The following is the romanization convention of the Mazt language. Each consonant is treated as the simple syllable combining the consonant with the schwa as demonstrated in the name of the lanuguage Mazt /maːzətə/. The schwa is elided following the phonotatics of the language. If the vowel contains a long vowel then its spelled after the initial consonant. Long Consonants are spelled by doubling the letter. Contracted long consonants are spelled with the an apostrophe ‘ before the consonant — for example tiss vs at’s (alternatively atss).
The schwa is not spelled unless stressed.
The letter h is exclusively used to in the following digraphs but is also used for a handful of function words to demonstrate some underlying morphological grammar.
The letters b, d, and g can be spelled bh, dh, and gh respectfully to demonstratively illistrate the voiced fricatives as opposed to the short voiced stop as the segments are largely mutually exclusive.
The palatal sonorants /ɲ, ʎ/ should be spelled with ņ, ļ respectfully but if you are unable then they can be subsituted with nh and lh.
The digraphs ch, kw, gw, and zh are used to repersent special geminated consonants /ʃː, kːʷ, gːʷ, d͡zː/ which lack a near equivent short counter part.
Some roots may be written containing the letters ṭ ḍ ṣ ẓ which leaves a trace on the stressed schwa as the modern reflex a instead of i/e.
A, a — /aː/ [a]
B, b — /β/ or /b/
Bh, bh is an alternative spelling for /β/
C, c — /t͡s/
Ch, ch — /ʃː/
D, d — /ð/ or /d̪/
Dh, dh is an alternative spelling for /ð/
E, e — [eː] the stressed allophone of schwa
F, f — /f/
G, g — /ɣ/ or /g/
Gh, gh is an alternative spelling for /ɣ/
Gw, gw — /gːʷ/
I, i — /iː/ [i]
H, h is silent and is found in digraphs
J, j — /ʒ/ or /d͡ʒː/
K, k — /k/
Kw, kw — /kːʷ/
L, l — /l/
Ļ, ļ — /ʎ/
Lh, lh is an alternative spelling for /ʎ/
M, m — /m/
N, n — /n̪/
Ņ, ņ — /ɲ/
Nh, nh is an alternative spelling for /ɲ/
Q, q — /ʁ/ or /qː/
R, r — /r/
S, s — /s/
T, t — /t̪/
U, u — /uː/ [u]
W, w — /w/
Y, y — /j/
Z, z — /z/ or /d͡z/
Zh, zh — /d͡zː/
