Stˀátˀimxǝc/Sƛˀáƛˀimxǝc/Stˀátˀimcets
The Lillooet alternative orthography
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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Proposed letter |
Bouchard letter | Lillooet Council letter |
IPA |
1 |
A a |
A a | A a |
[a] |
2 | A̠ a̠ | Ao ao | Ạ ạ | [a̠] |
3 |
C c |
Ts ts |
C c |
[t͡ʃ] |
4 | C̠ c̠ | T_s̱ ṯs̱ | C̣ c̣ | [t͡ʃ̠] |
5 |
Cˀ cˀ |
Tsˀ tsˀ |
Cˀ cˀ |
[t͡sˀ] |
6 |
E e | I i | I i | [e] |
7 | Ẹ ẹ | Ii ii | Ị ị | [e̠] |
8 | Ə ə | E e | Ə ə | [ə] |
9 | Ə̠ ə̠ | V v | Ə. ə. | [ə̠] |
10 | G g | G g | ʕ ʕ | [ʕ] |
11 | Gw gw | Gw gw | ʕʷ ʕʷ | [ʕʷ] |
12 |
Gˀ gˀ | Gˀ gˀ | ʕˀ ʕˀ | [ʕˀ] |
13 |
Gˀw gˀw | Gˀw gˀw | ʕˀʷ ʕˀʷ | [ʕʷˀ] |
14 | H h | H h | H h | [h] |
15 |
K k |
K k |
K k |
[k] |
16 | Kw kw | Kw kw | Kʷ kʷ | [kʷ] |
17 |
Kˀ kˀ |
Kˀ kˀ |
Kˀ kˀ |
[kˀ] |
18 | Kˀw kˀw | Kˀw kˀw | Kˀʷ kˀʷ | [kʷˀ] |
19 | L l | L l | L l | [l] |
20 | Lˀ lˀ | Lˀ lˀ | Lˀ lˀ | [lˀ] |
21 | Ḷ ḷ | L_ l_ | Ḷ ḷ | [ḻ] |
22 | Ḷˀ ḷˀ | L_ˀ l_ˀ | Ḷˀ ḷˀ | [ḻˀ] |
23 | Ł ł | Lh lh | Ł ɬ | [ɬ] |
24 |
M m |
M m |
M m |
[m] |
25 |
Mˀ mˀ |
Mˀ mˀ |
Mˀ mˀ |
[mˀ] |
26 | N n | N n | N n | [n] |
27 | Nˀ nˀ | Nˀ nˀ | Nˀ nˀ | [nˀ] |
28 | O o | U u | U u | [o] |
29 | O̠ o̠ | O o | Ụ ụ | [o̠] |
30 |
P p |
P p | P p |
[p] |
31 |
Pˀ pˀ |
Pˀ pˀ | Pˀ pˀ |
[pˀ] |
32 |
Q q |
Q q |
Q q |
[q] |
33 | Qw qw | Qw qw | Qʷ qʷ | [qʷ] |
34 |
Qˀ qˀ |
Qˀ qˀ |
Qˀ qˀ |
[q͡χˀ] |
35 | Qˀw qˀw | Qˀw qˀw | Qˀʷ qˀʷ | [q͡χʷˀ] |
36 | R r | R r | Ɣ ɣ | [ɣ] |
37 | Rˀ rˀ | Rˀ rˀ | Ɣˀ ɣˀ | [ɣˀ] |
38 |
S s |
S s | S s |
[ʃ] |
39 | S̠ s̠ | S̠ s̠ | Ṣ ṣ | [ʃ̠] |
40 |
T t |
T t |
T t |
[t] |
41 |
Tˀ tˀ |
Tˀ tˀ |
ƛˀ ƛˀ | [t͡ɬˀ] |
42 |
W w |
W w | W w |
[ɣʷ] |
43 |
Wˀ wˀ |
Wˀ wˀ | Wˀ wˀ |
[ɣʷˀ] |
44 | X x | C c | X x | [x] |
45 | Xw xw | Cw cw | Xʷ xʷ | [xʷ] |
46 | X̌ x̌ | X x | X̌ x̌ | [χ] |
47 | X̌w x̌w | Xw xw | X̌ʷ x̌ʷ | [χʷ] |
48 | Y y | Y y | Y y | [j] |
49 | Yˀ yˀ | Yˀ yˀ | Yˀ yˀ | [jˀ] |
50 | Z z | Z z | Z z | [z] |
51 | Zˀ zˀ | Zˀ zˀ | Zˀ zˀ | [zˀ] |
52 | ʔ ʔ | 7 | ʔ ʔ | [ʔ] |
Stressed vowels are marked with an acute accent (´). There would not be letters b, d, f, i, j, u, v, which would be replaced by p, t, p, e, c, o, p, respectively. |
Text example
Máhyeqs and the Mouse
Neł ʔaył lcʔa smáma tehóz’a qwǝl’qwal’ǝl’tménan. Náskwoʔ ʔámlǝx ʔákwoʔ céponsa. Néłt’oʔ st’áksas tex̌lákaʔsa. Cexw ʔákwoʔ, néłt’oʔ sǝswáʔ, kwánas ʔǝtʔó ʔesqáwca. Wáʔkwoʔt’oʔ ʔáteʔ x̌élǝm, t’ákkwoʔ knáteʔ tepóʔy’axwa. Néłkwoʔt’oʔ skwánas, lep’en’áskwoʔ. Néłkwoʔt’oʔ ʔaył scots: “Wáʔmał ʔaył láteʔ kapǝ̣́ta”. Néłkwoʔt’oʔ ʔaył skłakaʔménaskwoʔ lateʔ tesqawcaxwełák’a, naʔq’ sqawc tekwanǝnsása. Nkaʔask’áhǝm’toʔ ʔaył nepóʔy’axwa. Néłteʔ qwámqwmǝt száytǝns smáma. Cókwteʔ.