Archi Latinisch & Арчи Сириллиш Official Reference Sheet — (2026 Final Edition)
1. Core Principle: One Sound = One Letter
(pishi kao shro govorish, chitaj kako je napisano — write as you speak, read as it is written — rajt az ju spijk, rijd az it iz ritin) (that phrase is a false cognate to Serbian)
Archi Latinisch and Арчи Сириллиш use a strictly phonemic orthography.
This principle is foundational and applies in both scripts.
Core rules
* No silent letters
* No historical spellings
* No ambiguous digraphs
* Spelling always reflects actual pronunciation
* Latin and Cyrillic follow identical phonemic rules
* Digraphs and trigraphs (dzh, ch, sh, zh, zhx, hl, hr, etc.) are single atomic letters, not clusters
Digraph alternatives
* dzh → dž
* ch → č
* sh → š
* These are acceptable but dzh, ch, sh are preferred for clarity and consistency.
Pronunciation checking
If unsure:
* Use Croatian TTS in Bing Translator with dž, č, š
* If Latin j is misread (known bug), use Serbian Cyrillic for accurate TTS
Nasal Diacritic Exception (2026 Reform Addendum)
(NEW — required for French, Portuguese, and nasal loanwords)
Archi Latinisch and Арчи Сириллиш do not normally use diacritics, except č, dž, ž, š.
However, nasal vowels cannot be represented phonemically without diacritics.
Therefore, nasal vowels use rare, mandatory diacritic exceptions:
✔ Allowed nasal vowels (Latin & Cyrillic):
ã, ẽ, ĩ, õ, ũ
These are the only reliable way to represent nasal vowels in Archi. Update: as of today Monday September 28th 2026 all of these are allowed in writing in Archi Latinisch.
❌ Forbidden nasal spellings:
These cannot represent nasal vowels:
* an, en, in, on, un
* eh, e, ae, er, or, ejr
* any vowel + n/m
* any attempt to “imply” nasality
These sequences represent oral vowel + /n/ in Archi, never nasal vowels.
✔ ñ allowed as alternative for nj / ɲ
Because Spanish ñ = /ɲ/ = Archi nj, you may write:
* nj (standard)
* ñ (loanword or stylistic alternative)
Both represent the same phoneme.
✔ ç → s
Archi cannot represent /s̪/ vs /s/ distinction.
French ç always maps to s.
🔴 UPDATED SECTION: Alphabet
Archi Latinisch (native):
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Z
Extended Latin:
Q, X, Y
Used for /q/, /x/, /y/, stylistic forms, and loanwords.
Арчи Сириллиш (updated October‑4‑2026):
А Б Ц Д Е Ф Г Х И Й К Л М Н О П Р С Т У В ԝ Х ў З
New official Cyrillic letters:
ԝ → /w/ (Dedicated Cyrillic /w/)
Қ → /q/ (Dedicated Cyrillic /q/)
ў → /y/ (Recommended Cyrillic equivalent for Latin Y)
х → /x/ (already present)
Important:
в still represents both /v/ and /w/ and remains valid.
ԝ is the dedicated Cyrillic /w/.
ў is the recommended Cyrillic equivalent for Latin Y.
Mixed script remains allowed.
2. Consonant Doubling (Gemination Rule)
Gemination is phonemic, not orthographic.
Doubling is allowed only when the source language has a true geminate.
Doubling allowed when:
* The source language has a real geminate
* Italian: fatto → fattou / фаттоу
* Finnish: kissa → kissa / кисса
* Japanese: Hokkaidō → Hokkaidou / Хоккаидоу
Doubling not allowed when:
* The doubled consonant is orthographic only
* English: stress, miss, boss, pizza → no doubling
Examples
Source Word Archi Latinisch Арчи Сириллиш Notes
stressful stresful стресфул English “ss” not phonemic
pizza pitsa / pica питса / пица “zz/цц” not geminate
Hokkaidō Hokkaidou / Hokkajdou Хоккаидоу / Хоккайдоу true /kk/ geminate
3. Vowel Length
Long vowels are written by doubling:
Latin: aa, ee, ii, oo, uu
Cyrillic: аа, ее, ии, оо, уу
Example:
* juu → йуу
* /juː/ (“you”)
Expressive lengthening is allowed:
* juuuuuuuuu
* shhhhhhh
* шшшшшшшш
These represent duration, not phonemic doubling.
