Syllabics

Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics

Swampy Cree syllabary7
/e/
⟨e⟩		 /i/
⟨i⟩		 /o/
⟨o⟩		 /a/
⟨a⟩		 (Ø)
(Ø) ᐁ ᐃ ᐅ ᐊ
/p/ ⟨p⟩ ᐯ ᐱ ᐳ ᐸ ᑊ
/t/ ⟨t⟩ ᑌ ᑎ ᑐ ᑕ ᐟ
/k/ ⟨k⟩ ᑫ ᑭ ᑯ ᑲ ᐠ
/ts/ ⟨c⟩ ᒉ ᒋ ᒍ ᒐ ᐨ
/m/ ⟨m⟩ ᒣ ᒥ ᒧ ᒪ ᒼ
/n/ ⟨n⟩ ᓀ ᓂ ᓄ ᓇ ᐣ
/s/ ⟨s⟩ ᓭ ᓯ ᓱ ᓴ ᐢ
/j/ ⟨y⟩ ᔦ ᔨ ᔪ ᔭ ᣟ
/sp/ ⟨sp⟩ 𑪼 𑪽 𑪾 𑪿
/w/ ⟨w⟩ ᐤ
/h/ ⟨h⟩ ᐦ
/hk/ ⟨hk⟩ ᕽ
/ɹ/ ⟨r⟩ ᕑ
/l/ ⟨l⟩ ᓫ

Beaver syllabary11
⟨a⟩ ⟨e⟩ ⟨i⟩ ⟨o, u⟩ (Ø)
(Ø) ᐊ ᐁ ᐃ ᐅ
⟨ch⟩ ᗴ ᗯ ᗰ ᗱ ᐨ
⟨d⟩ ᑕ ᑌ ᑎ ᑐ
⟨g⟩ ᗃ ᗀ ᗁ ᗂ ᑊ
⟨h⟩ ᕮ ᕫ ᕬ ᕭ ᐦ
⟨k⟩ ᑲ ᑫ ᑭ ᑯ ᐠ
⟨kl⟩ ᖉ ᖆ ᖇ ᖈ
⟨l⟩ ᕍ ᕃ ᕄ ᕊ ᣳ
⟨m⟩ ᒪ ᒣ ᒥ ᒧ ᒼ
⟨n⟩ ᓇ ᓀ ᓂ ᓄ ᐣ
⟨p⟩ ᐸ ᐯ ᐱ ᐳ ᑉ
⟨r⟩ ᣴ
⟨s⟩ ᓴ ᓭ ᓯ ᓱ ᐢ
⟨t⟩ ᕦ ᕞ ᕠ ᕤ ᒡ
⟨th⟩ ᒐ ᒉ ᒋ ᒍ
⟨ts⟩ ᘔ ᘛ ᘚ ᘕ
⟨w⟩ ᐤ
⟨y⟩ ᔭ ᔦ ᔨ ᔪ
⟨z⟩ ᖚ ᖗ ᖘ ᖙ ᒃ
accent ᐟ

Blackfoot syllabary1324
/a/
⟨a⟩		 /æ/
⟨ai⟩		 /i/
⟨i⟩		 /o/
⟨o⟩		 final
(Ø)		 medial
(Ø)
(Ø) ᖳ ᖰ ᖱ ᖲ
/p/ ⟨p⟩ ᑫ ᑭ ᑯ ᑲ ᐤ
/t/ ⟨t⟩ ᒣ ᒥ ᒧ ᒪ ᐨ
/k/ ⟨k⟩ ᖿ ᖼ ᖽ ᖾ ᘁ
/m/ ⟨m⟩ ᒉ ᒋ ᒍ ᒐ ᐢ
/n/ ⟨n⟩ ᖻ ᖸ ᖹ ᖺ ᐡ
/s/ ⟨s⟩ ᓭ ᓯ ᓱ ᓴ ᔈ ᐧ
/j, i̯/ ⟨y, i⟩ ᔦ ᔨ ᔪ ᔭ ᐟ ᑉ
/w, o̯/ ⟨w, o⟩ ᖷ ᖴ ᖵ ᖶ ᐠ ᙿ
/h/ ⟨h⟩ ᑊ
/x/ ⟨h⟩ ᐦ

