Language/Algonquin/Pronunciation/Alphabet

Algonquin language is either a distinct  language closely related to the Ojibwe language or a particularly divergent Ojibwe dialect.

It is spoken, alongside French and to some extent English, by the Algonquin First Nations of Quebec and Ontario.

Phonology

Vowels

	Short		Long
	Front	Back	Front	Back
High (close)	i	u	iː	uː
Mid	e	o	eː	oː
Low (open)	a		aː

Consonants

		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Post-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	plain	p	⟨t⟩ t̻		⟨ṭ⟩ t̠̺		k	ʔ
	aspirated	pʰ	⟨tʰ⟩ t̻ʰ		⟨ṭʰ⟩ t̠̺ʰ		kʰ
	ejective	pʼ	⟨tʼ⟩ t̻ʼ		⟨ṭʼ⟩ t̠̺ʼ		kʼ
	voiced	b		⟨d⟩ d̺
Fricative	voiceless			s	⟨ṣ⟩ ʃ	⟨ł⟩ ɬ		h
	ejective					⟨ƛʼ⟩ t͡ɬʼ
Affricate	voiceless			⟨c⟩ t͡s	⟨č⟩ t͡ʃ
	ejective			⟨cʼ⟩ t͡sʼ	⟨čʼ⟩ t͡ʃʼ
Nasal		m		n
Approximant		w		l (r)		j