Alphabet

Umóⁿhoⁿ Alphabet
LetterUmóⁿhoⁿ exampleAmerican English examplesnotes
◌ˀ◌ tˀé die, dead uh–oh Glottal stop
a ská white father dadíha, ithádi, Lisa vowel
oⁿ óⁿba yawn iátha, concise, phone low back vowel, nasalized a; single sound without a distinct a or n (aⁿ in Ponka) zhōⁿ sleep zhóⁿ wood
b bi amá boy núzhiⁿga  bi amá they say
č ččèga-x̌či church un–aspirated ch ččèga-x̌či - (brand, spanking new)
čč ččèshka gotcha ččèshka - short 
čʰ iⁿčʰòⁿga church aspirated ch mouse - iⁿtšʰòⁿga
d dúba dog  
e shé
tʰe		 weight, Las Vegas,
pet		 vowel fourth - wèduba
g égoⁿ girl  
h huhú high  
i ní feet, radiant vowel
iⁿ wíⁿ mean, machine vowel, nasalized i; without a fully pronounced n
j júba judge  
k ké skate un–aspirated k
kk kké
kʰ akʰí kettle aspirated k
m mí man  
n nú no  
o ho hold, go vowel; only found in modern Omaha
p pá spit un–aspirated p
pp ppá  
pʰ óⁿpʰoⁿ pit aspirated p
s sábe sun  
sh shé ship Larson uses š
t té stop un–aspirated t
tt ttāshka acorn  
tʰ atʰí top aspirated t
th tháwa   not in English; ledh, a sound transitioning from l to th (Larson uses r)
u tú blue, loot vowel
uⁿ iⁿgthúⁿga spoon vowel, nasalized u; single sound without a distinct u or n
w waˀú wing  
x̣ x̣agé sagen in German soft or voiced x; has been marked as gh, (Dorsey uses x)
x̌ táx̌ti Bach in German harsh x; (Dorsey uses q)
z zí zoo  
zh zhíⁿga beige, vision Larson uses ž

Notes on Orthography in Umóⁿhoⁿ.