今天又感觉到时间的存在。5月12日过去了一年，又到了5月12日。

 

事缘是最近电台总是在说一年的今天。思绪又回到了从前。记得当时是一个炎热的下午，当时没有热情，所以就出去躲懒了。正在银行还钱的时候，忽然收到Kitty着急的电话，询问我跟阿Don有没有事。当时有点不耐烦，因为觉得是老板查岗，对付一下就过去了。“灵敏”的我立刻拿出手机，把帐户里面所有的钱都去买了最近在关注的意志医药股。一分钟以后，涨停了。之后还暗自庆幸，没有错过一个赚钱的机会。

 

之后的一两个星期里面，捐了不少钱。为的是维持一个人的形象。大灾面前，怎么能够无动于衷。然后又捐了更多的钱，算起来差不多是自己的半个月工资吧。但在捐的同时还在盘算怎么能够减免一点税务。我真的是“精打细算”啊。之后又发生了更多的事情。包括，我离开了我的第一个雇主。Kitty也就从我的老板变成了我的朋友。在媒体不断地炒作中，我感觉到厌烦。每天看电视、听广播、上网，铺天盖地的都是各类跟地震有关的新闻、评论、杂记是如这般。似乎我看见的都是数字，该死的死、该伤的伤，无辜的人们的绝望的表情，似乎已经见怪不怪。

 

如是这般，好像一切都过去了。仿佛一切就是一个故事。有情节但是没有结局，看了总会让人没劲吧。连时间都没有跟我打一个招呼。因为离开了自己熟悉的雇主，有了更多的东西需要学习、平衡、揣摩、经营，似乎这才是我的全部。至于在远方那些没有被找到的曾经活着的人，与我无关。

 

时间的好处在于他不会失约。总有这样的一天，他会来到你的面前，给你的亲吻，让你感受你该感受的幸福。或者总有那样的一天，他会来到你的面前，拿着能插进你灵魂利剑，让你感受你该感到的痛苦。

 

一年后的今天，他来了。无声无息，让人无法防范。就在收音机的电波中，我崩溃了。不能煽情的说我的脑海里面出现了地震的惨境，不能说我想到了抗震英雄，我仅仅是感觉到自己的悲伤。不是所谓的民族情感，而是那种淡淡的虚无。就在那一刻，我才觉得我自己还是活着。

 

然后蹒跚地把车开到想去的地方，给Kitty发了一个感激短信，有恢复了“正常”。

 

至少要像个人，我能做到吗？

猛然之发现原来是一个宅男。

 

一直以来都觉得自己是一个特别活跃，不能呆在家里的，没想最近也会用宅男这个看似潮流的词语来形容自己。很长时间都没有更新过自己的blog，不知道是不是自己已经变得很懒，还是因为自己已经长大害怕别人知道自己的生活，或者悲哀的说我的生活已经是没有什么值得更大家讲的。

 

不过最近又觉得自己又该有些事情说了。

 

1、我准备去HK做一个纹身。这次是有备而去，提前了4个月预约，约了给多个名人做过的Gabe。Becham、Lebron James、Kobe等等身上都有他的作品。超级期待的说。

 

2、最近忙着做鱼柳、鱼柳包、水煮鱼等等等等，希望有一天真能做出来，也证明我的存在。

 

3、最近要做鱼柳、鱼柳包、水煮鱼等等的原因是，工作需要。WinWin Spirit。

 

4、要狠狠地感谢Kitty。

 

5、感谢Kitty的原因是大家现在都喜欢听我的seminar，都是她的鼓励和培养。

 

6、又有一个过去的同事离开了过去的地方，做了重大的决定总有患得患失的想法。一切都好。

 

7、大韩（屌）结婚了，真是觉得他很幸福。新娘子超可爱的说。特别是倍儿美那段，实在的太动情了。什么时候有个小韩让我们折腾一下。

 

8、去了北京、天津3天，没天没夜。72小时见了7帮朋友，喝了不少酒。发现自己还是想念大家了。什么时候能去北京工作呢？要好好准备一下。

 

9、北京的美女密度比广州高一个数量级以上。不错。什么时候能去北京工作呢？要好好准备一下。

 

10、最近又再次爱上放风筝，不过有只风筝断了线。看来放风筝的哲学是要用实践和时间来体会的。

 

11、其实有几个人还想提一下的，不过任务比较敏感，还是算了。

 

基本汇报完备。

 

鞠躬谢幕。

 

Pan

时间的长度，究竟是怎么丈量的？

 

自小我对时间的观念就不是来源于手表，手表于我来说就是一件装饰品。后来有了手机，手表便没有了意义。天天对着电脑，手机也似乎没有了计时器的功能。

 

也许，对于我来说，几时几分几秒，是没有意义的。

 

时间对于我来说，是回忆的间隔。

 

其实，我对生于南方没有好感。我甚至怨恨我尚在一个没有四季的地方，这让我没有了最基本时间的概念。每天都是差不多的景色。没有了冬天的白雪皑皑，看不见春天的百花盛开。从来不觉得有一雨成秋，也不会觉得落叶的羞涩。日历上的数字一天天过，于我又有何用呢？

 

所以，我第一个时间观念来源是考试，期中考、期末考，然后就是暑假，期中考、期末考，然后就是新年。这样就是一年。那个时候，时间就是用来挥霍的。时间是如此的空泛，以至于我来放假都觉得没劲。睡觉是我唯一的爱好，因为睡着了，时间是过的很快，直到睡到头疼、睡到昏沉、睡到恶心都不肯起床。

 

然后到了中学，考上了大家都羡慕的重点中学。虽然变得忙起来，时间还是如此的空泛。因为时间太少，总要想尽办法浪费时间。打台球、打篮球、打红警，甚至放学不回家路上游荡。追着时间跑，时间是主人，浪费掉时间，我才是主人。因为时间太少，没有功夫关注时间，时间却变得多起来。那是因为时间走过的时候不会跟你打报告。睡觉是我的依靠，因为睡着了，时间是过的很快，直到睡到头疼、睡到昏沉、睡到恶心都不肯起床。

 

转眼间到了大学，考上了一所自己所想象的大学。生活变得充实，因为所有事件都是我的。因为时间太多，总是有太多的事情要做。去了北京，有太多的新鲜事物。离开北京时候，白杨树还是郁郁葱葱。回去的时候，也萧瑟一片。平生的第一次，我认识了时间。原来，它一直在我的身边默默地看着。为了忘记时间，我还是选择了睡觉，直到睡到头疼、睡到昏沉、睡到恶心都不肯起床。

 

有一天，我发现我失去了睡眠，仿佛失去了时间的意义。没有庇护所，我赤裸裸睡在时间眼见下，虽然它还是那么默然，世间的一切于它来说都太习惯太惯。仿佛能看见它的眼睛，却连冰冷都感觉不到。

 

原来，我还是我自己。但，至少我还活着。

 

PS：其实今天是为了写几个时间的，但写的时间长了，便没有了意念。感谢一路走来，有所有ISS和一帮支持我的人。

i was encountered a serious question on how to play an amateurish player?

