WikiLang/Mi'kmaq Orthographies

WikiLang pages Mi'kmaq language used different orthographies throughout its history. Today, two orthographies are principally used: Francis-Smith and Listuguj. + Mi'kmaq orthographiesIPAaaːeeːiiːətʃklmnooːpxstuuːwj Francis-Smithaa'/áee'/éii'/íɨjklmnoo'/ópqstuu'/úwy Listugujaa'ee'ii''jglmnoo'pqstuu'wy Lexiconaa:ee:ii:ɨjklmnoo:pqstuu:wy Pacifiqueaeitjglmnôpsto Randăa âĕāĭeŭchc klmnŏo ōbhsd tŏŏoo uwy Francis-Smith The Francis-Smith orthography has been developed in the 1970s by Doug Smith and Bernard Francis. It is the most used orthography today, especially in Nova Scotia. It has 5 short vowels, a, e, i, o and u, and 5 long vowels, a', e', i', o' and u'. It has 11 consonants: j, k, l, m, n, p, q, s, t, kw, qw, and i can also act as a consonant. Listuguj The Listuguj (or Restigouche) orthography is mainly used in Quebec. The main difference from the Francis-Smith orthography is that the "k" letter is replaced by "g". Portal WikiLang/Mi'kmaq Portal Orthographies