Old Choctaw alphabet

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OLD CHOCTAW ALPHABET
Letter Pronounced Chahta Nahollo
A, a 'a' as in father lawah many
*1.1,u 'u · as in cup kushti flea
A, a 'an' as in wand akaka chicken
Ai, ai as in pipe hopaii prophet
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B, b 'b' as in but bushpo knife
Ch, ch 'ch' as in chew chito big
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E, e J as in see apelah help
, e'
as in me
F, f · r' as in fee falah crow
H. h 'h' as in hit homih spicy hot
I. I ' i' as in pit ibbak hand_
I. ! 'in' as in ink iki - father
K, k 'k' as in key Kofi quail
L. I '1' as in low loksi turtle
Lh. Ih 'thll Ihiohlih chase
M. m 'm' as in me miko Chief/king
N, n 'n' as in no nosi sleep
0, 0 '0 ' as in board Oh6yoh woman
0, 'on' as in won't otokloh seven
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P. p 'p' as in puppy payah call
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S, s as in sea siti snake
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Sh, sh 'sh' as in she shilombish spirit
T, t ' t ' as in tip toshpah hurry
U. u '00' as in hook ushi son
U, u 'oun' as in wound qhypah buy
W, w 'W' as in we weki heavy,
Y, y 'y'as in you yimmi believe
• The "u"dtanged from the 'V', which was originally in Byington's alphabet for the sOW'ld in "cup".
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