A Guide to the Writing System Used in Our Books
This is a guide to how to read the writing system in the Ggékyamnanêk Wdathmownëwan (Our Elders’ Stories) Project. The writing system is based on the one traditionally used by Jim Thunder. The writing system was expanded to include a series of diacritics over the e's to differentiate their pronunciation, as well as a contrast between th and tth.
Consonants
a
b
tth
d
e
ê
ë
ė
é
g
gw
h
i
’
th
k
kw
m
n
o
p
s
sh
t
w
y
z
zh
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
father, hot, bond
bitter, break, cob
child, beach
day, dry, red
hit, bit, witch
hook, shook, book
duck, bun, sum
bet, ten, hen
hat, sap, cat
goat, grass, dog
guava, guacamole
hockey, how, ham
beets, feet, neat
uh-oh
judge, Jets
king, clam, sack
queen, quick
memories, sum, smooth
nice, untold, noon
boat, bone, home
Potawatomi, splash, pop
soap, story, cats
shirt, fish, sushi
tornado, tomato, hot
wine, Winnipeg
yellow, yummy
zoo, fuzz, dogs
measure
IPA
[a]
[b]
[ʧ]
[d]
[ɪ]
[ʊ]
[ə]
[ɛ]
[æ]
[g]
[gw]
[h]
[i]
[ʔ]
[ʤ]
[k]
[kw]
[m]
[n]
[o]
[p]
[s]
[ʃ]
[t]
[w]
[y]
[z]
[ʒ]