Shortspeak

Shortspeak for 31edo

scale degree	cents	longname	shortname
0	0	perfect unison	prsu
1	39	greater unison	gosu
2	77	lesser tone	leto
3	116	minor tone	mito
4	155	neutral tone	nuto
5	194	major tone	jato
6	232	greater tone	goto
7	271	lesser third	ledi
8	310	minor third	midi
9	348	neutral third	nudi
10	387	major third	jadi
11	426	greater third	godi
12	465	lesser fourth	lefo
13	503	perfect fourth	prfo
14	542	greater fourth	gofo
15	581	lesser tritone	letr
16	619	greater tritone	gotr
17	658	lesser fifth	lefi
18	697	perfect fifth	prfi
19	735	greater fifth	gofi
20	774	lesser sixth	lexa
21	813	minor sixth	mixa
22	852	neutral sixth	nuxa
23	890	major sixth	jaxa
24	929	greater sixth	goxa
25	968	lesser seventh	levu
26	1006	minor seventh	mivu
27	1045	neutral seventh	nuvu
28	1084	major seventh	javu
29	1123	greater seventh	govu
30	1161	lesser octave	lego
31	1200	perfect octave	prco

Overview

Some explanation: Here I have tried to create a logical, internally consistent way to refer to the various intervals of the microtonal division of the octave into 31 steps (as opposed to the more common 12 steps), 31-tone equal temperament, or 31tET.

Each interval "shortname" I've devised has exactly two simple syllables of two letters to facilitate its easy & speedy utterance. I have taken a set of common names for the intervals already in existence & used them as a jumping-off point. You'll notice I've done away with the words subminor, supermajor, diminished, & augmented in favor of the more consistent lesser & greater. In a system with more notes, those types of distinctions could prove important, but I believe it gets in the way here, so I've simplified.

Below I have listed the two-letter particle words. In each case, at least one prominent letter (often two) of the original word you will find in its particle. You'll notice that I've changed some vowels from the original words. I did this to ensure that the particles sound distinct from one another. I have made sure that all five vowels appear in the suffixes & prefixes. You'll also notice that I've reversed the order of letters from some of the original words. I did this to put each particle in consonant-vowel form, to allow it to function cooperatively with the other particles to aid pronunciation.

Prefixes

le- :: lesser.

mi- :: minor.

nu- :: neutral.

ja- :: major. Note letter reversal. You could pronounce it jah or jay, although I prefer the former.

go- :: greater. I changed the vowel for variety.

pr- :: perfect. Pronounce it like per.

Suffixes

-su :: unison. Note letter reversal.

-to :: tone, as in second.

-di :: third. Note letter reversal.

-fo :: fourth.

-tr :: tritone. Altho it's three letters, tri also works very well, & may sound better to you.

-fi :: fifth. Pronounce like fee.

-xa :: sixth. I changed the vowel for variety.

-vu :: seventh. I changed the vowel for variety.

-co :: octave. Note letter reversal.