MUSA LOW RISING CLOSE-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0CE | | Faki | al_ea | MUSA LOW LEVEL CLOSE-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0CF | | Fuki | af_ea | MUSA LOW FALLING CLOSE-MID BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0D0 | | Piya | ue_hi | y ʉ | y } | ü ʉ | MUSA HIGH CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL |
E0D1 | | Pifi | ue_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0D2 | | Pifa | ue_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0D3 | | Pifu | ue_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0D4 | | Yapi | ue | MUSA LOW CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0D5 | | Fipi | ar_ue | MUSA LOW RISING CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0D6 | | Fapi | al_ue | MUSA LOW LEVEL CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0D7 | | Fupi | af_ue | MUSA LOW FALLING CLOSE FRONT ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0D8 | | Niya | i_hi | i | i | i | MUSA HIGH CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL |
E0D9 | | Nifi | i_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0DA | | Nifa | i_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0DB | | Nifu | i_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0DC | | Yani | i | MUSA LOW CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0DD | | Fini | ar_i | MUSA LOW RISING CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0DE | | Fani | al_i | MUSA LOW LEVEL CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0DF | | Funi | af_i | MUSA LOW FALLING CLOSE FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0E0 | | Suya | ah_hi | ɑ ɒ | O Q | ɑ ɒ | MUSA HIGH OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL |
E0E1 | | Sufi | ah_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0E2 | | Sufa | ah_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0E3 | | Sufu | ah_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0E4 | | Yasu | ah | MUSA LOW OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0E5 | | Fisu | ar_ah | MUSA LOW RISING OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0E6 | | Fasu | al_ah | MUSA LOW LEVEL OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0E7 | | Fusu | af_ah | MUSA LOW FALLING OPEN BACK ROUND VOWEL | |||
E0E8 | | Kuya | a_hi | a | a | a ɒ̈ | MUSA HIGH OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL |
E0E9 | | Kufi | a_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0EA | | Kufa | a_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0EB | | Kufu | a_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0EC | | Yaku | a | MUSA LOW OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0ED | | Fiku | ar_a | MUSA LOW RISING OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0EE | | Faku | al_a | MUSA LOW LEVEL OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0EF | | Fuku | af_a | MUSA LOW FALLING OPEN BACK SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0F0 | | Tuya | ae_hi | æ | { | æ æ̇ | MUSA HIGH OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL |
