Oneida alternative orthography

This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Oneida. 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.

Onəyotaʔāka/Onʌyotaʔa:ka
The Oneida alternative orthography

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

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Proposed letter
Current letter
IPA

1

A a
A a
[a]

2

C c

Ts ts
[t͡s]

3
E e E e [e]

4
Ə ə Ʌ ʌ [ə̃]

5
H h H h [h]

6
I i I i [i]

7
K k

K k

[k]

8 L l L l [l]

9 N n N n [n]

10 O o O o [o]

11 Q q Kw kw [kʷ]

12

S s
S s
[s]

13

T t

T t

[t]

14 U u U u [ũ]

15
W w
W w
[w]

16 Y y Y y [j]

17 ʔ ʔ ’ [ʔ]

Unlike current orthography, long vowels are marked with a macron (¯), not with a following colon (:).
There would not be letters b, d, f, g, j, m, p, r, v, x, z, which would be replaced by k, t, k, k, c, n, k, l, k, ks, s, respectively.

Text example
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#	Proposed letter	Current letter	IPA
1	A a	A a	[a]
2	C c	Ts ts	[t͡s]
3	E e	E e	[e]
4	Ə ə	Ʌ ʌ	[ə̃]
5	H h	H h	[h]
6	I i	I i	[i]
7	K k	K k	[k]
8	L l	L l	[l]
9	N n	N n	[n]
10	O o	O o	[o]
11	Q q	Kw kw	[kʷ]
12	S s	S s	[s]
13	T t	T t	[t]
14	U u	U u	[ũ]
15	W w	W w	[w]
16	Y y	Y y	[j]
17	ʔ ʔ	’	[ʔ]
Unlike current orthography, long vowels are marked with a macron (¯), not with a following colon (:). There would not be letters b, d, f, g, j, m, p, r, v, x, z, which would be replaced by k, t, k, k, c, n, k, l, k, ks, s, respectively.