This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Lakota. 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.
Lakhótiyapi
The Lakota Latin alphabet
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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Latin letter |
IPA |
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1 |
A a |
[a] |
| Á á | [aː] | |
| 2 | Ã ã | [ã] |
| 3 | B b | [b] |
| 4 |
C c |
[t͡ʃ] |
| 5 | Ch ch | [t͡ʃʰ] |
| 6 | Cʔ cʔ | [t͡ʃˀ] |
| 7 |
E e |
[e] |
|
É é |
[eː] |
|
| 8 | G g | [g] |
| 9 | Ǧ ǧ | [ʁ] |
| 10 | H h | [h] |
| 11 | I i | [i] |
| Í í | [iː] | |
| 12 | Ĩ ĩ | [ĩ] |
| 13 |
K k |
[k] |
| 14 | Kh kh | [kʰ] |
| 15 | Kx kx | [kˣ] |
| 16 | Kʔ kʔ | [kˀ] |
| 17 | L l | [l] |
| 18 |
M m |
[m] |
| 19 |
N n |
[n] |
| 20 |
O o |
[o] |
| Ó ó | [oː] | |
| 21 | P p | [p] |
| 22 | Ph ph | [pʰ] |
| 23 | Px px | [pˣ] |
| 24 | Pʔ pʔ | [pˀ] |
| 25 |
S s |
[s] |
| 26 | Sʔ sʔ | [sˀ] |
| 27 | Š š | [ʃ] |
| 28 | Šʔ šʔ | [ʃˀ] |
| 29 |
T t |
[t] |
| 30 | Th th | [tʰ] |
| 31 | Tx tx | [tˣ] |
| 32 | Tʔ tʔ | [tˀ] |
| 33 |
U u |
[u] |
| Ú ú | [uː] | |
| 34 | Ũ ũ | [ũ] |
| 35 | W w | [w] |
| 36 | X x | [χ] |
| 37 | Xʔ xʔ | [χˀ] |
| 38 | Y y | [j] |
| 39 | Z z | [z] |
| 40 | Ž ž | [ʒ] |
| 41 | ʔ ʔ | [ʔ] |
| There would not be letters d, f, j, q(u), r, v, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by l, ph, dž, k(w), l, b, respectively. | ||
Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Wičháša na wĩyã otóiyohi iglúhapi na iyéhãyã wówažapi. Txãmáhel slolʔíčʔiyapi na kičhíwičhowepi sʔe kičhíčhuwapi kta héčha.