There are two Kristang adraza or alphabets: the Adraza Latina or Letra Latina or Roman / Western alphabet, and the Adraza Skeris or Letra Skeris or Sundaland / Nusantaran alphabet. Kristang is a polynomic language, so there is no preferred standard and widespread orthographic and phonological variation; while the lists here try to create a central unity of ontological meaning and representation for both alphabets, the reader should be aware that there is no real preferred singular standard and no preference for a preferred singular standard, and that people in Melaka, Singapore, Perth and elsewhere all use different variants of these systems to represent the language.
# | Letter form(s) in Adraza Latina | Letter form(s) in Adraza Skeris | Name of the Letter | IPA | Sound in Kristang and in Singapore English |
1 | A, a | ا | adra ادرا | /a/ or /ə/ | ardansa ke ardansa part or assembly |
2 | B, b | ب | bali بالي | /b/ or /v/ | beleza ke bela bee or violin |
3 | C, c / Ch, ch | چ | chisep چيسىڤ | /tʃ/ or /k/ | chumpiang ke cristang chassis or cream |
4 | D, d | د / ض | diama دياما, ضياما | /d/ | diamanti day |
5 | E, e | ى | esmu ىسمو | /e/ or /ɛ/ or /eɪ/ or /ə/ | eresberes ke dibeh ke ke bed or bet or may or assist |
6 | F, f | ف | folga فؤلݢا | /f/ | frimi forget |
7 | G, g | ݢ | graga ݢراݢا | /g/ | gabadu grow |
8 | H, h | ة / ح / ه | hoyis حؤييس, هؤييس | /h/ or /ʔ/ or silent | hotel ke abuah help or uh–oh or <silent> |
9 | I, i | ي | ilra يلرا | /i/ | intrah beat |
10 | J, j | ج | jikeli جيکىلي | /dʒ/ | jenti just |
11 | K, k | ک | keris کىريس | /k/ | kuriozu cute |
12 | L, l | ل | lembri لىمبري | /l/ | lumi leave |
13 | M, m | م | melka مىلکا | /m/ | matra mast |
14 | N, n | ن | nangsa ناڠسا | /n/ | naris nasty |
15 | Ŋ, ŋ / Ng, ng | ڠ | ngurung ڠوروڠ | /ŋ/ | ngua king |
16 | Ɲ, ɲ / Ny, ny | ڽ | nyereh ڽىلىة | /ɲ/ | nyamai new |
17 | O, o | ؤ | osra ؤسرا | /ɔ/ or /o/ or /u/ | otru ke ondi otter or go or boot |
18 | P, p | ڤ | papas ڤاڤاس | /p/ | presta press |
19 | Q, q | ق | quzu قوزو | /q/ or /k/ | yaqah <not in Singapore English> or queen |
20 | R, r | ر | raskul راسکول | /ɹ/ or /r/ or silent | restu red or car |
21 | S, s | س / ص | sinyera سيڽىرا, صيڽىرا | /s/ or /ʃ/ | sabadu silent or slush |
22 | T, t | ت / ط | tisra ,تيسرا طيسرا | /t/ | tezu tight |
23 | U, u | و | ubda وبضا | /u/ | usta ke undi undulating |
24 | V, v | ۏ | viseti ۏيسىتي | /v/ | vinduru victory |
25 | W, w | ڀ | westa ڀىستا | /w/ | wasibera Western |
26 | X, x | ش | xeleng شىلىڠ | /s/ or /ʃ/ or /z/ | xamang slight or shine or zoo |
27 | Y, y | ئ | yunya ئوڽا | /j/ or /i/ | yongga yes or flee |
28 | Z, z | ز / ظ | zamya ,زاميا ظاميا | /z/ | zeniyu zeal |
29 | Ǝ, ə / Ë, ë | إ | əspra إصڤرا | /ə/ or /ʌ/ | ardansa above |
30 | Ж, ж / Zh, zh / Ž, ž | ڞ | жilos ڞيۏي | /ʒ/ | жanyera Zhenghua |
31 | Ξ, ѫ / Ts, ts | ڟ | ѫikavis ڟيکاۏيص | /ts/ | ѫahesa Qing Ming |
32 | Ð, ð / Th, th | ٿ | ðantu ٿانطو | /θ, ð/ | ðalasas Thomson |