Antiguan and Barbudan Creole orthography
- Axarplex Institute
- Feb 3
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 23
The following is an orthography for Antiguan and Barbudan Creole. The Axarplex orthography may be freely used for educational and all other purposes. If <g> appears after the digraph <ng>, the sounds should be represented as <ng> rather than <ngg>. Vowels
IPA | Letter | Creole example | English example |
/i/ | i | aapi | happy |
/iː/ | ee (ë) | Aanteegan an' Baabyuudan/Äntëgan an' Bäbyüdan | bee |
/ɪ/ | i | sik | sick |
/Ɛ/ | e | dem | dress |
/ə/ | a | Baabyuuda | Barbuda |
/uː/ | uu (ü) | Baabyuuda | Barbuda |
/ʊ/ | u | buk | book |
/ɔ/ | o (aw) | toi | toy |
/ɔː/ | oo (aw) | force | |
/ɑ/ | a | Radanda | Redonda |
/ɑː/ | aa (ä) | Aanteega an' Baabyuuda/Äntëga an' Bäbyüda | father |
/æ/ | a | kat | cat |
/o/ | o | ||
/ɒ/ | o | Domineeka | Dominica |
Diphthongs
IPA | Letter | Creole example | English example |
/ia/ & /ie/ | ie | ||
/eɪ/ | ie | kiek | cake |
/ua/ | ow | ||
/aɪ/ | ai | flai | fly |
/oʊ/ | ou | gou | go |
Semi-vowels
IPA | Letter | Creole example | English example |
/w/ | w | waa | war |
/j/ | y | aayu | you |
Consonants
IPA | Letter | Creole example | English example |
/p/ | p | pan | people |
/b/ | b | bex | bet |
/t/ | t | taal | ten |
/k/ | k | kaal | cake |
/g/ | g | gud | good |
/t∫/ | ch | chruk | chat |
/dʒ/ | j | jain | join |
/f/ | f | faa | far |
/v/ | v | ||
/s/ | s | ||
/z/ | z | ||
/∫/ | sh | ||
/ʒ/ | zh | ||
/m/ | m | ||
/n/ | n | ||
/ŋ/ | ng | ||
/l/ | l | ||
/ɹ/ | r | ||
/ks/ | x | bex | vex |
/h/ | h | ||
/d/ | d | ||
/kʃ/ | xh | axhan | |
/c/ | ky (c) | car/kyar | (no English equivalent) |
/ɟ/ | gy | gyal | (no English equivalent) |