E0F1 | | Tufi | ae_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0F2 | | Tufa | ae_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0F3 | | Tufu | ae_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0F4 | | Yatu | ae | MUSA LOW OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0F5 | | Fitu | ar_ae | MUSA LOW RISING OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0F6 | | Fatu | al_ae | MUSA LOW LEVEL OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0F7 | | Futu | af_ae | MUSA LOW FALLING OPEN FRONT SPREAD VOWEL | |||
E0F8 | | Riya | er_hi | ɝ ɚ | 3` @` | ɝ ɛ̇˞ | MUSA CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL |
E0F9 | | Rifi | er_ar | MUSA HIGH RISING CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL | |||
E0FA | | Rifa | er_al | MUSA HIGH LEVEL CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL | |||
E0FB | | Rifu | er_af | MUSA HIGH FALLING CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL | |||
E0FC | | Yari | er | MUSA LOW CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL | |||
E0FD | | Firi | ar_er | MUSA LOW RISING CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL | |||
E0FE | | Fari | al_er | MUSA LOW LEVEL CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL | |||
E0FF | | Furi | af_er | MUSA LOW FALLING CENTRAL RHOTIC VOWEL | |||
E100 | | Yuyu | xb | . | . | MUSA SYLLABLE BREAK | |
E101 | | Yunu | xp | ⁿ | ˜ | ⁿ◌ | MUSA PRENASAL PREFIX |
E102 | | Yumu | yh | ɰ | M\ | ẅ | MUSA VELAR SEMIVOWEL MUSA VELARIZING SUFFIX |
E103 | | Yuka | xc | ʔ | ? >\ | ʔ | MUSA GLOTTAL STOP |
E104 | | Yusa | h | h ´ | h | h | MUSA UNVOICED GLOTTAL FRICATIVE MUSA SLACKENING SUFFIX |
E105 | | Yulu | w | w | w W | w | MUSA ROUND VELAR SEMIVOWEL MUSA LABIALIZING SUFFIX |
E106 | | Yuwi | vw | ʋ | P v\ | ʋ | MUSA LABIODENTAL APPROXIMANT MUSA LINGUOLABIAL SUFFIX |
E107 | | Yusi | hw | o̯ | ◌̣ | MUSA BACKING SUFFIX | |
E108 | | Yuti | hy | e̯ | ◌̯ | MUSA FRONTING SUFFIX | |
E109 | | Yuki | hr | ə̯ | _r | ◌̇ | MUSA CENTERING SEMIVOWEL MUSA RAISING SUFFIX |
E10A | | Yupi | yw | ɥ | H | MUSA ROUND PALATAL SEMIVOWEL MUSA PALATALIZING LABIALIZING SUFFIX | |
E10B | | Yuni | y | j | l | y | MUSA PALATAL SEMIVOWEL MUSA PALATALIZING SUFFIX |
E10C | | Yusu | hh | ɦ ` | h\ | ɦ | MUSA BREATHY GLOTTAL FRICATIVE MUSA STIFFENING SUFFIX |
E10D | | Yuku | wh | a̯ | _o | MUSA LOWERING SUFFIX | |
E10E | | Yutu | xe | ˁ | _?\ | MUSA EMPHATIC SUFFIX | |
E10F | | Yuri | wr | ɻ ɹ | r\` r\ | ɹ | MUSA RETROFLEX SEMIVOWEL MUSA RHOTIC SUFFIX |
E110 | | Nuyu | n | n | n | n | MUSA ALVEOLAR NASAL |
E112 | | Numu | ngm | ͡ŋm | Nm | MUSA LABIAL-VELAR NASAL | |
E113 | | Nuka | ng | ŋ | N | ŋ | MUSA VELAR NASAL |
E116 | | Nuwi | mm | ɱ | F | MUSA LABIODENTAL NASAL | |
E118 | | Nuti | m | m | m | m | MUSA BILABIAL NASAL |
E119 | | Nuki | nq | ɴ | N\ | ŋ̇ | MUSA UVULAR NASAL |
E11A | | Nupi | ny | ȵ | n^ | ŋ̃ | MUSA PALATAL NASAL |
E11C | | Nusu | nr | ɳ | n' | ṇ | MUSA RETROFLEX NASAL |
E120 | | Muyu | cd | ǀ | |\ | ǀ | MUSA DENTAL CLICK |
E124 | | Musa | cp | ǂ | =\ | ǂ | MUSA PALATAL CLICK |
E125 | | Mulu | cl | ǁ | |\|\ | ǁ | MUSA LATERAL CLICK |
E127 | | Musi | ca | ǃ | !\ | ǃ | MUSA ALVEOLAR CLICK |
E128 | | Muti | cb | ʘ | O\ | ʘ | MUSA BILABIAL CLICK |
E130 | | Kayu | d | d | d | d | MUSA VOICED ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE |
E132 | | Kamu | gb | ͡ɡb | gb | MUSA VOICED LABIAL-VELAR PLOSIVE | |
E133 | | Kaka | g | ɡ | g | g | MUSA VOICED VELAR PLOSIVE |
E134 | | Kasa | dj | ʤ | dZ | ǰ | MUSA VOICED HUSHING AFFRICATE |
E135 | | Kalu | dl | dɮ | dK | λ | MUSA VOICED LATERAL AFFRICATE |
