This is a proposed orthography that is meant to be used for writing of Muscogee. 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.

Maskōki/Mvskoke
The Muscogee alternative orthography

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

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Proposed letter

Official letter

IPA

1

A a

V v

[aː~a]

2

Ā ā A a [ə~a]

3

C c

C c

[t͡ʃ~t͡s]

4

F f

F f

[f]

5

H h H h

[h]

6

I i E e, i [i]
7

Ī ī

Ē ē

[iː]

8

K k

K k

[k]

9

L l L l [l]
10 Ł ł R r [ɬ]
11

M m

M m

[m]

12

N n

N n

[n]

13

O o

U u

[ʊ~o]

14 Ō ō O o [oː~ʊ~o]
15 P p P p [p]
16

S s

S s

[s]

17

T t

T t

[t]

18 W w W w [w]
19 Y y Y y [j]
There would not be letters b, d, e, g, j, q, r, u, v, x, z, which would be replaced by p, t, i, k, c, k, l, o, p, ks, s, respectively.
Nasal vowels are marked with an ogonek (ą).
Tones
High á
Low a
Falling à

Text example
The Hunter and his Dogs

Mōmin ma isti-hōnanwa tāt, ihiywat ma isti-hōnanwa inōkkān innāōłit āłatīs. Mōmit ma ifaō sōmąlkan inhōmicītut ōnt, ifa tāt nafkitikāyit ma hōktīt ’sāłatīs. Mōnt sumkīpāt ałį¯pin, yāfkin łalākit, ma hōktī āłīt ōmatīs.

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