WikiLang/Mi'kmaq Orthographies
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Template:RFD Mi'kmaq language used different orthographies throughout its history. Today, two orthographies are principally used: Francis-Smith and Listuguj.
| IPA | a | aː | e | eː | i | iː | ə | tʃ | k | l | m | n | o | oː | p | x | s | t | u | uː | w | j |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis-Smith | a | a'/á | e | e'/é | i | i'/í | ɨ | j | k | l | m | n | o | o'/ó | p | q | s | t | u | u'/ú | w | y |
| Listuguj | a | a' | e | e' | i | i' | ' | j | g | l | m | n | o | o' | p | q | s | t | u | u' | w | y |
| Lexicon | a | a: | e | e: | i | i: | ɨ | j | k | l | m | n | o | o: | p | q | s | t | u | u: | w | y |
| Pacifique | a | e | i | tj | g | l | m | n | ô | p | s | t | o | |||||||||
| Rand | ă | a â | ĕ | ā | ĭ | e | ŭ | ch | c k | l | m | n | ŏ | o ō | b | h | s | d t | ŏŏ | oo u | w | y |
Francis-Smith
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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".