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

Wixosk/Wishosk
The Wiyot 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

 B b B b [β]

3

C c

Č č

 [t͡ʃ]

4

 Ch ch Čh čh [t͡ʃʰ]

5

 D d D d [ɾ]

6

 E e E e [e]
7 G g G g [ɣ]
8 H h H h [h]
9 I i I i [i]
10

K k

K k

[k]
11 Kh kh Kh kh [kʰ]

12

 L l L l [l]

13

 Ł ł Ł ł [ɬ]
14 M m M m [m]
15 N n N n [n]
16 O o O o [o]
17

P p

P p

[p]
18 Ph ph Ph ph [pʰ]
19 Q q Kw kw [kʷ]
20 Qh qh Khw khw [kʷʰ]
21 R r R r [ɹ]
22

S s

 S s

[s]
23

T t

T t

[t]
24

Th th

Th th

[tʰ]
25 U u U u [u]
26

W w

 W w

[w]
27 X x Š š [ʃ]
28 Y y Y y [j]
29 Z z C c [t͡s]
30 Zh zh Ch ch [t͡sʰ]
31 ʔ ʔ ’ [ʔ]
There would not be letters f, v, which would be replaced by ph, b, respectively.

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