Standard Omaha-Ponca notation
'practical notation' |
IPA notation |
Observations |
| ' |
ʔ |
glottal stop |
| a |
a |
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| b |
b |
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| ch |
t͡ʃ |
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| chh |
t͡ʃh |
aspirated |
| d |
d |
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| e |
e |
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| en |
ẽ |
nasal |
| g |
g |
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| h |
h |
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| in |
ĩ |
nasal |
| j |
d͡ʒ |
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| k |
k |
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| kh |
kh |
aspirated |
| m |
m |
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| n |
n |
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| on |
ɔ̃ |
nasal |
| p |
p |
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| ph |
ph |
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| q |
x |
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| s |
s |
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| sh |
ʃ |
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| t |
t |
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| th |
th |
aspirated |
| th |
θ |
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| u |
u |
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| w |
w |
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| x |
ç |
muted / soft |
| z |
z |
voiced |
| zh |
ʒ |
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| Letter |
Umonhon example |
English Example With Target Sound in UPPERCASE |
| ' |
t'é (dead) |
uh.—.oh (glottal stop between syllables) |
| a |
ská (white) |
f.A.ther |
| b |
búta (round) |
B.oy |
| ch |
chéshka (short) |
chur.CH (not aspirated) |
| chh |
ínchhon |
CH.urch (aspirated) |
| d |
dúba (four) |
D.og |
| e |
shé (apple) |
w.AY |
| en |
hinthénkithe (hurry) |
w.AYN.e (with a soft n) |
| g |
égon |
G.irl |
| h |
huhú (fish) |
H.igh |
| i |
ní (water) |
b.EE |
| in |
wín (one) |
b.EAN (with a soft n) |
| j |
júba (a little bit) |
J.udge |
| k |
ké (turtle) |
s.K.ate (not aspirated) |
| kh |
akhí (I return home) |
K.ey (aspirated) |
| m |
mí (sun) |
M.an |
| n |
nú (man) |
N.o |
| on |
ónba (day) |
y.AWN (with a soft n) |
| p |
pá |
s.P.it (not aspirated) |
| ph |
ónPhon (elk) |
P.ot (aspirated) |
| q |
qubé (holy) |
ba.CH (harsh/raspy) |
| s |
sábe (black) |
S.un |
| sh |
shé (apple) |
SH.ip |
| t |
té (bison) |
sT.op (not aspirated) |
| th |
athí (I'm here) |
T.op (aspirated) |
| th |
tháwa (to count) |
TH.at |
| u |
tú (blue) |
bl.UE |
| w |
wa'ú (woman) |
W.ing |
| x |
xagé (cry,weep) |
ba.CH (muted/soft) |
| z |
zí (yellow) |
Z.oo |
| zh |
zhínga |
gara.G.e |
Marking stress on the correct syllable is very important in Umonhon. Moving the accent mark can change the meaning of the word. For example:
| First Syllable Stress |
Second Syllable Stress |
| WÁthathe—"table" |
waTHÁthe—"food" |