Hotcâk Syllabary, Transliteration, and Pronunciation
1 (' - Dj)


Key to the First Three Columns:

1. html used in the present site
2. system used by Paul Radin
3. system used by the Hocâk Wazijaci Language and Culture Program

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 Pronunciation

 Syllabary

'

'

'

glottal stop (hiyuca djikere) ' as in 'uh'oh  

a

a

a

a as in "father"

â

nasalized a

b

b

b

b as in "boy"

c

c

sh as in "should"

c'

c'

glottalized sh

d

d

t

d as in "dog"

e

e

e

e as in "née"

tc

tc

c

ch as in "church"

tc'

tc'

c

glottalized ch

dj

dj

j

j as in "jet"


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