Writing System: Chinook Jargon

Names:

• Common name: Chinook Jargon
• Native name: Chinuk Wawa

Quick facts:

• Validation status: Public information
• ISO 639 codes: wac

Required localization

Variations:

• fn

Reference fonts:

• LavaLCGAmGeTest-Regular.woff2
• System

Characters

Letters:

• a
• ch
• c’h
• ə
• h
• i
• k
• kʰ
• kw
• kʰw
• k’
• k’w
• l
• ɬ
• m
• n
• p
• pʰ
• p’
• q
• qʰ
• qw
• qʰw
• q’
• q’w
• s
• sh
• t
• tʰ
• t’
• tɬ
• t’ɬ
• ts
• t’s
• u
• w
• x
• xw
• x̣
• x̣w
• y
• ʔ

Miscellaneous characters:

• ◌̣

Sample Texts

ixt-pi-ixt tax̣am lipʰyi-tʼanəm yuɬqat ukuk haykʰwa ɬipʰayt. ixt-pi-ixt tilixam ɬas makuk ixt California redwood kənim pus alaxti makwst-taɬlam pi sinamakwst lipʰyitʼanəm haykʰwa. hilu-san iwa California shawash tilixam ɬaska huyhuy haykʰwa pus iktʰas. wəx̣t ɬas munk pus iɬukuma/ hihi bon. chinuk tilixam pi ɬəkətət tilixam ɬaska hayash tayi huyhuy-tilixam. ɬaska makuk ixt duiha-kʰut kʰapa hidatsa tilixam pus makwst əbə ɬun haykʰwa.