E136 | | Kawi | bb | b̪ | b_d | MUSA VOICED LABIODENTAL PLOSIVE | |
E137 | | Kasi | dz | ʣ | dz | dz | MUSA VOICED HISSING AFFRICATE |
E138 | | Kati | b | b | b | b | MUSA VOICED BILABIAL PLOSIVE |
E139 | | Kaki | gq | ɢ | G\ | ġ | MUSA VOICED UVULAR PLOSIVE |
E13A | | Kapi | dzy | ʥ | dz\ | dź | MUSA VOICED HUMMING AFFRICATE |
E13B | | Kani | gy | ɟ | J\ | g̣ | MUSA VOICED PALATAL PLOSIVE |
E13C | | Kasu | dzr | ɖʐ | dz` | dẓ | MUSA VOICED RUSTLING AFFRICATE |
E13F | | Kari | dr | ɖ | d` | ḍ | MUSA VOICED RETROFLEX PLOSIVE |
E140 | | Sayu | dh | ð | D | ð | MUSA VOICED DENTAL FRICATIVE |
E143 | | Saka | gh | ɣ | G | ɣ | MUSA VOICED VELAR FRICATIVE |
E144 | | Sasa | zh | ʒ | Z | ž | MUSA VOICED HUSHING SIBILANT |
E145 | | Salu | lz | ɮ | K\ | ɮ | MUSA VOICED ALVEOLAR LATERAL FRICATIVE |
E146 | | Sawi | v | v | v v\ P | v | MUSA VOICED LABIODENTAL FRICATIVE |
E147 | | Sasi | z | z | z | z | MUSA VOICED HISSING SIBILANT |
E148 | | Sati | bh | β | B | β | MUSA VOICED BILABIAL FRICATIVE |
E149 | | Saki | ghq | ʁ | R | ɣ̇ | MUSA VOICED UVULAR FRICATIVE |
E14A | | Sapi | zy | ʑ | z\ | ź | MUSA VOICED HUMMING SIBILANT |
E14B | | Sani | ghy | ʝ | j\ | ɣ̯ | MUSA VOICED PALATAL FRICATIVE |
E14C | | Sasu | zr | ʐ | z` | ẓ | MUSA VOICED RUSTLING SIBILANT |
E14E | | Sanu | qg | ʕ | ?\ | ʕ | MUSA VOICED RADICAL FRICATIVE |
E150 | | Luyu | l | l | l | l | MUSA ALVEOLAR LATERAL APPROXIMANT |
E153 | | Luka | ll | ʟ (ɫ) | L\ | MUSA VELAR LATERAL APPROXIMANT | |
E155 | | Lulu | xdd | MUSA COLON | |||
E15A | | Lupi | lj | ȴ | L | lʸ | MUSA PALATAL LATERAL APPROXIMANT |
E15C | | Lusu | lr | ɭ | l` | MUSA RETROFLEX LATERAL APPROXIMANT | |
E160 | | Wiyu | tx | tʰ | t_h | tʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE |
E163 | | Wika | kx | kʰ | k_h | kʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED VELAR PLOSIVE |
E164 | | Wisa | chx | ʧʰ | tS_h | cʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED HUSHING AFFRICATE |
E165 | | Wilu | tlx | tɬʰ | tK_h | λʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED LATERAL AFFRICATE |
E167 | | Wisi | tsx | ʦʰ | ts_h | cʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED HISSING AFFRICATE |
E168 | | Witi | px | pʰ | p_h | pʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED BILABIAL PLOSIVE |
E169 | | Wiki | kqx | qʰ | q_h | qʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED UVULAR PLOSIVE |
E16A | | Wipi | tsya | ʨʰ | ts\_h | ćʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED HUMMING AFFRICATE |
E16B | | Wifu | kya | cʰ | c_h | k̯ʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED PALATAL PLOSIVE |
E16C | | Wisu | tsrx | ʈʂʰ | ts`_h | c̣ʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED RUSTLING AFFRICATE |
E16F | | Wiri | trx | ʈʰ | t`_h | ṭʰ | MUSA ASPIRATED RETROFLEX PLOSIVE |
E170 | | Siyu | thc | θʼ | D_> | θ̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE DENTAL FRICATIVE |
E173 | | Sika | khc | xʼ | x_> | x̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE VELAR FRICATIVE |
E174 | | Sisa | shc | ʃʼ | S_> | š̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE HUSHING SIBILANT |
E175 | | Silu | lzc | ɬʼ | K\_> | ł̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE ALVEOLAR LATERAL FRICATIVE |
E176 | | Siwi | fc | fʼ | f_> | f̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE LABIODENTAL FRICATIVE |
