This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Greenlandic. 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.
Kalaallisut
The Greenlandic alternative orthography/Den grønlandske alternativ ortografi
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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Proposed letter |
Current letter |
IPA |
1 |
A a |
A a |
[a] |
2 |
G g |
G g |
[ɣ] |
3 |
I i | I i, E e | [i] |
4 |
J j | J j | [j] |
5 |
K k |
K k |
[k] |
6 |
L l | L l | [l] |
ll |
ll |
[ɬ] |
|
7 |
M m |
M m |
[m] |
8 | N n | N n | [n] |
9 |
Ŋ ŋ | Ng ng | [ŋ] |
ŋŋ | Nng nng | [ŋː] | |
10 |
P p |
P p |
[p] |
11 | Q q | Q q | [q] |
12 |
R r |
R r |
[ʁ] |
rn | rn | [ɴ] | |
13 |
S s |
S s |
[s] |
14 |
T t |
T t |
[t] |
15 | U u | U u, O o | [u] |
16 |
V v |
V v |
[v] |
vv | ff | [fː] | |
There would not be letters b, c, d, e, f, h, o, w, x, y, z, æ, ø, å which would be only used in loanwords. |
Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Inuit tamarmik inuŋŋurput nammineersinnaassusiqarlutik assigiimmillu ataqqinassusiqarlutillu pisinnaatitaavviqarlutik. Silaqassusirmik tarnillu naluŋŋissusianik pilirsugaapput, imminnullu iliurvigeqatigiitsariaqaraluarput qataŋŋutigiitsut peqatigiinnerup anersaavani.