Here is how the letters in 'aluko are romanized:
| IPA Sound | Strict Romanization | Loose Romanization |
|---|---|---|
[i] |
⟨i⟩ |
⟨i⟩ |
[u] |
⟨u⟩ |
⟨u⟩ |
[ε] |
⟨e⟩ |
⟨e⟩ |
[ɔ] |
⟨o⟩ |
⟨o⟩ |
[ä] |
⟨a⟩ |
⟨a⟩ |
[p] |
⟨p⟩ |
⟨p⟩ |
[b] |
⟨b⟩ |
⟨b⟩ |
[t] |
⟨t⟩ |
⟨t⟩ |
[d] |
⟨d⟩ |
⟨d⟩ |
[k] |
⟨k⟩ |
⟨k⟩ |
[g] |
⟨g⟩ |
⟨g⟩ |
[ʔ] |
⟨'⟩ |
⟨'⟩ |
[m] |
⟨m⟩ |
⟨m⟩ |
[n] |
⟨n⟩ |
⟨n⟩ |
[ɲ] |
⟨ñ⟩ |
⟨nj⟩ |
[f] |
⟨f⟩ |
⟨f⟩ |
[v] |
⟨v⟩ |
⟨v⟩ |
[θ] |
⟨þ⟩ |
⟨th⟩ |
[ð] |
⟨ð⟩ |
⟨dh⟩ |
[s] |
⟨s⟩ |
⟨s⟩ |
[z] |
⟨z⟩ |
⟨z⟩ |
[ç] |
⟨c⟩ |
⟨c⟩ |
[x] |
⟨x⟩ |
⟨x⟩ |
[w] |
⟨w⟩ |
⟨w⟩ |
[r] |
⟨r⟩ |
⟨r⟩ |
[l] |
⟨l⟩ |
⟨l⟩ |
[j] |
⟨j⟩ |
⟨j⟩ |
'aluko distinguishes between long/short vowels, and stressed/unstressed vowels (when a word doesn't follow regular stress patterns). Here's how these are written for the letter ⟨a⟩ (in Strict Romanization):
| Diacritics | Short | Long |
|---|---|---|
| No stress | ⟨a⟩ |
⟨ā⟩ |
| Stress | ⟨á⟩ |
⟨ã⟩ (or ⟨â⟩) |
However, in Loose Romanization, only long vowels are differentiated from their short counterparts, by duplicating the vowel (for example, ⟨a⟩ becomes ⟨aa⟩).
Note: For Diphthongs, the vowel marker goes onto the first vowel.