Waynah Alphabet Project

Basic Alphabet (30 letters)

Sound: [a] - / eɪ /

aga - cradle

(as in father)

Sound: [b] - / biː /

bay - grass

(as in boy)

Sound: [d] - / diː /

dama - flour

(as in dog)

Sound: [e] - / iː /

ela - grand duke

(as in bed)

Sound: [f] - / ef /

ford - sea

(as in fine)

Sound: [g] - / dʒiː /

gomash - buffalo

(as in go)

Sound: [h] - / eɪtʃ /

haj - look

(as in hat)

Sound: [i] - / aɪ /

itu - iron

(as in machine)

Sound: [dʒ] - / dʒeɪ /

jijig - meat

(as in adze)

Sound: [k] - / keɪ /

kutam - chicken

(as in kite)

Sound: [l] - / el /

lam - mountain

(as in lamp)

Sound: [m] - / em /

moz - honey

(as in man)

Sound: [n] - / en /

nuy - oak

(as in net)

Sound: [o] - / əʊ /

oram - root

(as in not)

Sound: [p] - / piː /

pen - wall

(as in spin)

Sound: [r] - / ɑː /

rag'u - shed

(as in red)

Sound: [s] - / es /

say - deer

(as in sun)

Sound: [t] - / tiː /

top - hand gun

(as in stop)

Sound: [u] - / juː /

uram - street

(as in put)

Sound: [v] - / viː /

vota - drum

(as in voice)

Sound: [w] - / ˈdʌbəljuː /

wosha - brother

(as in water)

Sound: [j] - / waɪ /

waynah - Chechen

(as in yes)

Sound: [z] - / zed /

zayla - pan

(as in zoo)

Sound: [ja]

yamart - vile

(as in yard)

Sound: [je]

yehk - comb

(as in yes)

Sound: [jo]

yol - hay

(as in yoghurt)

Sound: [ju]

yurg'a - blanket

(as in use)

Sound: [ts]

tsatsa - sieve

(as in cats)

Sound: [tʃ]

cham - taste

(as in church)

Sound: [ʃ]

shovda - source

(as in ship)

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Important: C and X are auxiliary letters and are not used independently in the basic vocabulary, except for loanwords.

Waynah Sounds

Apostrophe

After letter (Abrupt pronunciation)

a’

winter

a''

a''shkal

shovel

ch'

ch'ug

ring

g’alg’a

Ingush

h'o

you

h''

h''oa'

egg

sin

k''

k''a

wheat

o'rsi

Russian

p'elg

finger

t'ara

palm

ts'

ts'azam

strawberry

u'yri

morning

yu'

yu'hk

stump

Additional Phonetic Reference

The alphabet has 30 letters. Seven graphemes — Ya, Ye, Yo, Yu, Ch, Sh, Ts — are treated as single units in this orthography. Their pronunciation is generally familiar to readers used to the Latin alphabet and closely corresponds to the respective Waynah sounds; however, exact pronunciation is determined by the phonological system of the language.

C / c

Not used in basic orthography, except for the grapheme ch.

Q / q

Not used in basic orthography.

X / x

Used only in borrowed words.

The Waynah language includes 14 phonemic sounds:

Fourteen of them are written as modified graphemes: a base letter combined with an apostrophe (’) or ('').

Apostrophe Rule (')

Written after base letters (a’, g’, k’, p’, t’, h’, yu’, ts’, ch’, o’, u’).

Apostrophe Rule ('')

Written after base letters (a'', k'', h'').

Converter: Cyrillic → Latin

Type a word in Cyrillic to get the Waynah Latin form.

Cyrillic input

Latin output

Sounds with apostrophe (a’, g’, k’, p’, t’, yu’, ts’, ch’, o’, u’)

Perceived as more abrupt. Include strong consonant emphasis.

Sound H'

A separate modified guttural sound, does not belong to the ejective series.

Sounds with apostrophe (a'', k'', h'')

Serve as orthographic indicators of a phonemic distinction that must be learned through listening and repetition.

The word "is"

In Waynah, as in English, it means "this/is" and is read as [iz].

Digital Applicability

Keyboard Compatibility

Mobile Simplicity

IT Integration

Accessibility

Learning the Waynah alphabet based on Latin letters offers a double benefit: mastering phonetics and improving English skills.

Project Rationale

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Problem

Currently, we lack a unified writing system, and the language is on the path to extinction. This especially concerns second and third-generation children outside of Russia.

Risk of identity loss.

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Solution

A Waynah alphabet based on English script. This will allow the community to communicate in their native language using a common European basis.

Integration without assimilation.

Key Advantages

English as a base Global communication Ease of teaching children No special symbols Unity of Chechen and Ingush