4. Optional Short/Long Variation
Some words naturally appear with either short or long vowels:
* ju / juu
* йу / йуу
Both are valid and phonemically transparent.
5. Expressive Lengthening (Non‑phonemic)
Used for prolonged sounds:
Latin: shhhh, mmmmm, ahhhh
Cyrillic: шшшш, ммммм, ааааа
Represents duration, not gemination.
🔴 UPDATED SECTION: Script Mapping (Latin —> Cyrillic)
Consonants:
j → й
sh → ш
kh, X → х
c, ts → ц or тс
v → в
w → ԝ (preferred) or в (legacy)
Q → Қ
Y → ў (preferred) or Y (mixed script)
Vowels:
a → а
e → е
i → и
o → о
u → у
ju → йу
juu → йуу
Nasal vowels:
ã → ã
ẽ → ẽ
ĩ → ĩ
õ → õ
ũ → ũ
These are rare exceptions and the only way to represent nasal vowels.
🔴 UPDATED SECTION: The В Rule
In Archi Latinisch:
v = /v/
w = /w/
In Арчи Сириллиш:
в = /v/ and /w/ (legacy, still valid)
ԝ = /w/ (new dedicated letter)
Both spellings are correct.
Use ԝ for phonemic clarity.
Use в for traditional or casual writing.
Mixed script w is still allowed.
8. “c” and “ts” for /ts/
Both are valid in Archi Latinisch.
c
* Preferred single‑letter form
* Compact and elegant
* Mirrors Slavic romanization
ts
* More explicit
* Useful for clarity
* Good for complex or international words
Examples:
* sajenc / sajents → сайенц / сайентс
* pica / pitsa → пица / питса
* cunami / tsunami → цунами
Арчи Сириллиш:
* Usually ц, sometimes тс
9. Loanwords
Loanwords are adapted phonemically, not orthographically.
Examples:
* I Love You → Aj Luv Ju → Ай Лув Йу
* Енох → Jenokh → Йенох
* kronik stres → кроник стрес
🔴 UPDATED SECTION: Orthographic Borrowings Allowed
Archi Latinisch allows Q, X, Y for loanwords, stylistic forms, and non‑native phonemes.
Арчи Сириллиш now has official equivalents:
Q → Қ
X → х
Y → ў
🔴 NEW SECTION: Flavour’s Arch Cyrillic Translation System
A real‑time Cyrillic → English translation pipeline now works flawlessly using Serbian Cyrillic input.
Archi’s phonemic system makes Cyrillic ideal for digital translation.
Why it works:
One sound = one letter.
No silent letters.
No vowel reduction.
No ambiguous digraphs.
Known issues:
“из” translates incorrectly → use “ис”.
“angzajeti” becomes “angzayeti” → use “нервиснес”.
Keyboard:
Use Serbian Cyrillic or ЯВЕРТЪ layout.
Recommendation:
Archi Cyrillic is now fully phonemic after the October‑4‑2026 reform and works best for real‑time translation.
11. No Vowel Reduction
Unlike English or Russian:
* a → always /a/
* o → always /o/
* e → always /e/
* No schwa unless written uh / ух
* No stress‑based vowel changes
12. Stress
Stress is never marked.
It follows natural pronunciation and does not affect spelling.
13. Two Scripts, One Language
Archi Latinisch and Арчи Сириллиш are fully interchangeable:
* Same phonemes
* Same rules
* Same words
* Different visual style
Latin distinguishes v/w; Cyrillic merges them.
