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'''쇼카지 (Syokaji)''' was the primary language spoken in [[Sokojito (nation)|Sokojito]] and [[Sokojiwa (nation)|Sokojiwa]] before the fall of the [[United Siokaji Consortium]]. The language continued to be spoken in the regions inhabited by the Syokaji people, which became part of the nations of [[Bedistan]], [[Commerce Heights]], and [[Lontorica (nation)|Lontorica]]. The Syokaji language has thrived recently in the [[Unified Capitalizt States]], but it was primarily replaced by [[English]] and [[Noterelenda]] in Bedistan after the evacuation to [[Calania]].
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'''쇼카지 (Syokaji)''' was the primary language spoken in [[Sokojito (nation)|Sokojito]] and [[Sokojiwa (nation)|Sokojiwa]] before the fall of the [[United Siokaji Consortium]]. The language continued to be spoken in the regions inhabited by the Syokaji people, which became part of the nations of [[Bedistan]], [[Commerce Heights]], and [[Lontorica (nation)|Lontorica]]. The Syokaji language has thrived recently in the [[Unified Capitalizt States]], but it was primarily replaced by [[English]] and [[Noterelenda]] in Bedistan after the evacuation to [[Calania]] and is mostly used there in personal names.
  
 
The Syokaji language is very similar to the [[Korean]] language spoken in some other nations, but has evolved some important differences, both in the writing system and the sounds used. Many Syokaji words can be understood by Korean speakers, leading some to believe that Syokaji is not a distinct language.
 
The Syokaji language is very similar to the [[Korean]] language spoken in some other nations, but has evolved some important differences, both in the writing system and the sounds used. Many Syokaji words can be understood by Korean speakers, leading some to believe that Syokaji is not a distinct language.
  
 
==Writing system==
 
==Writing system==
Like Korean, Syokaji uses the [[Wikipedia:Hangul|Hangul]] alphabet. The thirty-five ''jamo'' (자모), which function like letters, are formed into syllable blocks, which are then clustered to form words. The ''jamo'' used in Syokaji are listed below, along with their names, pronunciation, and common transliteration:
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Like Korean, Syokaji uses the [[Wikipedia:Hangul|Hangul]] alphabet. The thirty-five ''jamo'' (자모), which function like letters, are formed into syllable blocks, which are then clustered to form words. The ''jamo'' used in Syokaji are listed below, along with their names, pronunciation, and common transliterations:
 
{| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse: collapse"
 
{| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse: collapse"
! class="toccolours" | ''Jamo'' !! class="toccolours" | Name (''transliteration'') !! class="toccolours" | Transliteration !! class="toccolours" | [[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]
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! class="toccolours" | ''Jamo'' !! class="toccolours" | Name (''transliteration'') !! class="toccolours" | Polignino–Mize !! class="toccolours" | Revised Romanization !! class="toccolours" | [[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]
 