 

one possible anwser is to play like an amateur.

 

but i personal do not like this idea. i might figured another possible anwser-

 

to educate an amateur to become a professional.

 

this might be difficult, but to me, a sustainable strategy.

疯狂工作了两周以后，我终于迎来了在BEA第一次年假。年假当然是放松一下，这次的目的地是HK，而且目标很潮流——奥运马术。今天没有什么思绪，先来流水账吧。

 

自从上次坐莲花上港快线出行以后，现在爱上坐船去香港，原因是人少、过关快、直接到市中心。

 

出关后只要往上一层楼，直接入住Gateway的Royal Pacific，非常方便。

 

稍事休息，出行。因为上次join了King Parrot的会员，怎么也要讲这800一年的年费赚回来，就用Coupon去吃一送一的自助下午茶。途中经过海港城，溜了一圈。顺便做了以下火炬传递。

 

竟然又看见了在柏林看见的小熊，真可爱。巧合的时候上次我是去看世界杯，这次是去看奥运会。

 

为了保证晚上马术比赛的体力，吃了一顿超级多的下午茶。不过因为一送一，再加上85折，只要102港币就搞定，爽。

 

相约Grace，同去沙田，沿路就很有气氛，也看见了很多的示威。感觉香港的政治生态很诡异。

 

到了比赛场地，当然是一步当先冲进纪念品商店，搜刮了一圈。不过发现后来的OO才是疯狂的根本，进去了十分钟就买了600+的纪念品。我甘拜下风。

 

时间差不多就进场了，又看见了火炬，又去传递了一下。

 

至于马术吧，虽然在英国的时候接触过一下，但是还是没有什么感觉。意外的是，看见了华天，就是那个拿中国国籍的英国人，我不喜欢他。

 

又看见了示威，这次是藏独。在第二天的报纸看见那些人根本连西藏的基本状况都不了解，再次印证了我的看法，香港的示威是因为要示威而示威，无聊无知的人。

 

坐了一个多小时，看了12人的比赛，没什么劲，又怕等到最后人多，就先退场了。

 

回程时随便吃了点鱼旦面。

 

第二天，半早起来，想想该去去透透气。以我这么爱吃的人，当然是要去有吃的地方——西贡。这样说服OO省一顿早点。

 

地铁转小巴，小巴一路飞驰，转眼就到了西贡。因为时间还早，溜了半圈。这个旧时海边的渔村空气的味道，让我想起来威尼斯。心情却比当时烂漫。还发现有很多很可爱的狗狗，下面再说吧。

 

饿了，就找了一家最多人的饭馆的分号享受海鲜餐。食谱有新鲜东星斑、比筷子长的圣子和差不多矿泉水瓶长的濑尿虾。价钱一般，但是新鲜异常，用我当时说的一句话：吃起来很有真实感，好爽。吃起来的样子很踉跄，随便拍了两张照就赶紧开吃。要不就被OO吃光了。

 

吃完饭准备遛完剩下半圈。看见原来有小舢板也在卖海鲜，价钱比档口便宜。还发现了一只大型鱿鱼，得有一个盆那么大，才卖180，为了这些，我要再来一次。本来要回程的，又看见有某某小船可以载去某某小岛，也就去了。

 

去了才知道别有天地。刚才说了狗狗，原来这个外岛有一个自发的狗狗泳滩，人狗比例达到1：1，要是丁丁当当能去就好了。

 

回程的船还要去更远的一个岛接游客，就上了船游船河，太累了就在船上睡了一会儿，海风扑面，舒服极了。

 

车回去到了傍晚，以及第三天的行程就是稍稍购物。遇见厉害的Sales，结果一家店买了男女两套西装、一件风衣还有好多配件，拿了张VIP。这是一个很适合年轻人的正装牌子，大家有需要可以问我要Card#哦，正价85折、Reduction95折。

其实标题没有什么特别的意思，不过看见朋友的签名上一句everyday is last day有感而发，搭搭讪。

 

无聊之际想起了这样的一段话。

Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is mystery, and Today is a gift, that is why we call it PRESENT！

 

老久之前就知道这句话，当时很傻很天真，没有理解这样的一句话。只是觉得这样的一句话很炫很深奥，留着骗骗小朋友，显得自己很厉害。

 

最近看了《功夫熊猫》又看见了。开始觉得这样的一句话有点意思，开始慢慢的思量。

 

原来小朋友才是真正的智人，真正的天真蕴含的巨大的智慧。谁又能真正拥有这样的智慧的呢？又有这样的一首诗：

 

To realize the value of ONE YEAR
ask the student who has failed a class
To realize the value of ONE MONTH
ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby
To realize the value of ONE WEEK
ask the editor of a weekly newspaper
To realize the value of ONE HOUR
ask the lovers who are waiting to meet
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE
ask a person who missed the train 
To realize the value of ONE SECOND
ask a person who just avoided accident
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND
ask the person who won a silver medel in the Olympics
Treasure every moment that you have!
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a gift.
That's why it is called present!!
Show your friends how much you care...

又想起希伯来语里面没有现在式，以致于当耶稣说i am what i am的时候被认为是异端。真有能活在当下的智慧的存在就只有阿爸父吧。

突然有点幽怨。

 

这样的结束，总是让人有点幽怨吧！

 

还有就是听说汇记用了一着七伤拳，让我觉得整个行业都疯了，都病了。这让我着实伤心得很。现在的这个行业，就像十几年前的保险业，为了现在的红火，烧掉自己的招牌当作燃料，sr man还取一种默许的态度。这让我实在受不了。

 

但我又嫩根么做呢？

 

还是好好看着自己的薪水吧！

 

鞠躬谢幕！假面舞会现在还在盛大的疯狂吧！

昨天听某君听说有一个地方，叫做马丘比丘。这个矗立在南美的高峰的“失落”的印加遗址，宛如印加人仰望的天空时的鼻梁，是最接近天空的地方。传说也是天使落入人间的地方。

 

突然间想起2006年加入银行的第一天，某某君用了因为我的名字而用了“落入人间的天使”来介绍我。当时还觉得很不自在。原来这样的一句话是为了在某某时提醒我，已经一年多了。

 

然后，我选择了离开这个地方。

 

重新开始的时候，总是困难重重。但无论如何，还是要继续吧。

算算时间，已经有大半年没有更新过自己的blog了。为什么？因为我懒了。

 

