Choctaw Alphabet
a | a or ah | as in father |
ʋ | a short | as in tub, sun, gun |
b | be | |
ch | che | as in church |
e | e | as in they, whey |
f | fe | |
h | he | |
hl | hle | |
i | i | as in pique, marine |
k | ke | |
l | le | |
m | me | |
n | ne | |
o | o | as in note, over |
p | pe | |
s | se | as in sin, sir, sun |
sh | she | as in shall |
t | te | |
u | oo | as in wood, tool, full |
w | we | |
y | ye |
Diphthongs
ai | as i in pine |
au | as ow in now |
Nasals
a̱ | ang |
i̱ | ing |
o̱ | ong |
u̱ | ung |
The alphabetical order used in this work is