Carrier syllabary142325
/a/
⟨a⟩		 /ʌ/
⟨u⟩		 /e/
⟨e⟩		 /i/
⟨i⟩		 /o/
⟨o⟩		 /u/
⟨oo⟩		 (Ø)
(Ø) ᐊ ᐅ ᐈ ᐉ ᐃ ᐁ
/h/ ⟨h⟩ ᐸ ᐳ ᐶ ᐷ ᐱ ᐯ ᑋ
/x/ ⟨kh⟩ ᗉ ᗆ ᗇ ᗈ ᗅ ᗄ ᐥ
/ɣ/ ⟨gh⟩ ᗏ ᗌ ᗍ ᗎ ᗋ ᗊ ᐦ
/w/ ⟨w⟩ ᗕ ᗒ ᗓ ᗔ ᗑ ᗐ
/xʷ/ ⟨wh⟩ ᗛ ᗘ ᗙ ᗚ ᗗ ᗖ
/d/ ⟨d⟩ ᑕ ᑐ ᑓ ᑔ ᑎ ᑌ ᐪ
/t/ ⟨t⟩ ᗡ ᗞ ᗟ ᗠ ᗝ ᗜ
/tʼ/ ⟨tʼ⟩ ᗧ ᗤ ᗥ ᗦ ᗣ ᗢ
/b/ ⟨b⟩ ᗭ ᗪ ᗫ ᗬ ᗩ ᗨ ᗮ
/g/ ⟨g⟩ ᗴ ᗱ ᗲ ᗳ ᗰ ᗯ ᐟ
/k/ ⟨k⟩ ᗺ ᗷ ᗸ ᗹ ᗶ ᗵ ᐠ
/kʼ/ ⟨kʼ⟩ ᘀ ᗽ ᗾ ᗿ ᗼ ᗻ ᘁ
/n/ ⟨n⟩ ᘇ ᘄ ᘅ ᘆ ᘃ ᘂ ᐣ
/ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩ ᓑ
/m/ ⟨m⟩ ᘍ ᘊ ᘋ ᘌ ᘉ ᘈ ᒼ
/j/ ⟨y⟩ ᘓ ᘐ ᘑ ᘒ ᘏ ᘎ
/dʒ/ ⟨j⟩ ᘛ ᘗ ᘘ ᘙ ᘖ ᘔ
/tʃʼ/ ⟨chʼ⟩ ᘡ ᘞ ᘟ ᘠ ᘝ ᘜ
/l/ ⟨l⟩ ᘧ ᘤ ᘥ ᘦ ᘣ ᘢ ᑊ
/dl/ ⟨dl⟩ ᘭ ᘪ ᘫ ᘬ ᘩ ᘨ
/ɬ/ ⟨lh⟩ ᘳ ᘰ ᘱ ᘲ ᘯ ᘮ ᒡ
/tɬ/ ⟨tl⟩ ᘹ ᘶ ᘷ ᘸ ᘵ ᘴ
/tɬʼ/ ⟨tlʼ⟩ ᘿ ᘼ ᘽ ᘾ ᘻ ᘺ
/z/ ⟨z⟩ ᙅ ᙂ ᙃ ᙄ ᙁ ᙀ ᙆ
/z̪/ ⟨ẕ⟩ ᙇ
/dz/ ⟨dz⟩ ᙍ ᙊ ᙋ ᙌ ᙉ ᙈ
/d̪z̪/ ⟨d͟z⟩
/s/ ⟨s⟩ ᙓ ᙐ ᙑ ᙒ ᙏ ᙎ ᔆ
/s̪/ ⟨s̱⟩ ᣵ
/ʃ/ ⟨sh⟩ ᙙ ᙖ ᙗ ᙘ ᙕ ᙔ ᙚ
/tʃ/ ⟨ch⟩ ᙠ ᙝ ᙞ ᙟ ᙜ ᙛ
/ts/ ⟨ts⟩ ᙦ ᙣ ᙤ ᙥ ᙢ ᙡ
/t̪s̪/ ⟨t͟s⟩
/tsʼ/ ⟨tsʼ⟩ ᙬ ᙩ ᙪ ᙫ ᙨ ᙧ
/t̪s̪ʼ/ ⟨t͟sʼ⟩
/ʔ/ ⟨ʼ⟩ ᣟ

