This is the simplest possible way to express 43 sounds with 26 letters. It is consistent, so it quickly becomes intuitive for new learners. It is designed to blend with traditional English.
abdef ghijk lmnop qrstu vwyz 24 letters keep their original soft sound.
C is interchangeable with k and is used with h for the ch sound but should never be used for the s sound.
Q represents qu, qw, & kw.
X replaces cs, ks, cks, & kes in words like talks (tox) and blocks (blox)
aa is the long a sound as in make (maak)
ee is the long e sound as in easy (eezee) (eezy)
ii or I are the long i sound as in find (fiind)
oh is a long o sound as in over (ohvr)
oo is another long o sound as in soon (soon)
uh is the vowel in book and look (buhk) (luhk)
uu is the long yoo sound as in view (vuu)
ch is the ch sound as in much.
oi or oy are the sound in point or boy.
ar is the ar sound as in part.
or is the or sound as in court (cort), war (wor)
air is the air sound as in prayer (prair), marriage (mairij)
ou the ou sound in about (ubout) or town (toun)
sh is the sh sound as in she (shee)
th is the th sound as in the or thin.
wh is the wh sound as in what (whut)
zh is the zh sound in measure (mezhr)
| learn | lrn |
| said | sed |
| word | wrd |
| water | wotr |
| daughter | dotr |
| walk | wok |
| apple | apl |
| circle | srcl |
| guess | ges |
| above | ubuv |
| brought | brot |
| friend | frend |
| certain | srtn |
| judge | juj |
| phlegm | flem |
| honest | onust |
| across | ucros |
| the | thu |
All unstressed vowels have the u sound so we should spell them that way. Some are little more than a grunt but are best represented by u. This is the greatest single help in spelling and in pronunciation.
Psychology and psychological are examples of pronunciation made simpler.
In siicolujy, the first (o) is stressed and the second (o) is unstressed.
In siiculojucl, the first (o) is unstressed and the second is stressed.
Compare these words. Pronunciation is easier with intuitive spelling.
| dramatic | drumatic |
| general | jenrul |
| indicate | inducaat |
| person | prsun |
| committee | cumitee |
| senate | senut |
The last 3 letters in indicate & senate are the same but they are pronounced differently, and Qikit Liit shows the difference. New learners cherish consistency.
We keep c & k, ee & y, oi & oy, ii & I, as they are shown in traditional spelling. This will ease the learning and reading of traditional spelling in later schooling. ii represents the long i vowel and I is a standalone word.
