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

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]

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.

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