Hare syllabary16821
/a/
⟨a⟩		 /e/
⟨e⟩		 /i/
⟨i⟩		 /o, u/
⟨o, u⟩		 (Ø)
(Ø) ᐁ ᐃ ᐅ ᐊ
/w/ ⟨w⟩ ᐊᐧ ᐁᐧ ᐃᐧ ᐅᐧ ᐤ
/p/ ⟨b⟩ ᐯ ᐱ ᐳ ᐸ ᑊ
/t/ ⟨d⟩ ᑕ ᑌ ᑎ ᑐ ᐟ
/ɾ/ ⟨r⟩ ᙆ
/k/ ⟨g⟩ ᑲ ᑫ ᑭ ᑯ ᐠ
/kʰ/ ⟨k⟩ ᑦᑲ ᑦᑫ ᑦᑭ ᑦᑯ
/l/ ⟨l⟩ ᕍ ᕃ ᕄ ᕊ ᔆ
/m/ ⟨m⟩ ᒪ ᒣ ᒥ ᒧ ᑦ
/n/ ⟨n⟩ ᓇ ᓀ ᓂ ᓄ ᐣ
/ɣ, ʁ/ ⟨gh, r⟩ ᖍ ᖊ ᖋ ᖌ ᙆ
/s/ ⟨s⟩ ᓴ ᓭ ᓯ ᓱ ᐢ
/j/ ⟨y⟩ ᔭ ᔦ ᔨ ᔪ ᕀ
/z/ ⟨z⟩ ᘔ ᘚ ᘛ ᘕ
/ʃ/ ⟨sh⟩ ᗴ ᗯ ᗰ ᗱ
/w/ ⟨w⟩ ᒐ ᒉ ᒋ ᒍ
/f/ ⟨f⟩ ᐟᒐ ᐟᒉ ᐟᒋ ᐟᒍ ꟳ
/wʼ/ ⟨wʼ⟩ ᕮ ᕫ ᕬ ᕭ
/tʰ/ ⟨t⟩ ᕳ ᕰ ᕱ ᕲ
/˜/ ⟨˛⟩ ᐠ
/ʼ/ ⟨ʼ⟩ ᑊ
/x, ʰ/ ⟨x⟩ ᑦ
/ʔ/ ⟨ɂ⟩ ᐥ
/h/ ⟨h⟩ ᑋ
/v/ ⟨v⟩ ⱽ

Inuktitut syllabary6.15.1
⟨ai⟩ ⟨aai⟩ ⟨i⟩ ⟨ii⟩ ⟨u⟩ ⟨uu⟩ ⟨a⟩ ⟨aa⟩ (Ø)
(Ø) ᐁ ᐂ ᐃ ᐄ ᐅ ᐆ ᐊ ᐋ
⟨p/b⟩ ᐯ ᐰ ᐱ ᐲ ᐳ ᐴ ᐸ ᐹ ᑉ
⟨t⟩ ᑌ ᑍ ᑎ ᑏ ᑐ ᑑ ᑕ ᑖ ᑦ
⟨k⟩ ᑫ ᑬ ᑭ ᑮ ᑯ ᑰ ᑲ ᑳ ᒃ
⟨g⟩ ᒉ ᒊ ᒋ ᒌ ᒍ ᒎ ᒐ ᒑ ᒡ
⟨m⟩ ᒣ ᒤ ᒥ ᒦ ᒧ ᒨ ᒪ ᒫ ᒻ
⟨n⟩ ᓀ ᓁ ᓂ ᓃ ᓄ ᓅ ᓇ ᓈ ᓐ
⟨s/h⟩ ᓭ ᓮ ᓯ ᓰ ᓱ ᓲ ᓴ ᓵ ᔅ
⟨h⟩ 𑪰 𑪱 𑪲 𑪳 𑪴 𑪵
⟨l⟩ ᓓ ᓔ ᓕ ᓖ ᓗ ᓘ ᓚ ᓛ ᓪ
⟨j⟩ ᔦ ᔧ ᔨ ᔩ ᔪ ᔫ ᔭ ᔮ ᔾ
⟨v⟩ ᕓ ᕔ ᕕ ᕖ ᕗ ᕘ ᕙ ᕚ ᕝ
⟨r⟩ ᕂ ᕅ ᕆ ᕇ ᕈ ᕉ ᕋ ᕌ ᕐ
⟨q⟩ ᙯ ᕾ ᕿ ᖀ ᖁ ᖂ ᖃ ᖄ ᖅ
⟨ng/ŋ⟩ ᙰ ᖎ ᖏ ᖐ ᖑ ᖒ ᖓ ᖔ ᖕ
⟨nng⟩ ᙱ ᙲ ᙳ ᙴ ᙵ ᙶ ᖖ
⟨ł/hl/&⟩ ᖠ ᖡ ᖢ ᖣ ᖤ ᖥ ᖦ
⟨š⟩ 𑪶 𑪷 𑪸 𑪹 𑪺 𑪻
⟨ř⟩ ᖨ ᖩ ᖪ ᖫ ᖬ ᖭ ᖮ
⟨h⟩ ᕴ ᕵ ᕶ ᕷ ᕸ ᕹ ᕺ ᕻ
⟨h⟩ ᕼ
⟨ʻ⟩ ʻ

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