其实应该说从开始工作以来，我的心开始懒惰了。也不能说银行对我不好，其实我很幸运，遇见两个老板都是非常位下属着想的人。但是这一年半的工作，让我懒惰了。上班的每天都有很多邮件要发，大部分是简单的FW出去FYI就可以，另外的要加上自己的comment，最后就是initiate邮件。在TO、CC、BCC的战争中，我迷恋上造出无懈可击的武器。要推敲、要琢磨。先是要确保每个字的用法都是没有错误的，然后想出最能表达自己意思的结构，然后更重要钻研能完美表达自己的感情的语态。既要保证没有能被曲解的用意，又要留给别人想象的空间，还要引导读者跟随我的思路、了解我的姿态。一年半下来的结果是，我变得不会写东西了。就如我上面所写的这一段。

 

然后，在这TO、CC、BCC的战争中，我的心累了。究竟是为了什么，我要追求这些呢，我现在都没有搞懂，不过看见别人在做，我也就做了。有的人做得不好，死掉了，我不希望下一个是我，我开始琢磨。有的人做得“好”，上去了，我又开始往上看。小小的outlook竟然是个名利场。不想衣不蔽体、出尽洋相，光光是穿戴整齐还不行，还有精心打扮。因为稍有不慎，那就将万劫不复。

 

说的那么恐怖，我还是挺了过来，虽然不像有些人能“一飞冲天”，总算能安然过渡。但小小的名利场中打滚的棱角被磨平。过去在自己的地方里大放厥词的我失去了往日的张狂，只剩下堆砌的技巧。

 我还能找到过去的吉纳斯么？

From: gwil@mindspring.com (Gwillim Law)
Newsgroups: sci.lang, rec.radio.amateur.misc, rec.radio.info
Subject: Phonetic alphabets (Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta) (1997/5/1)
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 13:52:41 -0500
Message-ID: <gwil-2305971352410001@user-37kb9hj.dialup.mindspring.com>
X-Server-Date: 23 May 1997 17:42:50 GMT
Summary: phonetic/spelling alphabets for various languages
Keywords: phonetic alphabets

Archive-name: radio/phonetic-alph/full
Posting-Frequency: six weeks
Last-modified: 1997/03/21
URL: http://www.mindspring.com/~gwil/phon.menu.html
Copyright: (c) 1997 Gwillim Law
Maintainer: Gwillim Law 

           Phonetic Alphabets (Alpha Bravo etc)
                        May 1997

There is a widely known alphabet Alpha Bravo ... Yankee Zulu.
Such alphabets are variously known as phonetic/radio/
spelling/telephone alphabets, and the term analogy alphabet
is also used. This collection currently includes alphabets
for the following languages:

     English, French, German, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish,
     Portuguese, Italian, Romansh, Danish, Norwegian,
     Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian,
     Croatian, Serbo-Croat, Romanian, Turkish, Hebrew,
     Russian, Swahili, Kwanyama, Ndonga, Afrikaans,
     Chinese and Esperanto.

This posting supersedes the one of 21 March 1997. There are
two new alphabets:  one Greek and one Turkish.

I have agreed to take over maintenance of this collection
from Brian Kelk.  Any comments or suggested changes may be
sent to me at <gwil@mindspring.com>.

Thanks are due to Mr. Kelk and to the many contributors,
not all of whom are acknowledged below.

In my capacity as the editor of this collection I have no
objection to the further electronic distribution of this
posting in full in circumstances where it is likely to be of
interest, and where a document of this length is acceptable;
in the case of Web pages I ask that care be taken, as it is
easy to mangle something.

There is a brief version of this collection.  I don't intend
to post it to the newsgroups unless I get requests for it.
Both the full and brief versions may be found on the World
Wide Web at:

<http://www.mindspring.com/~gwil/phon.menu.html>

The full version is at a number of other sites, including:

<http://www.columbia.edu/~fuat/cuarc/phonetic.html>

You could also try:

<ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/radio/phonetic-alph/>
<ftp://ftp.cs.ruu.nl/pub/NEWS.ANSWERS/radio/phonetic-alph/>

Editorial comments are in square brackets [].

                               Gwillim Law   gwil@mindspring.com
                               1 May 1997


***** ENGLISH *****

The NATO phonetic alphabet:

Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India
Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo
Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu

[This alphabet dates from about 1955 and is approved by the
 International Civil Aviation Organization, the FAA and the
 International Telecommunication Union; note that different
 bodies prefer different spellings, so one also
 sees: Alfa Juliett Juliette Oskar Viktor]

[The alphabet above is from the Cambridge Encyclopedia of
 Language. An alphabet with Alfa X-ray can be found in The
 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military Terms.
 Alfa Juliett X-ray, which is the ICAO version, appears in
 A Concise Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English
 and also a Langenscheidt dictionary]

[UK police use Indigo(???) instead of India.
 German army handbook 90/91: Alfa Foxtrott Juliett.
 Italian version: Alfa Charly FoxTrot Giuliet Romio Wiskey.
 An Indonesian phrase book: Beta Ultra Volvo Whisky X-ray.
 A precursor of the present alphabet (1952?) had: Alfa Coca
 Metro Nectar Siera Union Whisky Extra]


Phonetics for digits (from an amateur radio FAQ):

  zero one two tree fower fife six seven eight niner

From the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language:

  zero wun too tree fower fife six seven ait niner


'Telecom B':

[Note similarity to Apples Butter Charlie]

Alfred Benjamin Charles David Edward Frederick George Harry
Isaac Jack King London Mary Nellie Oliver Peter Queen Robert
Samuel Tommy Uncle Victor William Xray Yellow Zebra

[Found also in Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian telephone
 directories. An 'analogy alphabet' in a Kenyan directory
 has Charlie and no Y. A Swiss directory: Andrew Charlie
 Lussy Queenie Sugar. French/German vocabulary books: Andrew
 Charlie Lucy Mike Nelly Sugar Xmas. English phrase books
 for Spanish/Italian speakers: Charlie. A 'British English'
 alphabet in a Langenscheidt dictionary: Andrew Charlie Lucy
 Queenie Sugar Xmas]

[Used as an English alphabet by telephone operators in
 Israel]


'British A':

Amsterdam Baltimore Casablanca Denmark Edison Florida
Gallipoli Havana Italia Jerusalem Kilogramme Liverpool
Madagascar New_York Oslo Paris Quebec Roma Santiago Tripoli
Uppsala Valencia Washington Xantippe Yokohama Zurich

[An 'international' alphabet in a Dutch telephone directory
 has: Danemark. A 'French' alphabet in a Hungarian directory
 has: Cassablanka Danemark Que'bec Upsala Zu"rich.
 An 'international' alphabet in a business book for French
 has: Italy Kilogram Zu"rich; the corresponding book for
 German has: Italy Kilogram Xanthippe Zu"rich.
 An 'international' alphabet in a Langenscheidt dictionary:
 Danemark Madagaskar Que'bec Upsala Xanthippe Zu"rich]

