NAVLIPI

• (Borrowed from Greek): Ω as in English ball;
• (Borrowed from Greek): ε as in English hey; ƞ (as in English inch- palatal nasal).
• ɔ (inverted–c, as in English Jack); ƪ (inverted-j, as in English Jack).
• ŧ and đ (for Hindi ट and ड, which are, respectively the unvoiced and voiced retroflex plosives).
• ր (for Hindi ण , retroflex nasal).
• q, as in English nature; contrast to a (as in English but) and aa (as in English father. (This is the schwa of Western phonetics.)
• (New letters):
  • ȓ (for Dewanaagari ऋ, vocalic r-sound);
  • ⱡ (Tamil ழ, common Latin transcription zh, lateral, jaw-forward approximant or semivowel);
  • Ƹ This letter has not yet been assigned; kept as reserve for now.

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