All Orthographical information below is sourced directly from the Native Languages of the Americas website. Included are the standard characters for each alphabetical sound, as well as replacement symbols used in varying scholarly texts.
Vowels
Standard Character | Also Used |
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a | |
aa | aꞏ, a꞉ |
e | |
ee | eꞏ, e꞉ |
i | |
ii | iꞏ, i꞉ |
o | |
oo | oꞏ, o꞉ |
u | v |
uu | uꞏ, u꞉ |
Diphthongs
Standard Character | Also Used |
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ay | ai |
ey | ei |
oy | oi |
Consonants
Standard Character | Also Used |
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b | |
ch | č |
chʼ | čʼ, chh, ʼch |
h | j |
j | h, x |
k | c, qu |
kʼ | cʼ, qʼu, quʼ, ʼc |
ky | cy |
l | |
m | |
n | |
ñ | ŋ, nh, ng |
p | |
q | k |
qʼ | kʼ, ʼk |
s | |
t | |
tʼ | |
ts | tz, ¢ |
tsʼ | tzʼ, ¢ʼ, ʼtz |
w | u, hu, v, vu |
x | š, sh |
y | |
ʼ | None, represents a pause sound |
External links[]
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