[West Berlin telephone directory 1965: Danemark Je'rusalem
 Madagaskar Que'bec Upsala Xanthippe Zu"rich.
 Santa Fe (Argentina) 1955: Dinamarca Habana Jerusale'n
 Kilogramo Nueva_York N~andubay Upsala Wa'shington Xantipo
 Yokoama.
 Azores 1966: Danemark Ita'lia Jerusale'm New-York Que'bec
 Upsala Yokoham]

[Used as a French alphabet by telephone operators in Israel]


Bombay telephone directory 1962 (also a later source):

Army Brother Cinema Doctor English Father Gold Hotel India
Jam King Lady Mother Navy Orange Paper Queen Raja Sister
Table Uncle Victory Water X-ray Yellow Zero


Kenyan and Tanzanian telephone directories 1966:

Africa Bombay Charlie Durban England Freddie George Harry
India Japan Kenya London Mombasa Nairobi Orange Peter Queen
Robert Sugar Tanga Uganda Victory William X-Ray Yellow
Zanzibar


Johannesburg telephone directory 1965:

[Note similarity to Alfred Benjamin]

Arthur Betty Charlie David Edward Frederick George Harry
Isaac Jane Kate Lucy Mary Nellie Olive Peter Queen Robert
Simon Thomas Union Violet William X-Ray York Zero


Malayan telephone directory 1964:

Australia Bombay China Denmark England Fiji Ghana Hongkong
India Japan Kedah London Malacca Norway Osaka Penang
Queensland Russia Singapore Turkey Uganda Victoria Wales
X'Ray Yokohama Zanzibar


Used by police in New York City:

[Note similarity to ARRL and Western Union]

Adam Boy Charlie David Edward Frank George Henry Ida John
King Lincoln Mary Nora Ocean Peter Queen Robert Sam Tom
Union Victor William X-ray Young Zebra

[Variants: Eddie Larry Nancy Thomas Yankee Yellow]


Used by police in Nassau County, Long Island, New York:

Adam Boston Chicago Denver Edward Frank George Henry Ida
John King Lincoln Mary Nancy Ocean Peter Queen Robert Sam
Thomas Union Victor William X-ray Young Zebra


Used by police in San Diego, California:

Adam Boy Charles David Edward Frank George Henry Ida John
King Lincoln Mary Nora Ocean Paul Queen Robert Sam Tom Unit
Victor William Xray Yellow Zebra


Used by police in Hutchinson, Kansas:

Adam Boy Charles David Edward Frank George Henry Ida John
King Lincoln Mary Nora Ocean Paul Q.. Robert Sam Tom Union
Victor William X-ray Yankee Zebra


Alternative phonetics sometimes used unofficially in amateur
radio:

America Boston Canada Denmark England France Germany
Honolulu Japan Kilowatt London Mexico Norway Ontario/Ocean
Pacific Radio Santiago/Spain Tokyo United Victoria
Washington Yokohama Zanzibar

[Also: Amsterdam, Baltimore, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Finland,
 Geneva, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaii, Italy, Kentucky, King,
 Luxembourg, Montreal, Nicaragua, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
 Sweden, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela]


The ARRL (American Radio Relay League) alphabet (1948):

[Note similarity to Western Union and Able Baker]

Adam Baker Charlie David Edward Frank George Henry Ida John
king Lewis Mary Nancy Otto Peter queen Robert Susan Thomas
union Victor William x-ray young zebra

[Nowadays the ARRL endorses the NATO/ICAO/ITU alphabet]


Pre-1954 U.S. Navy Radio Alphabet:

(Communications Handbook, 1945)

[Note similarity to Able Buy Cast]

Able Baker Charlie Dog Easy Fox George How Item Jig King
Love Mike Nan Oboe Peter Queen Roger Sugar Tare Uncle Victor
William X-ray Yoke Zebra

[formerly used by IBM engineers for hex digits and pin
 positions]

"Used by Armed services of USA & GB" (ARRL Handbook, 1945)

Able Baker ... Easy ... Tare ...

Allied Services 1945:

Able Baker ... Edward ... Tape ...

From a book entitled "The Complete Morse Instructor..." (1944):

Able Baker ... Easy ... Tare ...

RAF 1943-56:

Able-Afirm ... Item/Interrogatory ... Jig/Johnny ...
Nab/Negat ... Peter/Prep ...

[In similar alphabets: affirm, cast, hypo, inter, negat,
 option, over, prep]


RAF 1942-43:

Apple Beer Charlie Dog Edward Freddy George Harry In
Jug/Johnny King Love Mother Nuts Orange Peter Queen
Roger/Robert Suga Tommy Uncle Vic William X-ray Yoke/Yorker
Zebra

[cf. aircraft in Dambusters raid: A-Apple B-Baker C-Charlie
 E-Easy F-Freddie G-George H-Harry J-Johnny K-King L-Leather
 (officially L-London) M-Mother N-Nuts O-Orange P-Popsie
 S-Sugar T-Tommy W-Willie Y-York Z-Zebra]


Western Union:

Adams Boston Chicago Denver Easy Frank George Henry Ida John
King Lincoln Mary New_York Ocean Peter Queen Roger Sugar
Thomas Union Victor William X-ray Young Zero


British Army 1927:

Ack Beer Charlie Don Edward Freddy George Harry Ink Johnnie
King London Monkey Nuts Orange Pip Queen Robert Sugar Toc
Uncle Vic William X-ray Yorker Zebra


RAF 1924-42:

Ac Beer Charlie Don Edward Freddie George Harry Ink Johnnie
King London Monkey Nuts Orange Pip Queen Robert Sugar Toc
Uncle Vic William X-ray Yorker Zebra


Royal Navy 1917:

Apples Butter Charlie Duff Edward Freddy George Harry Ink
Johnnie King London Monkey Nuts Orange Pudding Queenie
Robert Sugar Tommy Uncle Vinegar Willie Xerxes Yellow Zebra


U.S. Army 1916:

Able Buy Cast Dock Easy Fox George Have Item Jig King Love
Mike Nap Opal Pup Quack Rush Sail Tape Unit Vice Watch X-ray
Yoke Zed


British forces 1904:

Ack Beer C D E F G H I J K L Emma N O Pip Q R Esses Toc U
Vic W X Y Z

[The OED has a reference for Beer and Emma dated 1891]


***** FRENCH *****

[style: A comme Anatole]

Contributor: Erik Tjong Kim Sang <erikt@let.rug.nl>

anatole bernard c'ecile denise 'emile fran5cois g'erard
henri isidore jean kl'eber louis marcel nicole oscar pierre
quital robert suzanne th'er`ese ursule victor wagon xavier
yvonne zo'e


Contributor: Rudolf Lais <chibm5hp@ibmmail.com>

(Swiss telephone directory 1993)

Anna Berthe Ce'cile Daniel Emile Franc,ois Gustave Henri Ida
Jeanne Kilo Louise Marie Nicolas Olga Paul Quittance Robert
Suzanne The're`se Ulysse Victor William Xavier Yvonne Zurich

[also Geneva directory 1966]


