Arapaho alternative orthography

This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Arapaho. It is now in a very early stage of development, so some changes may occur to it in the future as the creator see fit. For any questions please use the email link below.

Hinónoʔeitíít/Hinónoʼeitíít
The Arapaho alternative orthography

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)

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Proposed letter
Current letter
IPA

1
B b B b [b~p]

2 C c C c [t͡ʃ]

3
E e

E e

[ɛ]

4 Ee ee
Ee ee

[eː]

5 H h H h [h]

6 I i I i [ɪ]

7 Ii ii Ii ii [iː]

8
K k
K k
[k]

9 N n N n [n]

10
O o

O o

[ɔ]

11
Oo oo

Oo oo

[oː]

12
S s
S s
[s]

13
T t
T t
[t]

14 Ť ť 3 [θ]

15 U u U u [ʊ]

16 Uu uu Uː uː [uː]

17 W w W w [w]

18 X x X x [x]

19 Y y Y y [j]

20 ʔ ʔ ʔ ʔ [ʔ]

There would not be letters a, d, f, g, j, l, m, p, q, r, v, z, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by e, t, b, k, c, s, n, b, k, s, b, s, respectively.
High tones are marked by an acute accent (á).

Text example
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#	Proposed letter	Current letter	IPA
1	B b	B b	[b~p]
2	C c	C c	[t͡ʃ]
3	E e	E e	[ɛ]
4	Ee ee	Ee ee	[eː]
5	H h	H h	[h]
6	I i	I i	[ɪ]
7	Ii ii	Ii ii	[iː]
8	K k	K k	[k]
9	N n	N n	[n]
10	O o	O o	[ɔ]
11	Oo oo	Oo oo	[oː]
12	S s	S s	[s]
13	T t	T t	[t]
14	Ť ť	3	[θ]
15	U u	U u	[ʊ]
16	Uu uu	Uː uː	[uː]
17	W w	W w	[w]
18	X x	X x	[x]
19	Y y	Y y	[j]
20	ʔ ʔ	ʔ ʔ	[ʔ]
There would not be letters a, d, f, g, j, l, m, p, q, r, v, z, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by e, t, b, k, c, s, n, b, k, s, b, s, respectively. High tones are marked by an acute accent (á).