In spelling mode, it's just a layout that is easier to write with intuitively, the way you talk. You press the two consonants of each syllable, and the suggested vowels (and corresponding words) come up. There are only five letters in each of the five rows, easily pressed with one of four fingers. After
getting used to it, its like moving the tongue in your mouth, and much faster than spelling.
In phoneme mode, it's a keyboard for writing things as they sound. The words are then translated into English, You can easily correct the interpretation since each key corresponds with an alphabetic letter, but, hopefully, writing words is more intuitive and therefore faster and easier.
Here is proposed version 1:
(plosive ..................... blowing)
(voicing: no yes .. yes .. yes no)
(Teeth) S Z .. .. H .. .. .. J, SH
(Tongue): T D . . . N . . . . DH TH
(Lips): .. P B. . . . M. . . . . V F
(Palate) K G .. ,, L ,, ,, ,, GR, XH
And the vowel keyboard: (for the left hand)
e
...y
a ..uh.. o
....w
The vowel keyboard is explained below.
If you want to write: Why did the fox jump over the road
You write:
way DD DHa FaKS DJuhMP oVR DH Rowd
The intelligent translator understands that you did not mean Why dead the fox... or why dad the fox.If there are questions it marks them with an underline and puts them in all capital so you should notice and correct or approve.
The vowel keyboard is used as follows:
[e] Eh (bed)
| .. .. \
(bad). [ei] (may)
| .. .. .. \
| .. .. ..[i] Y (me)
| .. .. .. / .. .. .. \
| .. [ai] (my) .::..(boy)
| .. ../ .. .. .. .. .. .. \
[a] Ah .. .. .. .. .. .. [o] O ..
.. .. \ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. /
.. .. [au] (out) .:: .. [ou] (no)
.. .. .. .. [u] W (boot)
Y: Ahy (my) .. .. .. Ahu (our).. :W