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Welcome to our Miccosukee alphabet page! The following charts show the pronunciation for the Miccosukee orthography we have used on our site, as well as some alternate spellings that you may find in other books and websites.
Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: | Miccosukee pronunciation: |
a | a | Like the a in father. | |
a: | aa, a· | a | Like the a in father, only held longer. |
i | i | Like the i in police. | |
i: | ii, i· | i | Like the i in police, only held longer. |
o | o | Like the o in note. | |
o: | oo, o· | o | Like the o in note, only held longer. |
Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: |
ą | ã, an, an | ã |
į | ĩ, in, in | ĩ |
Ǫ | õ, on, on | õ |
Character We Use: |
Sometimes Also Used: |
IPA symbol: | Miccosukee pronunciation: |
b | b | Like b in bill. | |
c | ch, č | t ~ ts | Like ch in chair. |
f | f | Like f as in fair. | |
h | h | Like h in English hay. | |
k | kh | Like k in kite. | |
l | l | Like l in light. | |
lh | ł, hl | ł | This sound is a lateral fricative that doesn't really exist in English. The Miccosukee pronunciation sounds like the "ll" in the Welsh name "Llewellyn." Some English speakers can pronounce it well if they try to pronounce the "breathy l" in the word clue without the c in front of it. |
m | m | Like m in moon. | |
n | n | Like n in night. | |
p | ph | Like p in pie. | |
s | š, sh | Like sh in show. | |
t | th | Like t in tie. | |
w | w | Like w in way. | |
y | i | j | Like y in yes. |
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