This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Ojibwe. 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.
Anišinaabemowin/Anishinaabemowin/ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ
The Ojibwe Latin alphabet
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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Proposed letter |
Current letter |
IPA |
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1 |
A a |
A a |
[ʌ~ə] |
| aa | aa | [aː] | |
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2 |
B b | B b | [p~b] |
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3 |
C c |
Ch ch |
[t͡ʃʰ] |
| 4 | D d | D d | [t~d] |
| 5 | E e | E e | [eː] |
| 6 | G g | G g | [k~g] |
| 7 | H h | H h | [h] |
| 8 | I i | I i | [ɪ] |
| ii | ii | [iː] | |
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9 |
J j | J j | [t͡ʃ~d͡ʒ] |
| 10 |
K k |
K k |
[kʰ] |
| 11 |
M m |
M m |
[m] |
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12 |
N n | N n | [n] |
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13 |
O o | O o | [o~ʊ] |
| oo | oo | [oː~uː] | |
| 14 |
P p |
P p |
[pʰ] |
| 15 |
S s |
S s |
[sʰ] |
| 16 | Š š | Sh sh | [ʃʰ] |
| 17 |
T t |
T t |
[t~d] |
| 18 |
W w |
W w |
[w] |
| 19 | Y y | Y y | [j] |
| 20 | Z z | Z z | [s~z] |
| 21 | Ž ž | Zh zh | [ʃ~ʒ] |
| 22 | ʔ ʔ | ’ | [ʔ] |
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Nasal vowels are marked with a tilde (ã). There would not be letters f, q, v, x, which would be replaced by p, k, b, ks, respectively. |
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Text example
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Kakinawenen kapimatisiwat nitawikiwak tipenimitisowinik mina tapita kiciinetakosiwin kaye tepaketakosiwin. Otayanawa mikawiwin kaye nipwakawin minawa tash ciišikanawapatiwapan acako minowiciwitiwinik.