This is a proposed orthography that is meant to be used for writing of Mi'kmaq. 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.

Míkmawísimk
The Mi'kmaq alternative orthography

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)

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Proposed letter

Francis-Smith letter

IPA

1

A a

A a

[a]

2

 Á á Á/A' á/a' [aː]

3

C c

 J j

[t͡ʃ]

4

E e

 E e

[e]

5

 É é É/E' é/e' [eː]

6

 Ə ə Ɨ ɨ

[ə]
7 H h Q q [x]
8 Hw hw Qw qw

[xʷ]

9

 I i I i [i]
10 Í í Í/I' í/i' [iː]
11

K k

K k

[k]

12

 L l L l [l]

13

M m

M m

[m]
14

N n

N n

[n]
15

O o

O o

[o]
16 Ó ó Ó/O' ó/o' [oː]
17 P p P p [p]
18 Q q Kw kw

[kʷ]
19

S s

S s

[s]
20

T t

T t

[t]
21

U u

U u

[u]
22 Ú ú Ú/U' ú/u' [uː]
23 W w W w [w]
24 Y y Y y [j]
There would not be letters b, d, f, g, j, r, v, x, z, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by p, t, p, k, c, l, p, ks, s, respectively.

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