Maskōki/Mvskoke
The Muscogee alternative orthography
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
# |
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). |
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.