E177 | | Sisi | sc | sʼ | s_> | s̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE HISSING SIBILANT |
E179 | | Siki | khqc | χʼ | X_> | x̣̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE UVULAR FRICATIVE |
E17A | | Sipi | syc | ɕʼ | s\ | ź̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE HUMMING SIBILANT |
E17B | | Sini | khyc | çʼ | c\ | x̯̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE PALATAL FRICATIVE |
E17C | | Sisu | src | ʂʼ | s` | ẓ̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE RUSTLING SIBILANT |
E17E | | Situ | MUSA SYMBOL | ||||
E180 | | Tiyu | tc | tʼ | t_> | t̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE |
E182 | | Timu | kpc | ͡kp' | kp_> | MUSA EJECTIVE LABIAL-VELAR PLOSIVE | |
E183 | | Tika | kc | kʼ | k_> | k̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE VELAR PLOSIVE |
E184 | | Tisa | chc | ʧʼ | tS_> | č̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE HUSHING AFFRICATE |
E185 | | Tilu | tlc | tɬʼ | tK_> | λ̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE LATERAL AFFRICATE |
E187 | | Tisi | tsc | ʦʼ | ts_> | c̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE HISSING AFFRICATE |
E188 | | Titi | pc | pʼ | p_> | p̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE BILABIAL PLOSIVE |
E189 | | Tiki | kqc | qʼ | q_> | q̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE UVULAR PLOSIVE |
E18A | | Tipi | tsyc | ʨʼ | ts\_> | ć̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE HUMMING AFFRICATE |
E18B | | Tini | kyc | cʼ | c_> | k̯̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE PALATAL PLOSIVE |
E18C | | Tisu | tsrc | ʈʂʼ | ts`_> | c̣̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE RUSTLING AFFRICATE |
E18F | | Tiri | trc | ʈʼ | t`_> | ṭ̓ | MUSA EJECTIVE RETROFLEX PLOSIVE |
E190 | | Kiyu | dc | ɗ | d_< | ɗ | MUSA VOICED ALVEOLAR IMPLOSIVE |
E193 | | Kika | gc | ɠ | g_< | ɠ | MUSA VOICED VELAR IMPLOSIVE |
E198 | | Kiti | bc | ɓ | b_< | ɓ | MUSA VOICED BILABIAL IMPLOSIVE |
E199 | | Kiki | gqc | ʛ | G\_< | ʛ | MUSA VOICED UVULAR IMPLOSIVE |
E19B | | Kini | gyc | ʄ | J\_< | ʄ | MUSA VOICED PALATAL IMPLOSIVE |
E19F | | Kiri | drc | ᶑ | d`_< | MUSA VOICED RETROFLEX IMPLOSIVE | |
E1A0 | | Piyu | lx | l̥ | l_0 | l̥ | MUSA VOICELESS ALVEOLAR LATERAL APPROXIMANT |
E1A3 | | Pika | llx | ʟ̥ | L\_0 | MUSA VOICELESS VELAR LATERAL APPROXIMANT | |
E1A5 | | Pilu | wx | ʍ | W | w̥ | MUSA VOICELESS LABIAL-VELAR APPROXIMANT |
E1A6 | | Piwi | vwx | ʋ̥ | v\_0 | ʋ̥ | MUSA VOICELESS LABIODENTAL APPROXIMANT |
E1A7 | | Pisi | rx | r̥ | 4_0 | r̥̃ | MUSA VOICELESS ALVEOLAR TRILL |
E1AA | | Pipi | lyx | ȴ̥ | L_0 | MUSA VOICELESS PALATAL LATERAL APPROXIMANT | |
E1AB | | Pini | ya | j̊ | j_0 | ẙ | MUSA VOICELESS PALATAL APPROXIMANT |
E1AC | | Pisu | lrx | ꞎ | l`_0 | MUSA VOICELESS RETROFLEX LATERAL APPROXIMANT | |
E1AE | | Pinu | qh | ʜ | H\ | MUSA VOICELESS RADICAL TRILL | |
E1AF | | Piri | wrx | ɹ̥ | r\_0 | ɹ̥ | MUSA VOICELESS RETROFLEX APPROXIMANT |
E1B0 | | Niyu | nx | n̥ | n_0 | n̥ | MUSA VOICELESS ALVEOLAR NASAL |
E1B3 | | Nika | ngx | ŋ̥ | N_0 | ŋ̊ | MUSA VOICELESS VELAR NASAL |
E1B8 | | Niti | mx | m̥ | m_0 | m̥ | MUSA VOICELESS BILABIAL NASAL |
E1BA | | Nipi | nyx | ɲ̥ | J_0 | ñ̥ | MUSA VOICELESS PALATAL NASAL |
