Powhatan/Pronunciation

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 == 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 == 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 == 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