14. Soft Markers (Palatalization)
Soft markers indicate palatalization or softened consonants.
They are optional, used only when needed for clarity or accuracy.
Latin soft marker: ’
Cyrillic soft marker: ь
Both may also represent /ʔ/.
Usage notes
* Soft markers never replace vowels
* They never create new phonemes
* Not used before j (j already implies palatalization)
* Not used to mark grammar
* Affect consonants only
Examples (Latin)
* n’
* l’
* til’
* gugl.it’
Examples (Cyrillic)
* нь → /nʲ/
* ть → /tʲ/
* дь → /dʲ/
* сь → /sʲ/
* зь → /zʲ/
* кь → /kʲ/
* гь → /gʲ/
When soft markers are recommended
* Transliteration from languages with palatalization
* Avoiding ambiguity (s’ vs sh)
* Preserving phonetic detail in names
* Dialectal or expressive pronunciation
Example:
* Serge’j → Сергꞌей
Optional when
* Softening is predictable
* Word is naturalized
* Softening is weak or stylistic
Not used when
* Before j
* Before i unless clarity requires
* To soften vowels
* To mark grammar
🧩 Archi Phoneme System (2026 Standard — Final Refined Edition with October-4-2026 Updates)
One phoneme = one letter
Archi Latinisch is phonemic, not IPA‑rigid.
Archi Сириллиш mirrors the system exactly (including official post-reform letters ԝ, Қ, ў, and full nasal integration).
Natural vowel drift is expected and part of the language’s design.
🔤 Vowels (with natural drift & fully integrated nasal vowels)
These are phonemic categories, not fixed IPA targets.
Core vowels
* a / а → /a/
* Drift: [a, æ]
* ➕ Additional drift: [a̞], [ã], [aː]
* ã / ã (Latin & Cyrillic) is an official written nasal vowel (mandatory diacritic exception).
* e / е → /e/
* Drift: [e, e̞, ɛ, ʌ]
* ➕ Additional drift: [ẽ], [eː], [ɛː]
* ẽ / ẽ (Latin & Cyrillic) is an official written nasal vowel (mandatory diacritic exception).
* i / и → /i/
* Drift: [i, ɪ]
* ➕ Additional drift: [i̞], [ĩ], [iː]
* ĩ / ĩ (Latin & Cyrillic) is an official written nasal vowel (mandatory diacritic exception).
* o / о → /o/
* Drift: [o, ɔ]
* ➕ Additional drift: [o̞], [õ], [oː]
* õ / õ (Latin & Cyrillic) is an official written nasal vowel (mandatory diacritic exception).
* u / у → /u/
* Drift: [u, ʊ, ʌ]
* If /ʌ/ is difficult, map to a/а or u/у depending on environment.
* ➕ Additional drift: [u̞], [ũ], [uː], [ʊː]
* ũ / ũ (Latin & Cyrillic) is an official written nasal vowel (mandatory diacritic exception).
Special vowels
* ae / ае → /æ/
* ➕ Additional drift: [æ̃], [æː]
* eh / ех → /ɛ/
* ➕ Additional drift: [ɛ̃], [ɛː]
* uh / ух → /ə/ (rare) or /ʌ/ (more common)
* ➕ Additional drift: [ə̞], [ə̃], [ʌ̃], [ʌː]
* er / ер → /er/
* ➕ Additional drift: [eɾ], [ẽr], [eːr]
* or / ор → /or/
* ➕ Additional drift: [oɾ], [õr], [oːr]
* ejr / ейр → /ejr/
* Closest to English “air,” but not identical.