(OUP vocabulary book)

Anatole Berthe Ce'sar De'sire' Euge`ne E'mile Franc,ois
Gaston Henri Irma Joseph Kle'ber Louis Marcel Nicolas Oscar
Pierre Que'bec Robert Suzanne The're`se Ursule Victor
William Xavier Yvonne Zoe'


(Berlitz phrase book)

Anatole Berthe Ce'lestin De'sire' Euge`ne Franc,ois Gaston
Henri Irma Joseph Kle'ber Louis Marcel Nicolas Oscar Pierre
Quintal Raoul Suzanne The're`se Ursule Victor William Xavier
Yvonne Zoe'


Similar alphabets:

Collins vocabulary book:   Bertha
business book:             E'mile
Cassel business book:      Zoe"
BBC business book:         Emile (for e-acute) Nicholas
telephone French book:     Rene'
Collins phrase books:      Victor/Viktor
Pitman business book:      E'mile (for e-acute)
(also Loire-Atlantique telephone directory 1966)


***** GERMAN *****

[style: A wie Anton]
[some alphabets have phonetics for umlauts, ch, sch, ss]

Contributor: Hermann Schumacher <hschu@ebs.e-technik.uni-ulm.de>

(official alphabet for emergency services,
 from "KatS-Dv 810 - Sprechfunkdienst", 1977)

Anton Berta C"asar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Kaufmann Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Samuel Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xanthippe
Ypsilon Zacharias

"Arger  Charlotte  "Okonom  Schule  "Ubermut

[also Langenscheidt Standard German Dictionary 1993
 and West Berlin telephone directory 1965]


Contributor: mrosa@eso.org (Michael Rosa)

Anton Berta Caesar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Karl Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle Richard
Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xanthippe Ypsilon
Zeppelin

A"rger  O"dipus  U"bel

More recent replacements:  Konrad Zacharias


Contributor: Erik Tjong Kim Sang <erikt@let.rug.nl>

anton bertha c"asar dora emil friederich gustav heinrich ida
julius kaufmann ludwig martha nordpol otto paula quelle
richard samuel theodor ulrich viktor wilhelm xanthippe
ypsilon zacharias

"arger  charlotte  "okonom  schule  "ubermut


Contributor: Rudolf Lais <chibm5hp@ibmmail.com>

(Swiss telephone directory 1993)

Anna Bertha Ca"sar Daniel Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Jakob Kaiser Leopold Marie Niklaus Otto Peter Quelle Rosa
Sophie Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xaver Yverdon Zu"rich

[also Geneva directory 1966]


Contributor: Christof A Neumann <neumann@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>

(issued by Deutsche Bundespost)

Anton Bertha Caesar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Jakob Konrad Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle Richard
Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xantippe Ypsilon
Zeppelin

Schule


Contributor: Steve Dunham <dunham@gdl.msu.edu>

Anton Berta Caesar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Johann Kaufmann Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula quer
Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xaver
Ypsilon Zeppelin

Eszett


(OUP vocabulary book)

Anton Berta Ca"sar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Konrad Ludwig Martin Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xanten
Ypsilon Zeppelin

A"rger  O"konom  U"bel


(Collins vocabulary book)

Anton Berta Ca"sar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Jerusalem Kaufmann Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Samuel Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xanthippe
Ypsilon Zacharias


(Cassel business book)

Anton Berta Caesar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Kaufmann Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xanthippe
Ypsilon Zacharias

A"rger  O"konom  Schule  U"bel


(BBC business book)   "standard phone alphabet"

Anton Berta Ca"sar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Kaufmann Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Siegfried/Samuel Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm
Xanthippe Ypsilon Zeppelin/Zacharias

A"rger  Charlotte  O"konom  Schule  U"bermut


(BBC business book)

Anton Berta Ca"sar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Kaufmann Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xanthippe
Ypsilon Zeppelin

A"rger  O"konom  scharfes_s  Schule  U"bermut


(Berlitz phrase book)

Anton Berta Caesar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Kaufmann Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Samuel Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xanthippe
Ypsilon Zacharias

A"rger  Charlotte  O"konom  Schule  U"bel


(Austrian telephone directory)

Anton Berta Ca"sar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Konrad Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xaver
Ypsilon Zu"rich

A"rger  O"sterreich  scharfes_S  Schule  U"bel


(Collins phrase book)

Anton Berta Caesar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Konrad Ludwig Martin Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Victor Wilhelm Xanten
Zeppelin

Eszett


(Vienna telephone directory)

Anton Berta Ca"sar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Konrad Ludwig Martha Norbert Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xaver
Ypsilon Zacharias

A"rger  Christine  O"sterreich  U"bel


(BBC language book)

Anton Berta Ca"sar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida
Julius Kaufmann Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle
Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Victor Wilhelm Xanthippe
Ypsilon Zeppelin


Contributor: Anno Siegel <anno4000@w172zrz.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE>

Arno Borvaselin Coburg-Gotha Doria Ernst Friedrichsroda
Gomorrha Herrenzimmer Ida Jawohl_Odol Kolberg_Ost Leonidas
Motor Nora Oekonom Per_Motorrad Quohnsdorf_bei_Forst
Revolver Sabine Tod Uniform Verbrennungstod Weltnordpol
Xolabaphon York_Yellowstone Zoroaster

oe      Oekonomie
ue      Ueberkonto

[This alphabet provides mnemonics for Morse code: a syllable
 corresponds to a dash if it contains 'o', a dot otherwise.]

For another alphabet of this nature see
<http://scoutnet.ch/archives/books/morse.html>


***** DUTCH *****

[style: A van Anna]

Contributor: Erik Tjong Kim Sang <erikt@let.rug.nl>

anna bernhard cornelis dirk eduard ferdinand gerard hendrik
izaak jan karel lodewijk marie nico otto pieter quotient
rudolf simon teunis utrecht victor willem xantippe
ij: ijmuiden ypsilon zaandam

[Berlitz phrase book: bernard quadraat]


(Collins phrase book)

Amsterdam Bravo Charlie Dirk Edam Freddie goed help Isaac
Jaap kilo lasso moeder Nico Otto paard Quaker Rudolf suiker
tafel uur vogel wind xylofoon Yankee zout


A Morse code mnemonic alphabet can be found at
<http://nl.scout.net/morse/morse-nl.html>


***** FLEMISH *****

Contributor: Erik Tjong Kim Sang <erikt@let.rug.nl>

arthur brussel carolina desire emiel frederik gustaaf
hendrik isidoor jozef kilogram leopold maria napoleon oscar
piano qualite robert sofie telefoon ursula victor waterloo
xavier yvonne zola


***** SPANISH *****

[style: A de Antonio]

(BBC business book, Collins and Berlitz phrase books)

Antonio Barcelona Carmen Chocolate Dolores Enrique Francia
Gerona Historia Ine's Jose' Kilo Lorenzo Llobregat Madrid
Navarra N~on~o Oviedo Pari's Querido Ramo'n Sa'bado
Tarragona Ulises Valencia Washington Xiquena Yegua Zaragoza


