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Shanghainese syllable table (IPA)

Submitted by Christoph on 21 April, 2010 - 22:58

I've already done a table on Pinyin for Mandarin,and Jyutping and Cantonese Yale for Cantonese. Here's now a table for Shanghainese. As there seems to be no accepted or standard romanisation for the Shanghai Wu dialect, IPA seems to be system at hand.

This table is based on the Wu Phonetics Corpus by Kellen Parker with contributions from Allan Simon.

ɑɑ̃ãɑˀɛəˀənəlɿɤiiɑiɑ̃iɑˀiɤiɔiɪˀinioˀioŋooˀoŋøɔɔˀuuɑ̃uɑuɑˀuɛuəˀuənyynyøyɪˀyəˀ
ɑɑˀɛiiɑˀiɔiɪˀinioˀoˀøɔuɛ
ɦɦɑɦɑ̃ɦɛɦəˀɦənɦəlɦɤɦiɦiɑɦiɑ̃ɦiɑˀɦiɤɦiɔɦiɪˀɦinɦioŋɦoɦoˀɦoŋɦøɦɔɦuɦuɑ̃ɦuɑɦuɑˀɦuɛɦuəˀɦuənɦyɦynɦyøɦyɪˀ
hhɑhɑ̃hɑˀhɛhəˀhɤhohoˀhoŋhøhɔhuhuɑ̃huɑhuɑˀhuɛhuən
ŋŋŋɑŋɑ̃ŋɛŋəˀŋɤŋoŋoˀŋøŋɔŋu
kkɑkɑ̃kɛkəˀkənkɤkokoˀkoŋkøkɔkukuɑ̃kuɑkuɑˀkuɛkuəˀkuən
kʰkʰɑkʰɑ̃kʰɑˀkʰɛkʰəˀkʰənkʰɤkʰokʰoˀkʰoŋkʰøkʰɔkʰukʰuɑ̃kʰuɑkʰuəˀkʰuən
ggɑgɛgəˀgəngoˀgoŋgɔguguɛ
ɲɲiɲiɑ̃ɲiɤɲiɔɲiɪˀɲinɲioŋɲy
ʨʨiʨiɑʨiɑ̃ʨiɑˀʨiɤʨiɔʨiɪˀʨinʨioŋʨyʨynʨyəˀ
ʨʰʨʰiʨʰiɑʨʰiɑ̃ʨʰiɤʨʰiɔʨʰiɪˀʨʰinʨʰyʨʰyəˀ
ʥʥiʥiɑʥiɑ̃ʥiɤʥiɔʥiɪˀʥinʥioŋʥyʥynʥyəˀ
ɕɕiɕiɑɕiɑ̃ɕiɤɕiɔɕiɪˀɕinɕioŋɕynɕyəˀ
ʑʑiʑiɑʑiɑ̃ʑiɤʑin
mm̩mɑmɑ̃mɑˀmɛməˀmənmɤmimiɔmiɪˀminmomoˀmoŋmømɔmu
bbɑbɑ̃bãbɑˀbɛbənbibiɪˀbinboboˀboŋbøbɔbu
ppɑpɑ̃pɑˀpɛpənpipiɪˀpinpopoˀpøpɔpu
pʰpʰɑpʰɑ̃pʰɑˀpʰɛpʰənpʰipʰiɪˀpʰinpʰoˀpʰoŋpʰøpʰɔpʰu
llɑlɑ̃lãlɑˀlɛlənlɤliliɑ̃liɤliɔliɪˀlinloˀloŋlølɔlɔˀlu
nnɑnɑ̃nɑˀnɛnənnonoˀnoŋnønɔnu
ttɑtɑ̃tɑˀtɛtəˀtəntɤtitiɑtiɤtiɔtiɪˀtintoˀtoŋtøtɔtu
tʰtʰɑtʰɑ̃tʰɑˀtʰɛtʰəˀtʰəntʰɤtʰitʰiɔtʰiɪˀtʰintʰoˀtʰoŋtʰøtʰɔtʰu
ddɑdɑ̃dɑˀdɛdəˀdəndɤdidiɔdiɪˀdindoˀdoŋdødɔdu
ʦʦɑ̃ʦɛʦəˀʦənʦɿʦɤʦoʦoŋʦøʦɔʦu
ʦʰʦʰɑʦʰɑ̃ʦʰɛʦʰəˀʦʰənʦʰɿʦʰɤʦʰoʦʰoˀʦʰoŋʦʰøʦʰɔʦʰu
ssɑsɑ̃sɑˀsɛsəˀsənsɿsɤsosoŋsøsɔsu
zzɑzɑ̃zãzɑˀzɛzəˀzənzɿzɤzozoŋzøzɔzu
ffɑ̃fɑˀfɛfənfɤfifoˀfoŋfu
vvɑvɑ̃vɑˀvɛvəˀvənvɤvivoˀvoŋvu

There are surely some errors yet to be fixed. I'm not too happy with the ordering of initials and finals, but I can't work out a good order based on articulation characteristics.
Update:I removed some "duplicate" forms and regrouped initials and finals.

ordering

Submitted by Kellen Parker (not verified) on 22 April, 2010 - 06:11.

I'd put nasalised forms immediately following clear. I suggest something like the following for vowels:
a ã aˀ ɑ ɑ̃ ɑˀ ɛ ə əˀ əŋ ən əl ɤ i ia iɑ iɤ iɔ iaˀ iɑˀ iɑ̃ iɪˀ in ioŋ ioˀ ɿ o oˀ oŋ on ø ɔ ɔˀ u ua uɑ uɑ̃ uɛ uəŋ uɑˀ uəˀ y yŋ yɲ yø yɪˀ yəˀ

For consonants I'd put voiced with voicelss, which you mostly have, and then place each group alphabetically based on the voiced member of the group. ɕ to follow c, ʑ to follow z.

It's more about aesthetics that way but with clear connections to articulation.

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Updated

Submitted by Christoph on 22 April, 2010 - 09:36.

I mostly followed your points. It looks clearer now.

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