* ➕ Additional drift: [eɪɾ], [eːjɾ], [ɛjɾ]
Diphthongs
* aj / ай → /aj/
* ➕ Additional drift: [aɪ], [æj], [aːj]
* ej / ей → /ej/
* ➕ Additional drift: [eɪ], [eːj], [ɛj]
* oj / ой → /oj/
* ➕ Additional drift: [oɪ], [ɔj], [oːj]
* ou / оу → /ou/
* ➕ Additional drift: [oʊ], [ɔu], [oːu]
* ju / йу → /ju/
* ➕ Additional drift: [jʊ], [juː], [jũ]
* jou / йоу → /joʊ/
* ➕ Additional drift: [jɔʊ], [joːʊ]
* ij / ий → /iː/
* ➕ Additional drift: [iː̃], [iː̞]
🧱 Consonants (Fully updated with October-4-2026 Cyrillic equivalents)
Plosives
* p / п → /p/
* ➕ Drift: [pʰ], [p̪]
* b / б → /b/
* ➕ Drift: [b̞], [b̥]
* t / т → /t/
* ➕ Drift: [t̪], [tʰ]
* d / д → /d/
* ➕ Drift: [d̪], [d̥]
* k / к → /k/
* ➕ Drift: [kʰ], [kʲ]
* g / г → /g/
* ➕ Drift: [g̞], [gʲ]
* q / Қ (Latin q, Cyrillic Қ) → /q/
* Non‑native historically; fully official post‑reform in Арчи Сириллиш (e.g., Qатар / Қатар).
* ➕ Drift: [q̟]
Nasals
* m / м → /m/
* ➕ Drift: [m̟], [mʲ]
* n / н → /n/
* ➕ Drift: [n̪], [nʲ]
* ng / нг → /ŋ/
* ➕ Drift: [ŋ̟], [ŋʲ]
* nj / нй (alt. њ, ñ) → /ɲ/
* Alternative nj/њ/ñ post‑reform.
* ➕ Drift: [ɲ̞]
Fricatives
* f / ф → /f/
* ➕ Drift: [f̪]
* v / в → /v/
* ➕ Drift: [v̞], [v̥]
* th / тх → /θ/
* ➕ Drift: [θ̟]
* dh / дх → /ð/
* If /ð/ is difficult, use z, not dh.
* ➕ Drift: [ð̞]
* s / с → /s/
* ➕ Drift: [s̪], [sʲ]
* z / з → /z/
* ➕ Drift: [z̪], [zʲ]
* sh / ш → /ʃ/
* (alt. š/ш)
* ➕ Drift: [ʃʷ]
* zh / ж → /ʒ/
* (alt. ž/ж)
* ➕ Drift: [ʒʷ]
* zhx / зх → /ʐ/
* ➕ Drift: [ʐ̞]
* h / х → /h/
* ➕ Drift: [h̞]
* kh / х → /x/
* ➕ Drift: [x̠]
* xh / хх → /χ/
* ➕ Drift: [χ̞]
* gh / гх → /ɣ/
* ➕ Drift: [ɣ̞]
* ph / пх → /φ/
* ➕ Drift: [φ̞]
* bh / бх → /β/
* ➕ Drift: [β̞]
Rhotics
* r / р → /r/
* Alveolar trill; drift to [r̞] or [ɾ] allowed.
* ➕ Drift: [r̥], [r̃]
* rh / рх → /ʁ/
* ➕ Drift: [ʁ̞]
* rd / рд → /ɖ/
* ➕ Drift: [ɖ̞]
* rt / рт → /ʈ/
* ➕ Drift: [ʈ̞]
Laterals
* l / л → /l/
* ➕ Drift: [l̪], [lʲ]
* lj / лй (alt. љ) → /ʎ/ or /lj/
* Alternative љ post‑reform.
* ➕ Drift: [ʎ̞]
Glides
* j / й (alt. ј) → /j/
* ➕ Drift: [j̃]
* w / ԝ or в (Latin w, Cyrillic ԝ preferred or legacy в) → /w/
* Allowed in both scripts post‑reform. ԝ is the dedicated Cyrillic /w/.
