WikiLang/Mi'kmaq Orthographies

Mi'kmaq language used different orthographies throughout its history. Today, two orthographies are principally used: Francis-Smith and Listuguj.

Francis-Smith
The Francis-Smith orthography has been developed in the 1970s by Doug Smith and Bernard Francis. It is the most used orthography today, especially in Nova Scotia.

It has 5 short vowels, a, e, i, o and u, and 5 long vowels, a', e', i', o' and u'. It has 11 consonants: j, k, l, m, n, p, q, s, t, kw, qw, and i can also act as a consonant.

Listuguj
The Listuguj (or Restigouche) orthography is mainly used in Quebec. The main difference from the Francis-Smith orthography is that the "k" letter is replaced by "g".

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