Contributor: Paul Driessen <pdr@intis.nl>

(used in ministries in Madrid in the 1960s)

Alicante Bilbao Ca'diz Dinamarca Espan~a Francia Girona
Huelva Italia Jae'n Kilo Lugo LLamar Madrid Navarra Oviedo
Portugal Queso Roma EreDoble Sevilla Toledo U'nico Valencia
UveDoble equis Yugoslavia Zaragoza


(business book)   "The telephonist's alphabet"

Antonio Barcelona Carmen Domingo Espan~a/Enrique Francia
Gerona Historia Italia/i_latina Jose'/Jaen Kilo Le'rida
Llave Madrid Navarra N~ando Oviedo Portugal/Pari's Queso
Ramo'n/Roma Sevilla Tarragona/Toledo Ursula/Ubeda Valencia
Washington Xilofo'n Yegua Zaragoza


(Berlitz phrase book)   [Latin American]

Amalia Beatriz Carmen Domingo Enrique Federico Guatemala
Honduras Ida Jose' Kilo Lima Llave Me'xico Nicaragua N~on~o
Olimpo Pablo Quito Rafael Santiago Teresa Uruguay Venezuela
Washington Xilo'fono Yucata'n Zorro


***** PORTUGUESE *****

[style: A de/como Aviero]

(Berlitz phrase book)

Aveiro Braga Coimbra Dafundo E'vora Faro Guarda Horta
Ita'lia Jose' Kodak Lisboa Maria Nazare' Ovar Porto Queluz
Rossio Setu'bal Tavira Unidade Vidago Waldemar Xavier York
Zulmira

[Azores telephone directory 1966: Braganc,a Kilograma
 Wilson]


(Collins phrase books)

Alexandre Banana/Bastos Carlos Daniel Eduardo Franc,a
Gabriel Holanda Ita'lia Jose' Lisboa Maria Nicolau O'scar
Paris Quarto Ricardo Susana Teresa Ulisses Venezuela Xangai
Zebra


***** ITALIAN *****

[style: A come Ancona]

Contributor: ebuie@sed.csc.com     (Elizabeth Buie)
             ebuie@starlab.csc.com

Ancona, Bologna, Como, Domodossola, Empoli, Firenze, Genova,
Hacca, Imola, Jolly, Kappa, Livorno, Milano, Napoli,
Otranto, Pisa/Palermo, Quartomiglio, Roma, Savona/Siena,
Torino, Udine, Venezia, Wagner, Xilofono, York, Zara


Contributor: Rudolf Lais <chibm5hp@ibmmail.com>

(Swiss telephone directory 1993)

Anna Battista Carlo Davide Ernesto Federico Giovanni acca
Isidoro i_lungo cappa Luigi Maria Nicola Olga Pietro
Quintino Rodolfo Susanna Teresa Umberto Vittorio vu_doppia
ics ipsilon Zurigo

[also Geneva directory 1966]


(Cassel language book)

Ancona Bologna Cagliari Domodossola Empoli Firenze Genova
Hotel Imola Jolly Kappa Londra Milano Napoli Otranto Palermo
Quarto Roma Sondrio Torino Udine Vicenza Vdoppio X
Yugoslavia Zagabria


(Cassel business book)

Ancona Bologna Como Domodossola Empoli Firenze Genova Hotel
Imola I_lunga Kursaal Livorno Milano Napoli Otranto Padova
Quarto Roma Savona Torino Udine Venezia Washington Ics
York/yacht Zara


(BBC language book)

Ancona Bologna Como Domodossola Empoli Firenze Genova Hotel
Imola Jersey Kilo Livorno Milano Napoli Otranto Palermo
Quaderno Roma Savona Torino Udine Venezia Washington ics
York Zurigo


Contributor: Salvatore Innaimi <MC1612@mclink.it>

Ancona Bari Como Domodossola Empoli Firenze Genova Acca
Imola Jolly Cappa Livorno Milano Napoli Otranto Palermo
Quartomiglio Roma Siena Torino Udine Venezia Walter Ics York
Zurigo


(Berlitz phrase book)

Ancona Bari Catania Domodossola Empoli Firenze Genova Hotel
Imperia i_lunga kappa Livorno Milano Napoli Otranto Palermo
cu Roma Sassari Torino Udine Venezia v_doppia ix i_greca
zeta


(Collins phrase book)

Ancona Bari Catania Domodossola Empoli Firenze Genova Hotel
Imperia Livorno Milano Napoli Otranto Palermo quarto Roma
Savona Torino Udine Venezia


(Collins phrase book)

Ancona Bari Como Domodossola Empoli Firenze Genova Hotel
Imola Livorno Milano Napoli Otranto Palermo Quarto Roma
Savona Torino Udine Venezia Zara


(Pitman business book)

Ancona Bologna Como Domodossola Empoli Firenze/Forli` Genova
(acca) Imola (i_lunga) (cappa) Livorno Milano Napoli Otranto
Palermo (cu) Roma Savona Torino Udine Venezia Washington
(ics) (ipsilon) Zara


***** ROMANSH *****

[aka Rumansh]

Contributor: Rudolf Lais <chibm5hp@ibmmail.com>

(Swiss telephone directory)

Anna Berta Carla Dora Emil Flurin Guido Hugo Ida Judit Kilo
Luisa Maria Nesa Otto Paula Quirin Rita Silvia Toni Ursin
Victor Willi Xaver Yvonne Zita


***** DANISH *****

(Berlitz phrase book)

Anna Bernhard Cecilia David Erik Frederik Georg Hans Ida
Johan Karen Ludvig Marie Nikolaj Odin Peter Quintus Rasmus
Soeren Theodor Ulla Viggo William Xerxes Yrsa Zacharias
ae: Aegir  o-slash: Oeresund  a-circle: Aase

[Copenhagen telephone directory: Cecilie Nikolai]


Contributor: "Per K. Nielsen" <pnielsen@centrum.dk>

The Danish military use the following additions to the NATO
alphabet:

Aegir  Oedis  Aase


***** NORWEGIAN *****

Contributor: seem@oslonett.no (Terje Trane)

(telephone directory)

Anna Bernhard Caesar David Edith Fredrik Gustav Harald Ivar
Johan Karin Ludvig Martin Nils Olivia Petter Quintus Rikard
Sigrid Teodor Ulrik Enkel-V Dobbelt-V Xerxes Ynling Zakarias
ae: Aerleg  o-slash: Oern  a-circle: Aase

[Berlitz phrase book: enkelt-V dobbelt-V Yngling Aerlig]
[Oslo directory 1965: enkelt-v Yngling Aerlig Oesten]

[the forms Ynling and Aerleg are considered incorrect]


***** SWEDISH *****

Contributors: simon@dront.nada.kth.se (Simon Tardell)
              Jonas Wallgren <jwc@ida.liu.se>
              m8509@sparc2.abc.se (Thomas Green)

[also used officially in Finland]

Adam, Bertil, Cesar, David, Erik, Filip, Gustav, Helge,
Ivar, Johan, Kalle, Ludvig, Martin, Niklas, Olof, Petter,
Quintus, Rudolf, Sigurd, Tore, Urban, Viktor, Wilhelm,
Xerxes, Yngve, Z{ta, ]ke, [rlig, \sten

where { is a with dots
      ]    A with ring
      [    A with dots
      \    O with dots

Sometimes used: Fredrik, Olle, Rikard

Stockholm police use Kryss (meaning cross) for X.


