From The Languages of David J. Peterson
The phonology of Common is virtually identical to that of English, Common being essentially a word-replacement cipher of it. The romanization is, similarily, extremely similar to English orthography; words in the romanization are read as if they were English words.
Standard Romanization
| Letter
|
IPA
|
English example
|
Notes
|
| a
|
æ, ei, ə
|
cat, made, sofa
|
|
| air
|
ɛəɹ
|
hair
|
|
| ar(e)
|
ɑɹ
|
hard
|
|
| aw
|
ɑ
|
paw
|
|
| b
|
b
|
bad
|
|
| c
|
k, s
|
coat, cell
|
|
| ch
|
tʃ
|
chip
|
|
| d
|
d
|
dog
|
|
| e
|
ɛ, i
|
bet, cede
|
|
| ear
|
ɛəɹ
|
pear
|
|
| ee
|
i
|
seed
|
|
| eer
|
iəɹ
|
beer
|
|
| ei/ey
|
ei
|
hey
|
|
| er
|
əɹ
|
per
|
|
| f
|
f
|
food
|
|
| g
|
ɡ
|
good
|
|
| h
|
h
|
ham
|
|
| i
|
ɪ, ai
|
sit, site
|
|
| ier
|
ɪəɹ
|
pier
|
|
| ire
|
aiəɹ
|
fire
|
|
| j
|
dʒ
|
joke
|
|
| k
|
k
|
key
|
|
| l
|
l, ɫ
|
left, meddle
|
|
| m
|
m
|
man
|
|
| n
|
n
|
no
|
|
| o
|
ɔ, ou
|
lot, tote
|
|
| oa
|
ou
|
moat
|
|
| oe
|
ou
|
woe
|
|
| oi/oy
|
oi
|
boy
|
|
| oo
|
u
|
mood
|
|
| or(e)
|
oɹ
|
lord
|
|
| ow
|
au
|
cow
|
|
| p
|
p
|
pond
|
|
| r
|
ɹ
|
row
|
|
| s
|
s
|
see
|
|
| sh
|
ʃ
|
sheep
|
|
| t
|
t
|
top
|
|
| tch
|
tʃ
|
hatch
|
|
| th
|
ð, θ
|
this, thin
|
|
| u
|
ʌ, u
|
rut, rude
|
|
| ur
|
əɹ
|
fur
|
|
| v
|
v
|
voice
|
|
| w
|
w
|
wet
|
|
| x
|
ks
|
tax
|
|
| y
|
j, i
|
yawn, happy
|
|
| z
|
z
|
zoo
|
|
Phonetics
Consonants
|
|
Labial
|
Dental
|
Coronal
|
Palatal
|
Velar
|
Glottal
|
| Nasal
|
m |
|
n |
|
|
|
| Plosive
|
voiceless
|
p |
|
t |
tʃ |
k |
|
| voiced
|
b |
|
d |
dʒ |
ɡ |
|
| Fricative
|
voiceless
|
f |
θ |
s |
ʃ |
|
h
|
| voiced
|
v |
ð |
z |
|
|
|
| Approximant
|
w |
|
ɹ |
j |
|
|
| Lateral
|
|
|
l [l ~ ɫ] |
|
|
|
Vowels
Pure vowels
|
|
Front
|
Central
|
Back
|
| Close
|
i, ɪ
|
|
u
|
| Mid
|
ɛ
|
ə, ʌ
|
ɔ
|
| Open
|
æ
|
|
ɑ
|
Rhotic vowels
|
|
Front
|
Central
|
Back
|
| Close
|
|
|
|
| Mid
|
|
əɹ
|
oɹ
|
| Open
|
|
|
ɑɹ
|
Diphthongs
Rhotic diphthongs
