The Siksika alphabet:
a ("a" in father)
h ("ch")
i ("i" in kiss)
k ("g")
m
n
o ("o" in woman)
p ("b")
s
t ("d")
w
y
Pronounciation tips: The vowels a
Sounds like the "a" in father
If before a double consonant, then it sounds like cut i
Sounds like the "i" in kiss When written long (ii), sounds like the "i" in machine o
Sounds like the "o" in so
With double consonants, it sounds like the "o" in woman OTHERS ai
If before a double consonan, it sounds like "ai" in said
If before the a', it sounds like the "ai" of paid
On the norther reserve, it sounds more like the "i" of bite
On the Blood reserve, it sounds more like the "ai" of plaid ao
Sounds like the "aw" of dawn
If before the (`), may sound like the "ou" of out oi
Sounds like the "oi" of coin
If before a long constant, may sound like "i" p, t, k
the "p" sounds like b
the "t" sounds like d
the "k" sounds like g h
Sounds like "ch"
'
Is an interruption or pause in a word or a phrase *any long vowels (aa, ii, oo) or long consonants (ss, kk, hh) are to be drawn out when speaking Arm: .....mo'tsis Armpit: .....mo'ksís Backbone / Spine:.....mo'kakín Bladder: .....moa'pahkis Body: .....motstóm Breast / Chest:.....máókayis Breast bone:.....mo'kííkin Buttock: .....mootóópis Calf .....mohkinán Cheek: .....mootstsipinnaan Chin / Jaw:.....mohpsskína Derriere: .....móós Ear: .....mohtóókis Elbow: .....mohkínsstsis Eye: .....mooipssp Face: .....mosstoksis Forehead: .....moonsskis Guts / Intestines:.....mottsis Head / Hair:.....mo'tokáán Heart: .....mósskitsipahyo Heel: .....mootohtón Kidney: .....mótookis Knee: .....mottoksís Larynx: .....mohkíítohksiston Leg / Foot:.....mohkát Lip: .....mootóónis Lung: .....mohpín Navel: .....móótoyi's Neck: .....mohkokin Nose: .....móhksisís Rib: .....mohpikis Ribs: .....mohpikíístsi Shin: .....motsínaa Shoulder: .....mottsikis Shoulder Blade:.....mohkatsíkin Stomach: .....móókoan Teeth: .....mohpííkiistsi Thigh: .....moápisakis Throat: .....mohksistón Toe / Finger:.....mookítsis Tongue: .....maisiní Tooth: .....mohííkin Torso: .....mo'kin
**Information from Donald G. Frantz and Norma Jean Russell's Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots,and Affixes, Second Edition Note: anything in ( ) means the "literal meanining of the word". Animal: (runs about on the ground) ......kaawá'pomaahkaa Antelope: .....saokiawakaasi Baby Rabbit:.....poká´aatisistaawa Badger (marked face):.....siinaisski Bald Eagle (White Head):.....ksikkihkíni Bat (Bad bird):.....makápipi'kssi Big duck / goose:.....ómahkssa'áí Bighorn Sheep (Mountain sheep):.....miistáksoomahk ihkiaa Bird .....pi'kssíí Bison: .....iiníí Black Bear.....sikohkiaayo Brown Bear.....ootsimiohkiaayo Cat: .....poos Chipmonk .....i'kayssi Cougar / Mountain Lion:.....omakatyo Cow: .....áápotskina Coyote: .....aapí'si Deer: .....áwákaas ii Dog: .....omitaa Donkey: .....omahksstooki Elephant (has long nose): .....innóóhksisii Elk: .....innoka Frog: .....matsiyíkkapisa a Golden Eagle (Gold head):.....otaikimmio'tokaan Grizzly Bear (brown nosed bear): .....otahkóíssksisi yoohkiaayo Horse: .....o'ta's Jack Rabbit:..... omahkááaitistaawa Lark: .....mia'tii Meadowlark: .....soohkiisimsstaan Muskrat: ......mí'sohpsski Owl (Night announcer):.....sipisttoo Prarie dog:.....kitsisomahkokata Puppy: .....sisomm Rabbit: .....ááattsishaa Rattlesnake (rattle tail):.....sáí'ittsikotoy i Raven (large crow: .....omahkai'stoo Red Fox: .....máóhkataatoyi Salmon (pink fish): .....i'kotsóómii Swan (large gull):.....iimahkáyii Thunderbird:.... ksiistsikómiipi'kssii Turkey (big bird):.....ómahksipi'kss< u>ii Timber Wolf: .....ómahkapi'si
Black: .....sik Blue: ....ótssko Brown: .....sikotahko Green: .....saissksiimoko Grey: .....ikkitsinááttsi Red: .....máóhk White: .....áápi Yellow/Orange: .....otahko
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