|-
 
|-
! class="toccolours" colspan="4" | Consonants
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! class="toccolours" colspan="5" | Consonants
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㄱ || class="toccolours" | 기역 (''giʼyūg'') || class="toccolours" | g || class="toccolours" | /g/
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| class="toccolours" | ㄱ || class="toccolours" | 기역 (''giʼyūg'') || class="toccolours" | g || class="toccolours" | g/k** || class="toccolours" | /g/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㄴ || class="toccolours" | 니은 (''niʼīn'') || class="toccolours" | n || class="toccolours" | /n/
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| class="toccolours" | ㄴ || class="toccolours" | 니은 (''niʼīn'') || class="toccolours" | n || class="toccolours" | n || class="toccolours" | /n/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㄷ || class="toccolours" | 디귿 (''digīd'') || class="toccolours" | d || class="toccolours" | /d/
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| class="toccolours" | ㄷ || class="toccolours" | 디귿 (''digīd'') || class="toccolours" | d || class="toccolours" | d/t** || class="toccolours" | /d/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㄹ || class="toccolours" | 리을 (''liʼīl'') || class="toccolours" | l || class="toccolours" | /l/
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| class="toccolours" | ㄹ || class="toccolours" | 리을 (''liʼīl'') || class="toccolours" | l || class="toccolours" | r/l** || class="toccolours" | /l/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅁ || class="toccolours" | 미음 (''miʼīm'') || class="toccolours" | m || class="toccolours" | /m/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅁ || class="toccolours" | 미음 (''miʼīm'') || class="toccolours" | m || class="toccolours" | m || class="toccolours" | /m/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅂ || class="toccolours" | 비읍 (''biʼīb'') || class="toccolours" | b || class="toccolours" | /b/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅂ || class="toccolours" | 비읍 (''biʼīb'') || class="toccolours" | b || class="toccolours" | b/p** || class="toccolours" | /b/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅅ || class="toccolours" | 시옷 (''siʼos'') || class="toccolours" | s || class="toccolours" | /s/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅅ || class="toccolours" | 시옷 (''siʼos'') || class="toccolours" | s || class="toccolours" | s || class="toccolours" | /s/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅇ || class="toccolours" | 이응 (''ʼiʼīŋ'') || class="toccolours" | ʼ/ŋ || class="toccolours" | /ŋ/*
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| class="toccolours" | ㅇ || class="toccolours" | 이응 (''ʼiʼīŋ'') || class="toccolours" | ʼ/ŋ || class="toccolours" | ng || class="toccolours" | /ŋ/*
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅈ || class="toccolours" | 지읒 (''jiʼīj'') || class="toccolours" | j || class="toccolours" | /ʤ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅈ || class="toccolours" | 지읒 (''jiʼīj'') || class="toccolours" | j || class="toccolours" | j || class="toccolours" | /ʤ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅊ || class="toccolours" | 치읓 (''çiʼīç'') || class="toccolours" | ç || class="toccolours" | /ʧʰ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅊ || class="toccolours" | 치읓 (''çiʼīç'') || class="toccolours" | ç || class="toccolours" | ch || class="toccolours" | /ʧʰ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅋ || class="toccolours" | 키읔 (''kiʼīk'') || class="toccolours" | k || class="toccolours" | /k/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅋ || class="toccolours" | 키읔 (''kiʼīk'') || class="toccolours" | k || class="toccolours" | k || class="toccolours" | /k/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅌ || class="toccolours" | 티읕 (''tiʼīt'') || class="toccolours" | t || class="toccolours" | /tʰ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅌ || class="toccolours" | 티읕 (''tiʼīt'') || class="toccolours" | t || class="toccolours" | t || class="toccolours" | /tʰ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅍ || class="toccolours" | 피읖 (''piʼīp'') || class="toccolours" | p || class="toccolours" | /pʰ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅍ || class="toccolours" | 피읖 (''piʼīp'') || class="toccolours" | p || class="toccolours" | p || class="toccolours" | /pʰ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅎ || class="toccolours" | 히읗 (''hiʼīh'') || class="toccolours" | h || class="toccolours" | /h/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅎ || class="toccolours" | 히읗 (''hiʼīh'') || class="toccolours" | h || class="toccolours" | h || class="toccolours" | /h/
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="4" class="toccolours" | Vowels
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! colspan="5" class="toccolours" | Vowels
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅏ || class="toccolours" | 아 (''ʼa'') || class="toccolours" | a || class="toccolours" | /a/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅏ || class="toccolours" | 아 (''ʼa'') || class="toccolours" | a || class="toccolours" | a || class="toccolours" | /a/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅐ || class="toccolours" | 애 (''ʼā'') || class="toccolours" | ā || class="toccolours" | /æ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅐ || class="toccolours" | 애 (''ʼā'') || class="toccolours" | ā || class="toccolours" | ae || class="toccolours" | /æ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅑ || class="toccolours" | 야 (''ʼya'') || class="toccolours" | ya || class="toccolours" | /ja/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅑ || class="toccolours" | 야 (''ʼya'') || class="toccolours" | ya || class="toccolours" | ya || class="toccolours" | /ja/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅒ || class="toccolours" | 얘 (''ʼyā'') || class="toccolours" | yā || class="toccolours" | /jæ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅒ || class="toccolours" | 얘 (''ʼyā'') || class="toccolours" | yā || class="toccolours" | yae || class="toccolours" | /jæ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅓ || class="toccolours" | 어 (''ʼū'') || class="toccolours" | ū || class="toccolours" | /ʌ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅓ || class="toccolours" | 어 (''ʼū'') || class="toccolours" | ū || class="toccolours" | eo || class="toccolours" | /ʌ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅔ || class="toccolours" | 에 (''ʼe'') || class="toccolours" | e || class="toccolours" | /e/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅔ || class="toccolours" | 에 (''ʼe'') || class="toccolours" | e || class="toccolours" | e || class="toccolours" | /e/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅕ || class="toccolours" | 여 (''ʼyū'') || class="toccolours" | yū || class="toccolours" | /jʌ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅕ || class="toccolours" | 여 (''ʼyū'') || class="toccolours" | yū || class="toccolours" | yeo || class="toccolours" | /jʌ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅖ || class="toccolours" | 예 (''ʼye'') || class="toccolours" | ye || class="toccolours" | /je/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅖ || class="toccolours" | 예 (''ʼye'') || class="toccolours" | ye || class="toccolours" | ye || class="toccolours" | /je/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅗ || class="toccolours" | 오 (''ʼo'') || class="toccolours" | o || class="toccolours" | /o/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅗ || class="toccolours" | 오 (''ʼo'') || class="toccolours" | o || class="toccolours" | o || class="toccolours" | /o/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅘ || class="toccolours" | 와 (''ʼwa'') || class="toccolours" | wa || class="toccolours" | /wa/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅘ || class="toccolours" | 와 (''ʼwa'') || class="toccolours" | wa || class="toccolours" | wa || class="toccolours" | /wa/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅙ || class="toccolours" | 왜 (''ʼwā'') || class="toccolours" | wā || class="toccolours" | /wæ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅙ || class="toccolours" | 왜 (''ʼwā'') || class="toccolours" | wā || class="toccolours" | wae || class="toccolours" | /wæ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅛ || class="toccolours" | 요 (''ʼyo'') || class="toccolours" | yo || class="toccolours" | /jo/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅛ || class="toccolours" | 요 (''ʼyo'') || class="toccolours" | yo || class="toccolours" | yo || class="toccolours" | /jo/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅜ || class="toccolours" | 우 (''ʼu'') || class="toccolours" | u || class="toccolours" | /u/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅜ || class="toccolours" | 우 (''ʼu'') || class="toccolours" | u || class="toccolours" | u || class="toccolours" | /u/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅝ || class="toccolours" | 워 (''ʼwū'') || class="toccolours" | wū || class="toccolours" | /wʌ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅝ || class="toccolours" | 워 (''ʼwū'') || class="toccolours" | wū || class="toccolours" | wo || class="toccolours" | /wʌ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅞ || class="toccolours" | 웨 (''ʼwe'') || class="toccolours" | we || class="toccolours" | /we/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅞ || class="toccolours" | 웨 (''ʼwe'') || class="toccolours" | we || class="toccolours" | we || class="toccolours" | /we/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅟ || class="toccolours" | 위 (''ʼwi'') || class="toccolours" | wi || class="toccolours" | /wi/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅟ || class="toccolours" | 위 (''ʼwi'') || class="toccolours" | wi || class="toccolours" | wi || class="toccolours" | /wi/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅠ || class="toccolours" | 유 (''ʼyu'') || class="toccolours" | yu || class="toccolours" | /ju/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅠ || class="toccolours" | 유 (''ʼyu'') || class="toccolours" | yu || class="toccolours" | yu || class="toccolours" | /ju/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅡ || class="toccolours" | 으 (''ʼī'') || class="toccolours" | ī || class="toccolours" | /ɪ/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅡ || class="toccolours" | 으 (''ʼī'') || class="toccolours" | ī || class="toccolours" | eu || class="toccolours" | /ɪ/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅢ || class="toccolours" | 의 (''ʼyi'') || class="toccolours" | yi || class="toccolours" | /ji/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅢ || class="toccolours" | 의 (''ʼyi'') || class="toccolours" | yi || class="toccolours" | ui || class="toccolours" | /ji/
 
