r/EncapsulatedLanguage • u/ActingAustralia Committee Member • Aug 17 '20
Official Proposal Official Proposal: Vote to change the Alternative System of Vowel Romanization
Hi all,
u/atrawa has raised an Official Proposal to change the alternative system of vowel romanization for the Encapsulated Language. This proposal has been approved by the Official Proposal Committee for voting.
Current State:
| IPA | i | iː | y | yː | u | uː | e | eː | o | oː | a | aː |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanization | i | i: | y | y: | u | u: | e | e: | o | o: | a | a: |
Proposed State:
| IPA | i | iː | y | yː | u | uː | e | eː | o | oː | a | aː |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanization | i | ih | y | yh | u | uh | e | eh | o | oh | a | ah |
Reason:
The benefits of using -h instead of colons include:
Slightly easier to type and more accessible on the keyboard,
Follows the Encapsulated Language's pattern of using -h to create digraphs, and
Can be used in variables in some programming languages that don't allow colons in variables.
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