***** FINNISH *****

Contributors: Jukka Rahkonen <jrahkone@viikki.helsinki.fi>
              Kaita Seikku <spk@proffa.cc.tut.fi>

Aarne Bertta Celsius Daavid Eemeli Faarao Gideon Heikki
Iivari Jussi Kalle Lauri Matti Niilo Otto Paavo Kuu Risto
Sakari Tyyne Urho Vihtori Viski [ks{ Yrj| Tseta ]ke [iti
\ljy

Uppercase   Lowercase
       ]           }     a with circle (Swedish)
       [           {     a with dots
       \           |     o with dots


(Berlitz phrase book)

Anna Bertta Cecilia Daavid Erkki Faarao Gabriel Heikki
Iivari Jaakko Kalle Lauri Mikko Niilo Otto Pekka Quintus
Risto Sakari Tauno Urho Va"ino" kaksin/kertainen_v Xeres
Yrjo" Zeppelin ruotsalainen_o a"iti o"ljy


Morse code:

    .-.-      a-umlaut
    .- -.-    a-circle
    - - -.    o-umlaut


***** CZECH *****

(phrase book)

Adam Boz~ena Cyril David 'Dumbier Emil Frantis~ek Gustav
Helena Ivan Josef Karel Ludvi'k L'ubochn~a Marie Norbert Oto
Petr Quido Rudolf R~ehor~ Svatopluk S~imon Toma's~ T'epla'
Urban Va'clav dvojite'_ve' Xaver ypsilon Zuzana Z~ofie


***** SLOVAK *****

Contributor: Martin Votruba <votruba+@pitt.edu>

(telephone directory)

Adam, Boz~ena, Cyril, C~adca, Da'vid, D~umbier, Emil,
Frantis~ek, Gusta'v, Helena, CHrudim, Ivan, Karol, Ludvi'k,
L~ubochn~a, Ma'ria, Norbert, N~ - Nitra, Oto, Peter, Quido,
Rudolf, Sva"topluk, S~imon, Toma's~, T~ - Tepla', Urban,
Va'clav, W - dvojite' ve', Xaver, Ypsilon, Zuzana, Z~ofia


***** POLISH *****

Contributor: Michal Jankowski <michalj@fuw.edu.pl>

(Warsaw telephone directory)

Adam Barbara Celina Danuta Ewa Franciszek Genowefa Henryk
Irena Jadwiga Karol Leon L/ukasz Maria Natalia Olga Pawel/
Roman Stanisl/aw Tadeusz Urszula Wl/adysl/aw Xantypa Ygrek
Zygmunt


Contributor: Gyo:ngyo:si Jo'zsef <gyongyosi@bpsof.enet.dec.com>

(used by radio hams)

Adam, Bozena, Celina, Dawid, Ewa, Franek, Grazyna, Henryk,
Irena, Janusz, Kilo, Ludwik, Maria, Natalia, Olga, Pawel/,
Quido, Roman, Stefan, Tomasz, Urban, Violeta, Wanda, Xawer,
Y-grek, Zygmunt


(Berlitz phrase book)

Adam Barbara Celina Dorota Ewa Franciszek Grazyna Henryk
Iwona Jan Karol Leon L/ukasz Maria Natalia Olga Piotr Quiz
Roman Stanisl/aw Tadeusz Urszula Violeta Wacl/aw Xymena
Ypsylon Zenon


***** HUNGARIAN *****

(telephone directory)

Andra's Be'la Cecil Do'ra Eleme'r Ferenc Gizella Hajnalka
Istva'n Ja'nos Katalin Luca Ma'tya's Na'ndor Olga Piroska
Queen Ro'bert Sarolta Ti'mea Ubul Vilmos Walter Xe'nia
Ypsilon Zolta'n


Contributor: Gyo:ngyo:si Jo'zsef <gyongyosi@bpsof.enet.dec.com>

(used by radio hams)

Antal, Be'la, Cecil (Ce'za'r), De'nes, Eleme'r, Ferenc,
Ge'za, Hele'n, Ibolya (Imre), Ja'nos, Ka'roly, La'szlo',
Ma'ria, Nelli, Olga, Pe'ter, Kvelle, Ro'bert, Sa'ndor,
Tama's, Ubul, Viktor (Vilmos), dupla-ve' (dupla-Vilmos,
"viszki"), "x-es", "ipszilon" (jenki), Zolta'n


(Berlitz phrase book)

Alada'r A'gota Bala'zs Ceci'lia De'nes Erzse'bet E'va Ferenc
Ga'bor Hele'n Ilona Jo'zsef Ka'roly La'szlo' Mo'nika Na'ndor
Olga O:do:n Pe'ter Ku' Ro'bert Sa'ndor Tivadar Ubul U:ro:m
Vilma duplave' iksz ipszilon Zora'n


***** CROATIAN *****

Contributor: Ivan.Drzanic@gbcon.g-box.fido.hr (Ivan Drzanic)

Adria, Biokovo, Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Europa, Frankopan,
Gospic, Hrvatska, Istra, Jadran, Karlovac, Lika, Mostar,
Novska, Osijek, Pula, Q, Rijeka, Split, Trogir, Ucka,
Vukovar, W, X, Y, Zagreb


***** SERBO-CROAT *****

(phrase book)

Avala Beograd Cetinje C~ac~ak C'uprija Dubrovnik Djakovo
Dz~amija Evropa Foc~a Gorica Hercegovina Istra Jadran Kosovo
Lika Ljubljana Mostar Nis~ Njegos~ Osijek Pirot Rijeka
Skopje S~ibenik Titograd Uros~evac Valjevo Zagreb Z~irovnica
Kvadrat Duplo_V Ipsilon Iks


***** ROMANIAN *****

(phrase book)

Ana Barbu Constantin Dumitru Elena Florea Gheorghe
Haralambie Ion Jiu kilogram Laza~r Maria Nicolae Olga Petre
qu Radu Sandoo Tudor T,ara~ Udrea Vasile dublu_V Xenia
I_grec zaha~r

***** MODERN GREEK *****

(AA phrase book)

