Cheyenne alternative orthography

This is a proposed orthography that is meant to be used for writing of Cheyenne. 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.

Cėhésenėscestȯce/Tsėhésenėstsestȯtse
The Cheyenne alternative orthography

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

#

Proposed letter

Current letter

IPA

1

A a

A a

[a]

2
Aa aa Aa aa [aː]

3

C c
Ts ts
[t͡s]

4

E e

E e

[e]

5
Ee ee Ee ee [eː]

6
H h H h, X x [h~x]

7
K k

K k

[k]

8
M m

M m

[m]

9

N n

N n

[n]

10
O o

O o

[o]

11 Oo oo Oo oo [oː]

12
P p P p [p]

13

S s

S s

[s]

14
T t

T t

[t]

15 V v V v [v]

16 W w W w [w]

17 X x Š š, X x [ʃ~x]

18 Y y Y y [j]

19 ʔ ʔ ʼ [ʔ]

There would not be letters b, d, f, g, i, j, l, q, r, u, z, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by p, t, p, k, c, l, p, ks, s, respectively.
Like the current orthography, high tones are marked with an accute accent (ˊ), low tones are unmarked, mid tones with a marcon (ˉ), raised high tones with a circumflex (ˆ), voiceless vowels with a dot above (˙).

Text example
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#	Proposed letter	Current letter	IPA
1	A a	A a	[a]
2	Aa aa	Aa aa	[aː]
3	C c	Ts ts	[t͡s]
4	E e	E e	[e]
5	Ee ee	Ee ee	[eː]
6	H h	H h, X x	[h~x]
7	K k	K k	[k]
8	M m	M m	[m]
9	N n	N n	[n]
10	O o	O o	[o]
11	Oo oo	Oo oo	[oː]
12	P p	P p	[p]
13	S s	S s	[s]
14	T t	T t	[t]
15	V v	V v	[v]
16	W w	W w	[w]
17	X x	Š š, X x	[ʃ~x]
18	Y y	Y y	[j]
19	ʔ ʔ	ʼ	[ʔ]
There would not be letters b, d, f, g, i, j, l, q, r, u, z, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by p, t, p, k, c, l, p, ks, s, respectively. Like the current orthography, high tones are marked with an accute accent (ˊ), low tones are unmarked, mid tones with a marcon (ˉ), raised high tones with a circumflex (ˆ), voiceless vowels with a dot above (˙).