Alphabet

Alphabet used in the University of Nebraska – Lincoln Umóⁿhoⁿ language textbook.

Umóⁿhoⁿ Alphabet
Letter Name Umóⁿhoⁿ examples American English examples notes
ˀ◌ ˀáˀa ˀùde hole uh–oh Glottal stop
a a ská white father dadíha, ithádi , Lisa vowel
oⁿ oⁿ óⁿba, zhōⁿ sleep , zhòⁿ wood yawn iátha , concise, phone low back vowel, nasalized a; single sound without a distinct a or n (aⁿ in Ponka, Dorsey uses aⁿ)
b be bi amá they say boy núzhiⁿga  
č če ččèga x̌či brand spanking new church ttì wax̌ube un–aspirated ch, has been marked as ch
čč če-dídiⁿ ččèshka short gotcha  
čʰ če-ha iⁿčʰòⁿga mouse church ttì wax̌ube aspirated ch, has been marked as chʰ
d de dúba four , dūba some dog shīnuda  
e e shé
tʰe 		weight, Las Vegas,
pet		 vowel fourth - wèduba
εⁿ εⁿ hóⁿεⁿgoⁿče   vowel like ε, the sound in “pet”, but nasalized
g ge égoⁿ girl  
h ha huhú high  
i i sí feet, radiant vowel
iⁿ iⁿ wíⁿ mean, machine vowel, nasalized i; without a fully pronounced n
j jútta júba judge  
k ka ké skate un–aspirated k
kk ka-dídiⁿ kké
kʰ ka-ha akʰí kettle aspirated k
m mi mí man  
n ni nú no  
o o ho hold, go vowel (only found in modern Omaha)
p pe pá spit un–aspirated p
pp pe-dídiⁿ ppá  
pʰ pe-ha óⁿpʰoⁿ pit aspirated p
pˀ pe-ˀáˀa uh–oh glottal stop released right after p
s sa sábe sun  
ṣ sa-shtóⁿga     like s but muted
sˀ sa-ˀáˀa uh–oh glottal stop released right after s
sh she shé ship (Larson uses š)
ṣh she-shtóⁿga     like sh but muted
shˀ she-ˀáˀa uh–oh glottal stop released right after sh
t te té stop un–aspirated t
tt te-dídiⁿ ttāshka acorn  
tʰ te-ha atʰí top aspirated t
tˀ te-ˀáˀa tˀé die or dead uh–oh glottal stop released right after t
th tha tháwa   not in English; ledh, a sound transitioning from l to th (Larson uses r) (IPA approximation l͡ð)
u u ttú blue, loot vowel
w wau waˀú wing  
x̣ x̣a x̣agé sagen in German soft or voiced x; has been marked as gh, (Dorsey uses x)
x̌ x̌u táx̌ti Bach in German harsh x; (Dorsey uses q)
z ze zí zoo  
zh zhu zhíⁿga beige, vision (Larson uses ž, Dorsey uses j)

Notes on Orthography in Umóⁿhoⁿ.
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James Owen Dorsey's Degiha Language