Antiguan and Barbudan Creole orthography
- Axarplex Institute
- Feb 3
- 1 min read
Updated: 1 day ago
The following is an orthography for Antiguan and Barbudan Creole. The Axarplex orthography may be freely used for educational purposes. Vowels
IPA | Letter | Creole example | English example |
/i:/ | ee | ||
/ɪ/ | i | ||
/Ɛ/ | e | dem | dress |
/ə/ | a | ||
/u:/ | uu | ||
/ʊ/ | u | ||
/ɔ/ | aw | ||
/ɔ:/ | aw | ||
/a/ | a | ||
/a:/ | aa | Aanteega an' Baabyuuda |
Diphthongs
IPA | Letter | Creole example | English example |
/ia/ & /ie/ | ie | ||
/ua/ | ow | ||
/ai/ | ai | ||
/ou/ | ou |
Semi-vowels
IPA | Letter | Creole example | English example |
/w/ | w | ||
/y/ | y |
Consonants
IPA | Letter | Creole example | English example |
/p/ | p | ||
/b/ | b | ||
/t/ | t | ||
/k/ | k | ||
/g/ | g | ||
/t∫/ | ch | ||
/dʒ/ | j | ||
/f/ | f | ||
/v/ | v | ||
/s/ | s | ||
/z/ | z | ||
/∫/ | sh | ||
/ʒ/ | zh | ||
/m/ | m | ||
/n/ | n | ||
/ŋ/ | ng | ||
/l/ | l | ||
/r/ | r | ||
/ks/ | x | bex | vex |
/h/ | h |