Ale'xandros Vasi'lios Geo'rgios Deme'trios Ele'ne Zoe'
Erakle's Theo'doros Ioa'nnes Konstanti'nos Leoni'das
Mene'laos Niko'laos Xenofo'n Odusse'as Perikle's Ro'dos
Sote'rios Timole'on Upsela'ntes Fo'tios Chre'stos Psa'ltes
Ome'ga


***** TURKISH *****

Contributor: Gorkem Cetin <e077245@narwhal.cc.metu.edu.tr>

ankara bursa ceyhan CankIrI denizli edirne fatsa giresun
hopa Isparta izmir jale kayseri lUleburgaz manisa nazilli
ordu OdemiS pazar rize samsun SarkOy trabzon urfa Unye van
yalova zonguldak


(Berlitz phrase book)

adana balIkesir ceyhan Corum diyarbakIr edirne fatsa giresun
hatay Irmak istanbul jandarma kastamonu lUleburgaz manisa
nazilli ordu OdemiS pazar quebek rize samsun trabzon urla
Unye van dubel_v xavier yozgat zonguldak


Contributor: Fuat C. Baran <fuat@columbia.edu>

(1982 diary)   "standard" for telephone

ankara bursa ceyhan Canakkale denizli edirne fatih giresun
hakkAri Ilgaz izmir japonya kayseri lUleburgaz malatya
nevSehir ordu OdemiS polatlI rize sivas Sile trabzon uSak
Unye van yozgat zonguldak


(AA phrase book)

adana bursa cide Canakkale denizli edirne fethiye giresun
hatay Isparta izmir lUleburgaz malatya nevSehir ordu Oren
pamukkale rize sinop Sirvan tokat urfa UskUp van yozgat
zonguldak


***** HEBREW *****

(phrase book)
(phonetics for Roman alphabet)

Affula Binyamina Carmel Dalia Eretz France Gedera Haifa
Israel Jaffa Karkur Lod Moledet Naan Ogen Pardes Queen
Rishon Sefer Tveria Urim Vered Wingate Express Yavniel
Zikhron

[used by telephone operators in Israel]


Contributor: Alon Tal <mtl@netvision.net.il>

Aleph Boaz Gimel David Hagar Vav Ze'ev Hava Tiach Yona
Carmel Lea Moshe Nesher Samekh A'in Pesel Tsipor Korakh Ruth
Shamir Telem


***** RUSSIAN *****

Contributor: tom@systemtechnik.tu-ilmenau.de (Thomas Planke)

Aleksej Boris Vasilij Grigorij Dmitrij Elena Zhenja Zoya
Ivan Ivan_Kratkij Kilowatt Leonid Maria Nikolai Olga Pavel
Roman Sergej Tatjana Uljana Fjodor Hariton Zaplja Chelovek
Shura Schuka Tviordiy_Znak Igrek Miagkiy_Znak Emilija Yuri
Jakow


Contributor: "Oleg.A.Chernozyomov" <victoria@rada1.saratov.su>

(currently used in amateur radio)

Anna Boris Vasiliy Galina Dmitriy Yelena Yozh Zhuk Zinaida
Ivan Ivan_Kratkiy Konstantin Leonid Maria Nikolay Olga Pavel
Roman Sergey Tamara Ul'yana Fyodor Hariton Tsentr Chelovek
Shura Shchyuka Tvyordy_Znak Yery Myagkiy_Znak Ekho Yuliana
Yakov

Variants: Anton Grigoriy Yolka Zhenya Zoya Irina/Igor Yot
Kilowatt Lyubov Mikhail Nadezhda/Nina Oleg Polina Radio
Semyon Tatyana Tsaplya Znak/Iks Igrek Znak/Iks

Used informally: Borya Vasya Grisha Galya Dima Zina Kostya
Kolya Lyonya Lyuba Misha Masha Nadya Pasha Roma Sasha Tanya
Fedya Yulya Yasha

Morse code is as follows:

A  B  W  G  D  E  E  V  Z  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  R  S  T
U  F  H  C  /- - -./- - - -/  Q  X  Y  X  /..-../..- -/.-.-

and the same mapping provides a system of phonetics for
Roman letters (used in parallel with Alpha Bravo). [The
mapping is similar to KOI-7 but not identical]


***** SWAHILI *****

(phrase book)

Aali Bibi Cyprus Daniel Elfu Fiwi Gombe Henry Ida Jinja
Kenya Leso Mtu Nairobi Olga Paul Quebec Robert Sana Tanga
Unga Victor William Xavier Yatima Zanzibar


***** KWANYAMA *****

[South-western Bantu; northern Namibia]

Contributor: jouni@ling.gu.se (Jouni F Maho)

(school book)

Anna Beata Cesilia David Eva Feni Gerson Hosea Immanuel
Johanna Kayosho Lamek Maria Nande Otto Pauli Quini Rauha
Simon Tuuli Ulania Vilho Wilkka Xokulu Yoleni Zola


***** NDONGA *****

[South-western Bantu; northern Namibia]

Contributor: jouni@ling.gu.se (Jouni F Maho)

(school book)

Anna Beata Cesilia David Eva Feni Gerson Hosea Immanuel
Johanna Kayoso Lamek Maria Nande Otto Pauli Quini Rauha
Simon Tuuliki Ulania Vilho Wilika Xerxes Yoleni Zola


***** AFRIKAANS *****

(Johannesburg telephone directory 1965)

Andries Boetie Christo Dawid Eva Fanie Gert Hendrik Isak Jan
Karel Lena Marie Nellie Oom Pieter Queenie Roos Sannie Tom
Unie Venter Willem X-straal Yster Zoeloe


***** CHINESE *****

The Chinese armed forces use the following in connection
with Romanised Mandarin:

Aiya Boli Ciqi Desheng Egu Fuzhuang Geming Heping I: Yifu
J.. Keren Leguan Mofan Nali Ouyang Polang Q.. Riguang
Sixiang Tebie U: Weida V: Wudao W: Wuzhuang X.. Yisheng
Zidian


***** ESPERANTO *****

Contributors: Edmund.Grimley-Evans@cl.cam.ac.uk
              David Lane <DLane@ContactPt.com>

(Yearbook of Universala Esperanto-Asocio 1995)

Asfalto Barbaro Centimetro \^Cefo Doktoro Elemento Fabriko
Gumo \^Girafo Hotelo \^Haoso Insekto Jubileo \^Jurnalo
Kilogramo Legendo Ma\^sino Naturo Oktobro Papero Rekordo
Salato \^Silingo Triumfo Universo Universo-hoko Vulkano
Zinko

[An earlier version had Omnibuso instead of Oktobro]

Non-Esperanto letters:

q = kuo
w = \^germana vo
x = ikso
y = ipsilono

Morse code (approved by UAE and FCC in 1963):

^c  -.-..     ^g  - -.-.    ^h  -.- -.
^j  .- - -.   ^s  ...-.     ~u  ..- -

***** END *****
-- 
Gwillim Law
gwil@mindspring.com