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Here is my idea for the alphabet (using Rex's format): Six vowels: a as in fAt e as in bEd (or sAy?) i as in bEEt o as in tOE u as in fOOd h as in About When adjacent to another vowel, "i" makes the Y sound /j/, and "u" makes the W sound /w/. I liked the accented/doubled vowels idea at first, but I don't think Ceqli needs to use so many. As Javier said, the six of Lojban, (if I remember them correctly). His nasal schwa idea sounds interesting as well, but does it work with -ng/-ny-? Consonants: b as in Boy c as in Chew d as in Dog f as in Free g as in Go j as in Joe k as in King p as in Pig s as in See t as in Too v as in Victory w as in meaSure x as in SHoe z as in Zoo Weaks: l as in Love m as in My n as in No r as in Rose q as in haNG y as in caNYon I originally removed H because it was the only consonant that didn't form a voiced/unvoiced pair. If wanted, Y could be instead used for schwa, but that would mean no letter for '-ny-'. Ñ (n-tilde) could be used, but I don't like the aesthetic of the letter, personally. Extra letters: æ (ae ligature) as in fAt ¦ (oe ligature) as in...? one of the vowels from Rex's alphabet, perhaps? <thorn> or tt as in THin <eth> or dd as in THen These might be useful for extra words, or perhaps names. If TH is to be used, I think the Icelandic/Old English letters are the best. And my person favorite letter is the ae ligature, so I had to include it somwhere ;) . This system I think seems less 'forced' than Rex's. Only W for zh and H for schwa are a little odd, but the rest work well. Also, Ceqli stays Ceqli. Hmm, if this alphabet isn't used for Ceqli, I think I'll use it in a language I make myself... -- Alexander Browne | alexbrowne@hidden.email Saint Paul, Minn., U.S.