< Powhatan

The Powhatan Alphabet

All Consonants are in the "A" Form
EnglishFinalPowhatan ScriptIPAAmerican
Sᔅᓴsis pronounced like s in sierra
 Z'ᙆᙅʒis pronounced like z' in zulu
 SK'ᔊᖚskis pronounced like sk' in skate
 SHKᑋᖸʃkis pronounced with the sh in show but with a k in kite before the ow
 TSᓫᙬʈsis pronounced like ts in lots
 SHᔥᔕʃis pronounced like sh in shoe
 CHᒡᒐʧis pronounced like ch in charlie
 ZHᒾᘔʤis pronounced like j in juliet
 Pᑉᐸpis pronounced like p in papa
 Bᕑᕮbis pronounced like b in bravo
 Fᕝᕙfis pronounced like f in fox
 Vᖦᖍvis pronounced like v in victor
 Kᒃᑲkis pronounced like k in kilo
 Gᘁᖼɡis pronounced like g in golf
 Nᓐᓇnis pronounced like n in november
 Mᒻᒪmis pronounced like m in mike
 Tᑦᑕʈis pronounced like t in tango
 Dᒄᖮᘭdis pronounced like d in delta
 Rᖖᘓɹis pronounced like r in romeo
 Lᕐᕍlis pronounced like l in lima
 Hᕻᕹhis pronounced like h in hotel
 THᕪᕞðis pronounced like th in thought
 NGᖕᘜŊis pronounced like ng in longest
 SPᙇᗕspis pronounced like sp in space
 Yᔾᔭjis pronounced like y in yankee

Vowels

(basically, all vowels are pronounced like in the English words "spaghetti" & "uno")
EnglishReducedPowhatan ScriptIPAAmerican
Aᐟᐊɑːis pronounced like a in father
 Eᐨᐁɛis pronounced like e in bet
 Iᑊᐃiːis pronounced like ee in see
 Oᐠᐅəʊis pronounced like ow in show

Diphthongs

EnglishPowhatan ScriptIPAAmerican
 Uᐅᐦuːis pronounced like oo in boot
 UHᐁᐦʌis pronounced like u in shut
 AHᐊᐦæis pronounced like a in fat
 IHᐃᐦɪis pronounced like i in lit
 AIᐊᑊʌɪis pronounced like i in kite
 EIᐁᑊeɪis pronounced like a in fate
 AOᐮaʊis pronounced like ow in cow
 OIᐅᑊɔɪis pronounced like oy in toy

Diacritics

EnglishPowhatan ScriptIPAAmerican
 wiᐏwiːis pronounced like whee in wheel
 ihᐤᐂiːhis pronounced with an aspirated ending sound
 iiᐑ{iː}is pronounced with an elongated vowel sound
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