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 However, in recent years, some internet users have, through [[w:Hypercorrection|hypercorrection]], started orthographically distinguishing the two meanings by capitalising ''bemeh'' "Bemé" as ''Bemeh'' or in some cases ''BEMEH'', as is common in many indigenous languages of the Poccasins. However, this is generally considered non-standard.
 ==Orthography==
+{|
+|-
+| valign="top" |
+{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
+! colspan=4 | Consonants
+|-
+! Bemé orthography !! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
+|-
+| b || [[w:Voiced bilabial plosive|b]] || '''b'''emeh || '''b'''ow
+|-
+| d || [[w:Voiced alveolar plosive|d]] || '''d'''an || '''d'''one
+|-
+| g || [[w:Voiced velar plosive|g]] || '''g'''ud || '''g'''ood
+|-
+| gr || gɹ~d͡ʒɹ || a'''gr'''ow || '''gr'''ill or '''dr'''ink
+|-
+| rowspan=2 | h || [[w:Voiceless glottal fricative|h]] || (initial) '''h'''ampo || '''h'''am
+|-
+| [[w:Glottal stop|ʔ]] || (medial) ji'''h'''ad || uh'''-'''oh
+|-
+| j || [[w:Voiced postalveolar affricate|d͡ʒ]] || '''j'''amis || '''j'''eans
+|-
+| k || [[w:Voiceless velar plosive|k]] || '''k'''aneh || '''k'''ing
+|-
+| kr || kɹ~tɹ~t͡ʃɹ || '''kr'''iyal || '''kr'''ill or '''tr'''ee
+|-
+| l || [[w:Voiced alveolar lateral approximant|l]] || ko'''l'''o || '''l'''id
+|-
+| m || [[w:Voiced bilabial nasal|m]] || '''m'''adeh || '''m'''other
+|-
+| n || [[w:Voiced alveolar nasal|n]] || '''n'''a'''n''' || '''n'''ice
+|-
+| ng || [[w:Voiced velar nasal|ŋ]] || kri'''ng''' || swimmi'''ng'''
+|-
+| p || [[w:Voiceless bilabial plosive|p]] || dan '''p'''ini || s'''p'''in
+|-
+| r || [[w:Voiced alveolar approximant|ɹ]] || '''r'''idem || '''rh'''ythm
+|-
+| s || [[w:Voiceless alveolar sibilant|s]] ||  '''s'''ebi'''s''' || '''s'''ervi'''c'''e
+|-
+| t || [[w:Voiceless alveolar plosive|t]] || '''t'''itrink || '''t'''ea
+|-
+| w || [[w:Voiced labial-velar approximant|w]] || '''w'''an || '''w'''ant
+|-
+| y || [[w:Voiced palatal approximant|j]] || '''y'''u || '''y'''ou
+|-
+| z || [[w:Voiced alveolar sibilant|z]] || ma'''z'''ik || '''z'''oo
+|}
+| valign="top" |
+{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
+! colspan=4 | Vowels
+|-
+! Bemé orthography !! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
+|-
+| a || [[w:Open central unrounded vowel|a]] || j'''a'''mis || tr'''a'''p
+|-
+| e || [[w:Close-mid front unrounded vowel|e]] || b'''e'''meh || m'''a'''y
+|-
+| eh || [[w:Open-mid front unrounded vowel|ɛ]] || bem'''eh''' || b'''e'''d
+|-
+| i || [[w:Close front unrounded vowel|i]] || b'''i''' || '''ea'''t
+|-
+| o || [[w:Close-mid back rounded vowel|o]] || k'''o'''l'''o''' || y'''aw'''n
+|-
+| u || [[w:Near-close near-back rounded vowel|u]] || y'''u''' || h'''oo''k
+|}
+|}
 ==Phonology==
 ===Consonants===