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

Nāhuatl
The Classical Nahuatl alternative orthography/La ortografía alternativa náhuatl clásica

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

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Proposed letter

 Modern letter Classical letter

IPA

1

A a

 А а

[a]
  Ā ā Ā ā [a:]

2

C c

Ch ch

 [t͡ʃ]
3

E e

 E e

[e]
  Ē ē Ē ē [e:]
4

H h

 H h

[ʔ]
5

I i

I i

[i]
  Ī ī Ī ī [i:]
6

K k

K k

Qu qu/C c

[k]
7

L l

L l

[l]
8

M m

M m

[m]
9

N n

N n

[n]
10 O o O o [o]
  Ō ō Ō ō [o:]
11

P p

P p

[p]
12 Q q Kw kw Cu cu/uc [kʷ]
13

S s

S s

C c/Z z

[s]
14

T t

T t

[t]
15 Tl tl Tl tl [t͡ɬ]
16 W w W w Hu hu/uh [w]
17 X x X x [ʃ]
18

Y y

 Y y

[j]
19 Z z Ts ts Tz tz [t͡s]
There would not be letters b, d, f, g, j, r, u, v, which would be only used in loanwords.

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