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

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