* ➕ Drift: [w̃]
* hw / хв (alt. хw) → /ʍ/
* ➕ Drift: [ʍ̥]
Affricates
* ts / тс (alt. c in Latin) → /ts/
* ➕ Drift: [t̪s], [tsʲ]
* dz / дз → /dz/
* ➕ Drift: [d̪z], [dz̥]
* ch / ч (alt. č/ч) → /tʃ/
* ➕ Drift: [tʃʲ]
* dzh / дж (alt. dž/џ) → /dʒ/
* ➕ Drift: [dʒʲ]
Lateral fricatives
* hl / хл → /ɬ/
* ➕ Drift: [ɬ̠], [ɬʷ]
Other
* ’ / ь → /ʔ/ or palatalization
* ➕ Drift: [ʔ̞]
* “ / ъ → /ʕ/
* (rare; use ’/ь if unsure)
* ➕ Drift: [ʕ̞]
* hr / хр → /hr/
* ➕ Drift: [h̞r], [hr̥]
* . → /🚫/ (pause marker)
🚫 Phonemes that cannot be represented
These violate Archi phonotactics and have no valid mapping:
* aspirated b + h
* ɮ
* ʒʒ
* dʒdʒ
* ʈʈ
* ʎx
* pictograms / written‑only symbols
* Greek /ɑ/ (closest is a)
* Greek ᾅ, ᾰ
* ʮ (closest is i/и, e.g., oui → /wi/)
* These must be adapted, approximated, or calqued.
❌ Non‑native phonemes / Extended Alphabet
* /c/
* /q/ (now mapped to Қ in Cyrillic)
* /y/ (now mapped to ў in Cyrillic)
* Exist in the extended alphabet and post‑reform official scripts.
✔ Native but mapped phonemes
* /x/ → written kh (Latin) / х (Cyrillic)
* /ts/ → written as c or ts situationally
* /w/ → written w (Latin) / ԝ or в (Cyrillic)
🔥 Why Archi Latinisch is both phonemic and phonetic
Written Archi Latinisch is phonemic
Every letter corresponds to one phoneme.
Spoken Archi Latinisch is phonetic
Sounds drift naturally, like in any real language.
Drift never breaks phonemic identity
This keeps communication stable and predictable.
This is why Archi Latinisch resembles:
* Serbian (stable vowels with drift)
* Spanish (clear phoneme boundaries)
* Finnish (no vowel reduction)
* Esperanto (phonemic spelling)
* Hawaiian (predictable phonotactics)
* rather than English.
🧠 Operational Rules
* Natural vowel drift is required for pronounceability.
* If /ʌ/ is difficult → use a or u.
* If /ð/ is difficult → use z.
* ъ may represent /ʕ/ but is rare; use ’/ь if unsure.
* Digraphs are atomic letters (dzh, ch, sh, zh, zhx, hl, hr).
* Soft markers:
* Latin: ’
* Cyrillic: ь
* Loanwords are adapted phonetically, never orthographically.
* Mixed script allowed post‑2026; Latin preferred.
* No vowel reduction.
* Schwa appears only if written uh / ух.
* Stress is never marked.
🌺 Example: Hawaiian → Archi
Melij Kalijkijmaka / Мелий Калийкиймака
or
Mejri Krismas / Мейри Крисмас
Two valid pronunciations:
* Hawaiian: /meli kalikimaka/
* English: /mɛri krɪsməs/
Archi accepts both because it prioritizes phonemic transparency, not etymology.
🏛️ Etymology of “Archi”
Archi / Арчи ← Greek ἀρχι‑
Meaning:
* chief
* principal
* primary
* leading
False congate to Russian архинский and Archi аршаттен. The name “Archi” is not related to the Archi people or their language.
Archi Latinisch and Арчи Сириллиш are two scripts of one real, distinct, independent spoken and written phonemic language, so there can be false cognates. Archi Latinisch is most greatly influenced by Hellenic and Indo-European languages, but is in its own language family.