6. Word Examples in Some Common World Languages:

6.1 English   

(Standard American pronunciation.)

Red peppers are hot. Green peppers are sweet. I love okra and oranges. I love meat.

Redt pₒepₒrz aar haat. Griin pₒepₒrz aar swiit. Aaɛ lav okraa ᴐndt Ωrɛngiz. Aaɛ lav miit. 

Mary had a little lamb, her fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go. 

MƐri  hᴐdt a  littₒl   lᴐmb,  hqr  fliis  wΩs  waaittₒ  ᴐs  snou. ᴐndt  evriiwer  dh₀ᴐtt_o  MƐri  wentt_o, dh₀q  lᴐmb  wΩz  sh₀uqr  ttₒu  gou.

Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean. And so, betwixt them both, they licked the platter clean. 

ƪᴐk_o  Spₒrᴐttₒ  k_oudt  iittₒ nou  fᴐttₒ,  hiz  waaif  k_oudt  iittₒ no  liin. Ɔndt  sou,  bittₒwik_osttₒ  dh₀em  bouth₀,   dh₀Ɛi  lik_ottₒ  dh₀a  pₒlᴐttₒr  kliin. 

6.2 Mandarin

For the Latin transcription of the four tones of Mandarin, a number, from 1 to 4 is used. In the NAVLIPI transcription, for the four tones, the NAVLIPI tone marks are (in parentheses in green): 1^st tone, high and level (|); 2^nd, rising (⌡);  3^rd, falling-rising (⌠ᴗ); 4^th, low, falling (┌).

Chinese:

玛丽有一只小羊羔,她有一身雪白的毛, 无论玛丽到哪里, 羊羔总是跟着跑.

Latin Transliteration in Mandarin (tone marks as numbers):

Ma3 Li4 You3 Yi1 Zhi1 Xiao3 Yang2 Gao1, Ta1 You3 Yi1 Shen1 Xue3 Bai2 De Mao2, Wu2 Lun4 Ma3 Li4 Dao4 Na3 Li3, Yang2 Gao1 Zong3 Shi4 Gen1 Zhe Pao3.

NAVLIPI Transcription (tone marks in green):

[ Recap of tone marks: 1^st tone, high and level (|); 2^nd, rising (⌡);  3^rd, falling-rising (⌠ᴗ); 4^th, low, falling (┌). ]

maa⌠ᴗ  lii┌  j ou⌠ᴗ  ji|  zh₀i|  ŧh₀iaao⌠ᴗ  jaa~g⌡  gaao|  tt∞aa   jou⌠ᴗ   ji|   sh₀en|  ŧh₀ue⌠ᴗ  b∞aai⌡  dt∞e maao⌡   wuu lun┌  maa⌠ᴗ  lii⌠ᴗ  dt∞aao┌  naa⌠ᴗ  lii⌠ᴗ,  jaa~g⌡ g aao|  zo~g⌠ᴗ  sh₀ii┌  gen|  zh₀e  b∞aao⌠ᴗ

English Translation:

Mary had a little lamb, her fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.

6.3 Hindi

Short sentences:

Hindi in Dewanaagari and Navlipi scripts

उन्होंने प्रधानमंत्री का धन्यवाद किया। 

Unho~nƐ  pradh_oaanmantrii  kaa dh_oanjavwaad kijaa. 

उन्होंने     कहा  कि पहली गोली  भारतीय      सेना  नहीं    चलाएगी, 

Unho~nƐ kaahaa ki pehelii golii  Bh_oaaratiija  sƐnaa nahii~  calaaƐgii,

लेकिन अगर हम  पर  हमला   हुआ  तो गोलियां  गिनी  नहीं   जाएंगी। 

lƐkin agar ham par hamlaa  huaa to golijaa~  ginii  nahii~  ƪaaƐ~gii.

उन्होंने      भारत   को अब तक की सबसे सशक्त  स्थिति  में   लाने   के लिए 

Unho~nƐ   Bh_oaarat  ko ab tak  kii sabsƐ sash₀akt sth_oiti   mƐ~  laanƐ  kƐ  lijƐ 

प्रधानमंत्री का धन्यवाद किया। 

pradh_oaanmantrii  kaa  dh_oanjavwaad kijaa. 

साथ   ही  उन्होंने   इस स्थान   पर  एक  केन्द्र   विकसित  करने की बात  भी   कही। 

Saath_o  hii unho~nƐ  is sth_oaan  par  Ɛk  kƐndrq  vwikasit  karnƐ kii  baat  bh_oii  kahii. 

English meaning

He/She thanked the Prime Minister. He/She said that the first shot would not be fired by the Indian Army, but if there were an attack on us, then the shots would not be counted. He/She thanked the Prime Minister for bringing India to its strongest status thus far. He/She also brought up the issue of developing a center (base) at this location. 

6.4 Spanish (Standard Castellano pronunciation)

(NOTE: It will be noticed that, because Spanish is written most phonetically and closest to the original Latin phonetic transcription, the difference between the Latin and NAVLIPI transcriptions is the smallest among European languages!)

