This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Chocktaw. 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.

Cahta/Chahta
The Chocktaw alternative orthography

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

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Proposed letter

 Current letter

IPA

1

A a

V v

[ʌ~ə~a]
2 Ā ā A a [aː]
3 Ã ã A_ a_ [ãː]
4 B b B b [b]
5

C c

 Ch ch

[t͡ʃ]
6 F f F f [f]
7 H h H h [h]
8 I i I i [ɪ~i]
9 Ī ī E e [iː]
10 Ĩ ĩ I_ i_ [ĩː]
11

K k

 K k

[k]
12 L l L l [l]
13 Ł ł Lh lh [ɬ]
14 M m M m [m]
15 N n N n [n]
16

O o

U u

[ʊ~o]
17

Ō ō

O o

[oː]
18 Õ õ O_ o_ [õː]
19 P p P p [p]
20

S s

 S s

[s]
21

T t

 T t

[t]
22 W w W w [w]
23 X x Sh sh [ʃ]
24 Y y Y y [j]
There would not be letters d, e, g, j, q, r, u, v, z, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by t, i, k, c, k, l, o, f, s, respectively.

Text example
 Article I Choctaw Declaration of Rights

HHāttāk yakā kīya hōkottō yākōhmit itibācofāt hiīli kot, nān ixt imāiołpiīsā ātōkmot itilāwāxkī; yōhmi hã hāttāk nānā hōhkiā, kīyakmot kānōhmi hōhkiā ōklā mōmā nānā ixt āim āiołpiīsā, micā ixt āimāiołtōbā hī āimā kã kānōhmi bānō hōx ixt ik imāiołpiīsō kāxkī. Āmbā mõmā kot nãnā ixt imācakmā cĩ hō taksoli hōkmākāxkī.

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