Latin script: Yakama

Names:

• Common name: Yakama
• Native name: Ichishkíin Sɨ́nwit

Quick facts:

• ISO 639 codes: yak
• Geographic location: Washington, United States / N/A
  • Nearby articles on Wikipedia

Required localization variations:

• fn

Fonts:

• LavaLCGAmGeTest-Regular.woff2
• System

Letters (39):

• a
• aa
• ch
• chʼ
• h
• i
• ii
• ɨ
• k
• kʼ
• kw
• kwʼ
• ḵ
• ḵʼ
• ḵw
• ḵwʼ
• l
• ɬ/ƚ
• m
• n
• p
• pʼ
• s
• sh
• t
• tʼ
• tɬ/tƚ
• tɬʼ/tƚʼ
• ts
• tsʼ
• u
• uu
• w
• x
• x̱
• xw
• x̱w
• y
• ʼ

Miscellaneous characters (1):

• ◌́

Sample texts:

• Ánach’ax̱i na sɨ́nwita ku shúkta Tiináwit. Shix̱ Sts’áat Álx̱ayx̱. Patkʷáynpša.

Sources:

• Yakama Nation Ichishkíin Sɨ́nwit Language Program, https://www.yakamalanguage.org/
• Ichishkíin Sɨ́nwit Yakama / Yakima Sahaptin Dictionary, https://depts.washington.edu/sahaptin/
• Key to the Yakima Practical Alphabet, https://depts.washington.edu/sahteach/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/S_A_0313-Key_to_Yakima_practical_alphabet.pdf
• https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/inside-the-movement-to-revitalize-tribal-languages-in-wa-schools/