Los científicos han intentado, durante cuatro siglos, entender las propiedades de 

Los sientii’fikos haan intentaado, durraantƐ kwaatrro siiglos, entendƐr las prropiƐdaadƐs dƐ 

esas estructuras, pero solo ahora la tecnología ha permitido arrojar luz, 

Ɛsaas estrrukturraas, pƐrro solo aaorraa laa teknolohii’aa haa perrmitiido arrohaarr lus,

literalmente, sobre el problema. Los científicos  utilizaron un 

litƐrraalmƐntƐ, sobrrƐ el prroblƐmaa. Los sientii’fikos utilisaarron un 

polariscopio de transmisión —un tipo de microscopio que mide la doble refracción

polaarriskopio dƐ traansmisio’n –  un tiipo de miikrroskopio kƐ miidƐ laa doblƐ rrƐfrraaksio’n

en un objeto transparente axisimétrico, como las lágrimas 

en un obheto trraanspaarrentƐ aaksisimƐ’trriko, komo laas  laa’grrimaas    

English meaning

Scientists have tried to understand the properties of these structures for four centuries, but only now has technology allowed them to literally shed light on the problem. Scientists used a transmission polariscope — a type of microscope that measures double refraction on an axisymmetric transparent object, such as tears. 

6.5 Arabic

Original Arabic:

Approximate Latin (bold) and NAVLIPI (italics) Transcriptions (Syrian pronunciation): 

Estaeyaqata eshaabu attawilu alqamati    faejae‘aeten wo kaannau yukmelu 

ᴐ stᴐaak..ataa  esh₀aabu  at..aawilu  alk..amati  fᴐƪᴐ:ᴐten  wo  kaannaau   jukmelu

a’-kherae maetaebaeqae men holmen mozeshen. Alqae nalhraten miinaa ae’shoubeki.

a: axɛrrᴐ   mᴐtᴐbᴐk..ᴐ men  holmen   mozesh₀e~.  Alk..ᴐ  nalh_oraten  miinaa  ᴐᴐ:   sh₀ubeki. 

O kaanaa yaaoumen jaemilaen.  Ashaemsu kaenet saetaataan waa berraaghme 

O kaanaa  jaaoumɛ~  ƪemilᴐn. A sh₀ᴐmsu kᴐnet  sᴐt aa:  taan  waa  berraaƹmɛ mɛ

mean taajaawezehae aloufouq mmmae zaelet  taanluhaa maashaatun burtukaliiaatu 

mɛaan  taaƪaawɛzɛhᴐ aloufouk..  m₀₀mᴐzᴐᴐlet   taa~luhaa  maas  haatun   burrtukaliiaatu

allaawne aalhaafaaraa shuruq.  Taethaeaabae wae taemaataataa.

allaaw  nɛ  alh_oaafaavaa  sh₀uruk.. . Te  th₀ᴐᴐ  aa  bᴐᴐ  wᴐ  tᴐ   maataataa. 

Thuma faetaehae aelnaefelhata, faja’at zoqzoqaetu  al’assaefiire waa. 

Th₀uma  fet  ᴐᴐhᴐᴐ  ᴐlnᴐ   fɛth₀ta,   faƪa:at   zok..zok..ᴐtu  al:assᴐfiirrɛ waa. 

Kae’anna-haa thaay-fuun.  Kalmoaataede fi kolli saabaehii~ aakhaa thae 

Kᴐ:annahaath₀aai  fuu~ .  Kalmoaatᴐdɛ  fi  kolli  saabᴐᴐhe  aaxaa  th₀ᴐ  

weaeae maein faereghiin limalehe miim almiitaekhate fii alkaryate al mujaaweraatea 

wɛ ᴐ:ᴐ  mᴐ:in  fᴐrrɛgiin    limaleɛhɛ   miim  almiitᴐxatɛ  fii  alkarjate  al  muƪaa  we rraatɛa

wa waatea ghadaaraa almaenziilae  ‘muuta’aeteashen liibulughi al biaeri.

wa waatɛa gadaarraa al mᴐnziilᴐ  :muut:ta:ᴐtɛsh₀en  liibulugi  albiᴐri . 

Ta-mnae mulaeqaatea sadiikaetiihe aljaediidaetii.  Allaatii Iltaeqae biinaehae hunaekae  

Ta manᴐ   mulᴐk..ᴐtɛa   sadkiikɛtiihɛ  alƪᴐdiidᴐtii . Allaatii  iltᴐk..ᴐ  biinᴐhᴐ hunᴐkᴐ  

billaemsi.     Sa-ya-kunu yaau-maen jaamii laen lou qaedii mat.

billᴐmsi .   Sa jakunu   jaaumᴐn  ƪaamiilᴐn  lou  k..ᴐdiimat . 

English meaning (translation): 

A man and a woman go out for a walk with their two beautiful children, a girl and a boy, whom they love very much. It is a sunny day. They sit down on the grass below a shady tree. The children play nearby at the bank of a stream. The boy yells. He is hurt. His sister runs to their parents to tell them. She is worried. The parents decide it is time to go home. They gather their belongings, get the children, and head home.

6.6 Tamil

Short phrase example: 

TAMIL:                   தாய் சொல்லை தட்டாதே

NAVLIPI:                    T_oaai sollai t_oaŧŧaat_oe

English translation:  Always heed a mother’s command.