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

Šiwixma
The Zuni Latin alphabet

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

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Latin letter

IPA

1

A a

[a]

  aa [aː]

2

C c

[t͡s]

  cc [t͡st͡s]
3 Č č [t͡ʃ]
  čč [t͡ʃt͡ʃ]
4

E e

[e]

 

ee

[eː]

5 H h [h]
  hh

[hh]

6 I i [i]
  ii [iː]
7

K k

[k]

  kk [kk]
8 L l [l]
  ll [ll]
9 Ł ł [ɬ]
  łł [ɬɬ]
10

M m

[m]

  mm [mn]
11

N n

[n]

  nn [nn]
12

O o

[o]

  oo [oː]
13 P p [p]
  pp [pp]
14

Q q

[kʷ]

  qq [kʷkʷ]
15

S s

[s]

  ss [ss]
16 Š š [ʃ]
  šš [ʃʃ]
17

T t

[t]

  tt [tt]
18

U u

[u]

  uu [uː]
19 W w [w]
  ww [ww]
20 X x [ʔ]
  xx [ʔʔ]
21 Y y [j]
  yy [jj]
There would not be letters b, d, f, g, j, r, v, z, which would be only used in loanwords or replaced by p, t, p, k, č, l, w, s, respectively.

Text example
Mark 1: 1-3

Lexnax benan kxokši banan qayi. Jesus Christ, hoxn aawan Datču God an Cawakxona andepbeexa. Hiš kyaakoł hoxn aawan Datču God an beyeenaaqe deyaxkowa Isaiah lexnax cxinaa yaakxyakkya. Hoxn aawan Datču God yam Cawak lexaniqekkya, "Si! Wan yuxhadiyahkxya! Hox yam beyeenaaqe dom an kel aakxyap, lukkxon dom an qaxhoł demła yeledexunna. Luk hom an beyeenaaqe delibałdaxkowa wexatčonan, aahoxi lexaawaniqanna, Xdemł aahox aawan Mosson an iydunona deqqin don yam ikxeenaa kxokšunaawa. Iydunon akkya don yeledexunaawa!" Lesnax Isaiah cxinaa yaakxyakkya.

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