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Inuktitut Syllabics Chart

The document discusses Inuktitut syllabic writing systems. It explains that the "ai" syllabic form is only used in Nunavik, while in Nunavut the same vowel sound is written by combining an "a" syllabic form with an "i" initial vowel form. It also describes how placing a dot over syllabic forms extends the vowel sound, and includes two tables showing Inuktitut syllabics asymmetric forms.

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Inuktitut Syllabics Chart

The document discusses Inuktitut syllabic writing systems. It explains that the "ai" syllabic form is only used in Nunavik, while in Nunavut the same vowel sound is written by combining an "a" syllabic form with an "i" initial vowel form. It also describes how placing a dot over syllabic forms extends the vowel sound, and includes two tables showing Inuktitut syllabics asymmetric forms.

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ᐃI- ᐱ ᑎ

Pi- Ti-

ᐊA- ᐅ ᐸ ᐳ ᑕ ᑐ
U- Pa- Pu- Ta- Tu-

ᐁ
Ai-
ᐯ ᑌ
Pai- Tai-
ᑉ -P ᑦ -T
The “ai” syllabic form is only used in Nunavik.
In Nunavut, the same vowel sound is written by combining “a” syllabic form in superscript denotes
an “a” syllabic form with an “i” initial vowel form: final vowel-less consonants.

Ai = ᐊᐃ Pai = ᐸᐃ Vai = ᕙᐃ

Inuktitut ᕕ ᕆ
Syllabics Vi- Ri-
Symmetric Forms
ᕙ ᕗ ᕋ ᕈ
Placing a dot over the syllabic
form extends the vowel sound:
Va- Vu- Ra- Ru-
Paa = ᐹ Pii = ᐲ Puu = ᐴ
ᕓ
Vai-
ᕃ
Rai-
By Rajiv Rawat - January 30, 2009

Additional assistance provided by Chris Harvey - www.languagegeek.com


Composed in Euphemia UCAS typeface available from Tiro Typeworks - www.tiro.com
ᕝ -V ᕐ -R
ᒥ ᒣ ᑭ ᑫ ᒋ ᒉ
Mi- Mai- Ki- Kai- Gi- Gai-

ᒪ ᒧ ᑲ ᑯ ᒐ ᒍ
Ma- Mu- Ka- Ku- Ga- Gu-

ᒻ -M ᒃ -K ᒡ -G

Writing Samples
Nunavut Iqaluit ᓂ ᓀ ᓕ ᓓ
Nu Na Vu -T I Qa Lu I -T Ni- Nai- Li- Lai-
ᓄ ᓇ ᕗ ᒼ ᐃ ᖃ ᓗ ᐃ ᑦ

ᓇ ᓄ ᓚ ᓗ
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ

Titirausiq Nutaaq (Inuktitut Syllabary)


Na- Nu- La- Lu-
Ti Ti Ra U Si -Q NU TA A -Q

ᓐ -N ᓪ -L
ᑎ ᑎ ᕋ ᐅ ᓯ ᖅ ᓄ ᑕ ᐊ ᖅ

ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖅ ᓄᑕᐊᖅ

Inuktitut Syllabics Asymmetric Forms Table 1


ᓯ ᓭ ᔨ ᔦ ᖠ ᖠ

* Not coded in
Unicode
Si- Sai- Ji- Jai- Łi- Łai-

ᓴ ᓱ ᔭ ᔪ ᖤ ᖢ
Sa- Su- Ja- Ju- Ła- Łu-

ᔅ -S ᔾ -J ᖦ -Ł

ᕿ ᙯ ᖕᒋ ᖕᒉ ᙱ ᖖᒉ

characters
characters

combining
* Created by
combining

characters
* Created by

combining
* Created by
Qi- Qai- Ngi- Ngai- Nngi- Nngai-

ᖃ ᖁ ᖕᒐ ᖕᒍ ᙵ ᖖᒍ
Qa- Qu- Nga- Ngu- Nnga- Nngu-

ᖅ -Q ᖕ -NG ᖖ -NNG

Inuktitut Syllabics Asymmetric Forms Table 2

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