|-
 
|-
| class="toccolours" | ㅣ || class="toccolours" | 이 (''ʼi'') || class="toccolours" | i || class="toccolours" | /i/
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| class="toccolours" | ㅣ || class="toccolours" | 이 (''ʼi'') || class="toccolours" | i || class="toccolours" | i || class="toccolours" | /i/
 
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> The ''jamo'' ㅇ is not pronounced at the beginning of a syllable. It is transliterated as ''ʼ'' at the beginning of the syllable, and as ''ŋ'' at the end of a syllable.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> The ''jamo'' ㅇ is not pronounced at the beginning of a syllable. It is transliterated (Polignino–Mize) as ''ʼ'' at the beginning of the syllable, and as ''ŋ'' at the end of a syllable.<br/>
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<nowiki>**</nowiki> These are transliterated as ''g'', ''d'', ''r'', and ''b'', respectively, when followed by a vowel and as ''k'', ''t'', ''l'', and ''p'' otherwise.
  
 
==Transliteration==
 
==Transliteration==
The primary method for transliteration of Syokaji is the Polignino–Mize Romanization, which uses a single letter for each ''jamo'' (with the exception of some vowel diphtongs, represented as ''w'' or ''y'' followed by another letter). While it provides a lossless transliteration, some of its features are misinterpreted by English speakers with no knowledge of the system. According to a recent study, the most problematic letters are ''ç'' and the vowels with macrons. A variant of the Polignino–Mize system transliterates ㅊ as ''ch'' and uses macrons for ㅏ, ㅣ, and ㅜ instead of the macrons used in Polignino–Mize.
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There are two primary methods for transliteration of Syokaji.  The Polignino–Mize Romanization, which uses a single letter for each ''jamo'' (with the exception of some vowel diphtongs, represented as ''w'' or ''y'' followed by another letter), is the method most commonly used in the [[Unified Capitalizt States]]. While it provides a lossless transliteration, some of its features are misinterpreted by English speakers with no knowledge of the system. According to a recent study, the most problematic letters are ''ç'' and the vowels with macrons. A variant of the Polignino–Mize system transliterates ㅊ as ''ch'' and uses macrons for ㅏ, ㅣ, and ㅜ instead of the macrons used in Polignino–Mize.
  