E1BC | | Nisu | nrx | ɳ̥ | n`_0 | ṇ̊ | MUSA VOICELESS RETROFLEX NASAL |
E1C0 | | Suyu | th | θ | t | θ | MUSA UNVOICED DENTAL FRICATIVE |
E1C3 | | Suka | kh | x | x x\ | x | MUSA UNVOICED VELAR FRICATIVE |
E1C4 | | Susa | sh | ʃ | S | š | MUSA UNVOICED HUSHING SIBILANT |
E1C5 | | Sulu | ls | ɬ | K | ł | MUSA UNVOICED ALVEOLAR LATERAL FRICATIVE |
E1C6 | | Suwi | f | f | f | f | MUSA UNVOICED LABIODENTAL FRICATIVE |
E1C7 | | Susi | s | s | s | s | MUSA UNVOICED HISSING SIBILANT |
E1C8 | | Suti | ph | ɸ | p\ | ɸ | MUSA UNVOICED BILABIAL FRICATIVE |
E1C9 | | Suki | khq | χ | X | x̣ | MUSA UNVOICED UVULAR FRICATIVE |
E1CA | | Supi | sy | ɕ | s\ | ś | MUSA UNVOICED HUMMING SIBILANT |
E1CB | | Suni | khy | ç | c | x̯ | MUSA UNVOICED PALATAL FRICATIVE |
E1CC | | Susu | sr | ʂ | s` | ṣ | MUSA UNVOICED RUSTLING SIBILANT |
E1CE | | Sunu | qx | ħ | X\ | ħ | MUSA UNVOICED RADICAL FRICATIVE |
E1D0 | | Kuyu | dx | dʱ | d_t | d̤ | MUSA BREATHY ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE |
E1D3 | | Kuka | gx | ɡʱ | g_t | g̤ | MUSA BREATHY VELAR PLOSIVE |
E1D4 | | Kusa | djx | ʤʱ | dZ_t | ǰ̤ | MUSA BREATHY HUSHING AFFRICATE |
E1D5 | | Kulu | dlx | dɮʱ | dK_t | λ̤ | MUSA BREATHY LATERAL AFFRICATE |
E1D7 | | Kusi | dzx | ʣʱ | dz_t | dz̤ | MUSA BREATHY HISSING AFFRICATE |
E1D8 | | Kuti | bx | bʱ | b_t | b̤ | MUSA BREATHY BILABIAL PLOSIVE |
E1D9 | | Kuki | gqx | ɢʱ | G\_t | ġ̤ | MUSA BREATHY UVULAR PLOSIVE |
E1DA | | Kupi | dzya | ʥʱ | dz\_t | dź̤ | MUSA BREATHY HUMMING AFFRICATE |
E1DB | | Kuni | gya | ɟʱ | j\_t | g̣̤ | MUSA BREATHY PALATAL PLOSIVE |
E1DC | | Kusu | dzrx | ɖʐʱ | dz`_t | dẓ̤ | MUSA BREATHY RUSTLING AFFRICATE |
E1DF | | Kuri | drx | ɖʱ | d`_t | ḍ̤ | MUSA BREATHY RETROFLEX PLOSIVE |
E1E0 | | Tuyu | t | t | t | t | MUSA TENUIS ALVEOLAR PLOSIVE |
E1E2 | | Tumu | kp | ͡kp | kp | MUSA TENUIS LABIAL-VELAR PLOSIVE | |
E1E3 | | Tuka | k | k | k | k | MUSA TENUIS VELAR PLOSIVE |
E1E4 | | Tusa | ch | ʧ | tS | č | MUSA TENUIS HUSHING AFFRICATE |
E1E5 | | Tulu | tl | tɬ | tK | ƛ | MUSA TENUIS LATERAL AFFRICATE |
E1E6 | | Tuwi | pp | p̪ | p_d | MUSA TENUIS LABIODENTAL PLOSIVE | |
E1E7 | | Tusi | ts | ʦ | ts | c | MUSA TENUIS HISSING AFFRICATE |
E1E8 | | Tuti | p | p | p | p | MUSA TENUIS BILABIAL PLOSIVE |
E1E9 | | Tuki | kq | q | q | q | MUSA TENUIS UVULAR PLOSIVE |
E1EA | | Tupi | tsy | ʨ | ts\ | ć | MUSA TENUIS HUMMING AFFRICATE |
E1EB | | Tuni | ky | c | c | k̯ | MUSA TENUIS PALATAL PLOSIVE |
E1EC | | Tusu | tsr | ʈʂ | ts` | MUSA TENUIS RUSTLING AFFRICATE | |
E1EE | | Tunu | qk | ʡ | >/ | c̣ | MUSA TENUIS RADICAL PLOSIVE |
E1EF | | Turi | tr | ʈ | t` | ṭ | MUSA TENUIS RETROFLEX PLOSIVE |
E1F0 | | Riyu | r | ɾ | 4 | r | MUSA ALVEOLAR TAP |
E1F4 | | Risa | rz | r̝r | MUSA FRICATIVE TRILL | ||
E1F5 | | Rilu | rl | ɺ | l\ | MUSA LATERAL FLAP | |
E1F6 | | Riwi | br | ⱱ | MUSA LABIODENTAL FLAP | ||
E1F7 | | Risi | rr | r | r | r̃ | MUSA ALVEOLAR TRILL |
E1F8 | | Riti | brr | ʙ | B\ | MUSA BILABIAL TRILL | |
E1F9 | | Riki | rq | ʀ | R\ | ʀ | MUSA UVULAR TRILL |
E1FC | | Risu | rrr | ɽr | r_r | ṛ̃ | MUSA RETROFLEX TRILL |
E1FE | | Rinu | qr | ʢ | <\ | MUSA RADICAL TRILL | |
E1FF | | Riri | rh | ɽ | r | ṛ | MUSA RETROFLEX FLAP |
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When spelling out a Ro-Musa transliteration, separate each Musa letter with a space.
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