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Powhatan/Pronunciation
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The Powhatan Alphabet
+ All Consonants are in the "A" Form English Final Powhatan Script IPA American S ᔅ ᓴ s is pronounced like s in sierra Z ᙆ ᙅ ʒ is pronounced like z in zulu SK ᔊ ᖚ sk is pronounced like sk in skate SHK ᑋ ᖸ ʃk is pronounced with the sh in show but with a k in kite before the ow TS ᓫ ᙬ ʈs is pronounced like ts in lots SH ᔥ ᔕ ʃ is pronounced like sh in shoe CH ᒡ ᒐ ʧ is pronounced like ch in charlie ZH ᒾ ᘔ ʤ is pronounced like j in juliet P ᑉ ᐸ p is pronounced like p in papa B ᕑ ᕮ b is pronounced like b in bravo F ᕝ ᕙ f is pronounced like f in fox V ᖦ ᖍ v is pronounced like v in victor K ᒃ ᑲ k is pronounced like k in kilo G ᘁ ᖼ ɡ is pronounced like g in golf N ᓐ ᓇ n is pronounced like n in november M ᒻ ᒪ m is pronounced like m in mike T ᑦ ᑕ ʈ is pronounced like t in tango D ᒄᖮ ᘭ d is pronounced like d in delta R ᖖ ᘓ ɹ is pronounced like r in romeo L ᕐ ᕍ l is pronounced like l in lima H ᕻ ᕹ h is pronounced like h in hotel TH ᕪ ᕞ ð is pronounced like th in thought NG ᖕ ᘜ Ŋ is pronounced like ng in longest SP ᙇ ᗕ sp is pronounced like sp in space Y ᔾ ᔭ j is pronounced like y in yankee
Vowels
+ (basically, all vowels are pronounced like in the English words "spaghetti" & "uno") English Reduced Powhatan Script IPA American A ᐟ ᐊ ɑː is pronounced like a in father E ᐨ ᐁ ɛ is pronounced like e in bet I ᑊ ᐃ iː is pronounced like ee in see O ᐠ ᐅ əʊ is pronounced like ow in show
Diphthongs
English Powhatan Script IPA American U ᐅᐦ uː is pronounced like oo in boot UH ᐁᐦ ʌ is pronounced like u in shut AH ᐊᐦ æ is pronounced like a in fat IH ᐃᐦ ɪ is pronounced like i in lit AI ᐊᑊ ʌɪ is pronounced like i in kite EI ᐁᑊ eɪ is pronounced like a in fate AO ᐮ aʊ is pronounced like ow in cow OI ᐅᑊ ɔɪ is pronounced like oy in toy
Diacritics
English Powhatan Script IPA American wi ᐏ wiː is pronounced like whee in wheel ihᐤ ᐂ iːh is pronounced with an aspirated ending sound ii ᐑ {iː} is pronounced with an elongated vowel sound