X̌aʔislakʔala-Kwakʔwala
The Haisla-Kwak'wala Latin alphabet
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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Proposed letter |
IPA |
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1 |
A a |
[a] |
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2 |
B b |
[b] |
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3 |
C c |
[t͡s] |
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4 |
Cʔ cʔ |
[t͡sʼ] |
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5 |
D d | [d] |
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6 |
Dł dł | [d͡ɮ] |
| 7 | E e | [e] |
| 8 | Ə ə | [ə] |
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9 |
G g | [gʲ] |
| 10 | Gw gw | [gʷ] |
| 11 | Ƣ ƣ | [ɢ] |
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12 |
Ƣw ƣw | [ɢʷ] |
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13 |
H h | [h] |
| 14 | I i | [i] |
| 15 | J j | [d͡z] |
| 16 |
K k |
[kʲ] |
| 17 |
Kw kw |
[kʷ] |
| 18 |
Kʔ kʔ |
[kʲʼ] |
| 19 |
Kʔw kʔw |
[kʷʼ] |
| 20 | L l | [l] |
| 21 | Lʔ lʔ | [lˀ] |
| 22 | Ł ł | [ɬ] |
| 23 |
M m |
[m] |
| 24 | Mʔ mʔ |
[mˀ] |
| 25 |
N n |
[n] |
| 26 | Nʔ nʔ |
[nˀ] |
| 27 | O o | [o] |
| 28 | P p | [p] |
| 29 | Pʔ pʔ | [pʼ] |
| 30 | Q q | [q] |
| 31 | Qw qw |
[qʷ] |
| 32 | Qʔ qʔ | [qʼ] |
| 33 | Qʔw qʔw |
[qʷʼ] |
| 34 |
S s |
[s] |
| 35 |
T t |
[t] |
| 36 | Tʔ tʔ |
[tʼ] |
| 37 | Tl tl |
[t͡ɬ] |
| 38 | Tłʔ tłʔ |
[t͡ɬʼ] |
| 39 |
U u |
[u] |
| 40 | W w | [w] |
| 41 | Wʔ wʔ |
[wˀ] |
| 42 | X x | [xʲ] |
| 43 | Xw xw |
[xʷ] |
| 44 | X̌ x̌ | [χ] |
| 45 | X̌w x̌w |
[χʷ] |
| 46 | Y y | [j] |
| 47 | Yʔ yʔ |
[jˀ] |
| 48 | ʔ ʔ | [ʔ] |
| There would not be letters f, r, v, z, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by p, l, b, s, respectively. | ||
Text example
Baxwbakwalanusiwa
Wa qi nuʔymmasintła, qi ƣaʔƣapnds. Qʔiʔpʔnxʔidi nuʔsntłasi ƣi wiʔsms ƣaʔƣapnnds du qi ƣnmʔs ƣaʔƣapnds. Wa lids geyʔaxcʔyaʔsads hs Baʔxwbakwalanusiwaklawadsx̌i la qids ƣyaʔlayadsx̌i, ƣwiksukwlaʔsasi gi msla qn laʔqyamasisi nʔokws bgwaʔnm. Hideʔ Baʔxwbakwalanusiwaklasugiładssi la qids Gaʔlayads Bgwaʔnmx̌i. Lanugwanuʔsathinʔutła hs qik... nis qʔał nuʔymmnds hs qi maʔkokws ƣaʔƣapnds.
Knight Inlet
Ləʔmaənʔs ƣwagwixsʔalał lax̌ ƣwixʔidaʔasʔwəłsən gukwəlutida Daʔnaxdaʔx̌w lax̌ Jawadi, le qʔiqʔeqəlasa loła ʔyexwəx̌sa loł tʔəpʔidux̌da hestalisex̌ ʔwiʔla. We ƣwałəlʔmis qʔotłəlax̌s hiłilaʔmetł, le gukwilida Jawadalalistła. Mukwi sasəmas. Ləm om didaʔləmsis gukwəlut waʔokwəx̌s le ʔləqasa tłʔiqʔa lax̌is Juxwəmsƣəm, quʔla tʔəpʔidtł. Wəyuqʔwəsida waʔokw he ƣwixʔidtłi. Ləm qʔotłəli Jawadalalisax̌ gənʔs giƣadex. “Giʔyi”, nik x̌anʔs giƣəmaʔyi.