Abstract
The forty‐one syllable nuclei of Brôu, a Mon‐Khmer language of South Viet Nam, are described and their symbolization in an orthography constructed by the author is presented. The orthography was tested for appropriateness in two ways—(1) primers were written and the teachability of the orthography to non‐literate native speakers was assessed and (2) native speakers literate in Vietnamese were asked to spell Brôu words using cardboard letters. The spelling experiment tested five features of the orthography—the representation of (1) contrasts in vowel length, (2) the relationship of final to medial vowels, (4) offglides as complex or simple nuclei and (5) non‐register onglides as complex or simple. Results indicated that certain revisions in the proposed orthography are called for, particularly in the representation of tense‐register vowels and non‐register onglides.
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