Introduction
Deialect Riiding (IPA: /ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt ˈɹəɪ.ɾɪŋ/) is an almost-phonemic system of transcribing my dialect of spoken English. First developed as a system on which to base other English cyphers, Deialect Riiding is also frequently used on this website as an English pronunciation guide.
Romanisation
Consonants
| Speling | IPA | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B b | /b/ | Bubl | |
| P p | /p/ | Piip | |
| M m | /m/ | Meim | |
| F f | /f/ | Feef | |
| V v | /v/ | Veibrayt | |
| T t | /t/ | Tork | |
| D d | /d/, /ɾ/ | Dawdl | |
| N n | /n/, /ŋ/ | Nincompoop | |
| Ng ng | /ŋ/ | Awning | |
| C c | /k/ | Cayk | |
| K k | /k/ | Kik | |
| G g | /g/ | Gigl | |
| S s | /s/ | Sein | |
| Z z | /z/ | Ziprz | |
| Sh sh | /ʃ/ | Sheepish | |
| Zh zh | /ʒ/ | Zhoezh | |
| Ch ch | /tʃ/ | Chrch | |
| J j | /dʒ/ | Juj | |
| Th th | /t̪/ | Thaynx | |
| Dh dh | /d̪/ | Dhidhr | |
| H h | /h/ | Helo | |
| X x | /ks/ | Ox | |
| R r | /ɹ/, /ɚ/ | Ror | |
| L l | /l/, /ɫ/ | Lidl | |
There exists free-varient use of the letters <c> and <k> to spell the phoneme /k/, as well as <x>, <cs> or <ks> to spell the phoneme sequence /ks/; although in pronunciation guides, the spellings <k> and <ks> is preferred. /ŋ/ is spelled <ng> only as the final phoneme within a morpheme.
Vowels
Morpheme boundaries are determinative of the spelling of some vowel phonemes; wherein a vowel phoneme has two possible spellings, the former listed is that which occurs either initially or medially within a morpheme, and the latter is that which occurs finally.
| Speling | IPA | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ee ee | /i/ | Eezee | |
| I i | /ɪ/ | Ich | |
| A a | Aa aa | /ɛə/ | Apl |
| E e | Eh eh | /ɛ/ | Enchrins |
| O o | A a | /a/ | Yot |
| Ay ay | /eɪ/ | Skayt | |
| Ei ei | I i | /aɪ/ | Ski |
| Ii ii | /əɪ/ | Niis | |
| * | /ə/ | Undrbeleevabl | |
| Ow ow | /aʊ/ | Owns | |
| Ou ou | /əʊ/ | Pout | |
| Oy oy | /ɔɪ/ | Oystr | |
| Oo oo | U u | /u/ | Boobu |
| Oe oe | /ʊ/ | Boek | |
| Oa oa | O o | /ʌʊ/ | Oabo |
| Aw aw | /ɑ/ | Awfl | |
*/ə/ can be written with any of <a>, <e>, <i>, <o>, <u>, or <r>, tho the historic spelling is preferred.
Three vowel-rhotic sequences have exceptional transcriptions:
| Speling | IPA | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Ar ar | /aɹ/ | Ardvark |
| Ayr ayr | /eɹ/ | Ayree |
| Or or | /oɹ/ | Ordr |