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ᓇᔅᑲᐱ ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ ᒐᒋ ᒥᓯᓇᐃᒐᒡ

Naskapi Syllabic Chart

i
ii



u
uu



a
aa



           
wi
wii



    wa
waa



 
w

       
pi
pii



pu
puu



pa
paa

 
p

 
pwaa

   
ti
tii

tu
tuu

ta
taa

 
t

 
twaa

   
ki
kii

ku
kuu

ka
kaa

 
k

 
kwaa


 
kw

chi
chii

chu
chuu

cha
chaa

 
ch

 
chwaa

   
mi
mii

mu
muu

ma
maa

 
m

 
mwaa

   
ni
nii

nu
nuu

na
naa

 
n

 
nwaa

   
si
sii

su
suu

sa
saa

 
s

 
swaa

   
yi
yii

yu
yuu

ya
yaa

 
y

 
ywaa

   

Other Symbols:

The symbols ᔅ plus ᑈ ᑥ ᒂ or ᒠ are often written as contractions, thus: ᔌ ᔍ ᔎ and ᔏ. Final y ᔾ may also be written ᐟ as in: ᐱᒥᐟ pimiy 'oil'. ᙭ is the symbol for Christ.

Although the following sounds do not exist in Naskapi, the characters are often used to spell proper names:

li
lii

lu
luu

la
laa

 
l

   
ri
rii

ru
ruu

ra
raa

 
r

   


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