The [[Wikipedia:Revised Romanization of Korean|Revised Romanization of Korean]] was also a common transliteration method for Syokaji, but has fallen out of favor in the last two decades.
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The [[Wikipedia:Revised Romanization of Korean|Revised Romanization of Korean]] was the first common transliteration method for Syokaji.  After falling out of favor for several decades, it is making a resurgence in [[Bedistan]] and is now used frequently there.
  
 
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쇼카지 (Syokaji)
Spoken in Bedistan, Lontorika, Unified Capitalizt States
Total speakers Approximately 3 billion
Genetic classification Unclassified, derivative of Korean
Official status
Official language of 소코지토 (Sokojito) state in the Unified Capitalizt States, 로렛투 (Lolestu) and 린숰 (Linsuk) provinces in Bedistan
Regulated by none
Top 3 nations
Unified Capitalizt States 2 034 821 057
Bedistan 793 294 069
Lontorika 18 406 871

쇼카지 (Syokaji) was the primary language spoken in Sokojito and Sokojiwa before the fall of the United Siokaji Consortium. The language continued to be spoken in the regions inhabited by the Syokaji people, which became part of the nations of Bedistan, Commerce Heights, and Lontorica. The Syokaji language has thrived recently in the Unified Capitalizt States, but it was primarily replaced by English and Noterelenda in Bedistan after the evacuation to Calania and is mostly used there in personal names.

The Syokaji language is very similar to the Korean language spoken in some other nations, but has evolved some important differences, both in the writing system and the sounds used. Many Syokaji words can be understood by Korean speakers, leading some to believe that Syokaji is not a distinct language.

Writing system

Like Korean, Syokaji uses the Hangul alphabet. The thirty-five jamo (자모), which function like letters, are formed into syllable blocks, which are then clustered to form words. The jamo used in Syokaji are listed below, along with their names, pronunciation, and common transliterations:

Jamo Name (transliteration) Polignino–Mize Revised Romanization IPA
Consonants
기역 (giʼyūg) g g/k** /g/
니은 (niʼīn) n n /n/
디귿 (digīd) d d/t** /d/
리을 (liʼīl) l r/l** /l/
미음 (miʼīm) m m /m/
비읍 (biʼīb) b b/p** /b/
시옷 (siʼos) s s /s/
이응 (ʼiʼīŋ) ʼ/ŋ ng /ŋ/*
지읒 (jiʼīj) j j /ʤ/
치읓 (çiʼīç) ç ch /ʧʰ/
키읔 (kiʼīk) k k /k/
티읕 (tiʼīt) t t /tʰ/
피읖 (piʼīp) p p /pʰ/
히읗 (hiʼīh) h h /h/
Vowels
아 (ʼa) a a /a/
애 (ʼā) ā ae /æ/
야 (ʼya) ya ya /ja/
얘 (ʼyā) yae /jæ/
어 (ʼū) ū eo /ʌ/
에 (ʼe) e e /e/
여 (ʼyū) yeo /jʌ/
예 (ʼye) ye ye /je/
오 (ʼo) o o /o/
와 (ʼwa) wa wa /wa/
왜 (ʼwā) wae /wæ/
요 (ʼyo) yo yo /jo/
우 (ʼu) u u /u/
워 (ʼwū) wo /wʌ/
웨 (ʼwe) we we /we/
위 (ʼwi) wi wi /wi/
유 (ʼyu) yu yu /ju/
으 (ʼī) ī eu /ɪ/
의 (ʼyi) yi ui /ji/
이 (ʼi) i i /i/

* The jamo ㅇ is not pronounced at the beginning of a syllable. It is transliterated (Polignino–Mize) as ʼ at the beginning of the syllable, and as ŋ at the end of a syllable.
** These are transliterated as g, d, r, and b, respectively, when followed by a vowel and as k, t, l, and p otherwise.

Transliteration

There are two primary methods for transliteration of Syokaji. The Polignino–Mize Romanization, which uses a single letter for each jamo (with the exception of some vowel diphtongs, represented as w or y followed by another letter), is the method most commonly used in the Unified Capitalizt States. While it provides a lossless transliteration, some of its features are misinterpreted by English speakers with no knowledge of the system. According to a recent study, the most problematic letters are ç and the vowels with macrons. A variant of the Polignino–Mize system transliterates ㅊ as ch and uses macrons for ㅏ, ㅣ, and ㅜ instead of the macrons used in Polignino–Mize.

The Revised Romanization of Korean was the first common transliteration method for Syokaji. After falling out of favor for several decades, it is making a resurgence in Bedistan and is now used frequently there.


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