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

Nuučaanul
The Nuuchahnulth (Nootka) Latin alphabet

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

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Proposed letter

IPA

1

A a

[a]
  aa

[aː]

2

C c

[t͡s]

3

 Cʼ cʼ

[t͡sʼ]

4

 Č č

[t͡ʃ]

5

 Čʼ čʼ

[t͡ʃʼ]

6

 H h [h]
7 Ḥ ḥ

[ħ]
8 I i [i]
  ii [iː]

9

K k

[k]
10

Kw kw

[kʷ]
11

Kʼ kʼ

[kʼ]

12

Kʼw kʼw

[kʷʼ]

13

 L l [ɬ]
14

M m

[m]
15 ʔm ʔm

[ˀm]
16

N n

[n]
17 ʔn ʔn

[ˀn]
18 P p [p]
19 Pʼ pʼ [pʼ]
20 Q q [q]
21 Qw qw

[qʷ]
22

S s

[s]
23 Š š [ʃ]
24

T t

[t]
25 Tʼ tʼ

[tʼ]
26 Tl tl

[t͡ɬ]
27 Tlʼ tlʼ

[t͡ɬʼ]
28

U u

[u]
  uu [uː]
29 W w [w]
30 ʔw ʔw

[ˀw]
31 X x [x]
32 Xw xw

[xʷ]
33 X̌ x̌ [χ]
34 X̌w x̌w

[χʷ]
35 Y y [j]
36 ʔy ʔy

[ˀj]
37 ʕ ʕ [ʕ]
38 ʔ ʔ [ʔ]
There would not be letters b, d, e, f, g, j, o, r, v, z, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by p, t, i, p, k, č, u, l, p, s, respectively.

Text example
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Uyaatlaḥ hawiiʔatlii maaptʼal cʼišaaʔatḥ ʔuukwil yuuluʔilʔatḥ ʔaḥʔaaʔatlsi ʔnačuʔalʔatlsi hiikwis. Maʔitlqacʔissi ʔiiqḥii ʔanaḥʔis. cʼuʔičḥ qaʔula pʼiipʼinwʼaliiq ʔaʔiiḥiiq cʼišaaʔatḥ qaʔula. Huʔanakšiʔatl nisʔma hitaʔitapʼatl ʔukwil yuuluʔilʔatḥ maaptʼal. ʔuunuuʔatl ʔaḥʔaa ḥalḥaqulʔatl qaʔula ʔani tlulukqa tlʼutlʼim cʼaʔinwa hilḥʔatl tlʼasatis sučicaqiml qaʔula.

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