Hotcąk
Origin
The Hotcąk or Winnebago alphabet was adapted from the Fox syllabary,
which was invented in the 1870s.
Used to write
Hotcąk (Winnebago, Hocak Wazijaci, Hochank, Hochunk),
a Siouan language with about 1,000 speakers in the US states of Wisconsin,
Illinois and Nebraska. The Hotcąk speakers call themselves
Hotcągara. Speakers of this language in Nebraska call
themselves Winnebago and are recognised as a separate tribe.
The Hotcąk alphabet
The first row of Latin letters are those used by the Hocąk Wazijaci
Haci Language and Culture Program, those in the second row are used by Paul
Radin.
Latin alphabet for Hotcąk (Hocąk Wowagaz)
This alphabet was adopted as the official writing system of the Ho-Chunk Nation
in July 1994
Source: http://www.hocak.info
Sample text in Hotcąk
- Egi deshesge gikarajra wawiaje: Hianjniwira wangregi shanagre
rash hashinira wakanjank-ningigirekjena. - Hungma hashinira hiraijikjawina, woshga hashinira manegi uinekjena
wangregi jasge hinankhi shesge manegi hirekjena. - Hamb de-e waisgabduj harniwira hunkuwianje ningikarajwina.
- Egi washa woishana warniwira waigit´unawire, washa hingishana
warniwira wagit´untawira shesge. - Egi inke washa woishana uwahieja hunutiwinina, eshi wowonkjega
eja hingijirawige khishibwiwine. Hungmara Ne-hashinigaja egi homashjara
Ne-hashinigaja, egi hoishagra Ne-hashinigaja manegusra, Amen.
Source: http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/JPN-hocak.html
Links
The Encyclopedia of Hotcąk Mythology – information about the Hotcąk
people and language: http://hotcakencyclopedia.com
Websites of the Ho-chunk (Hotcąk) Nation
http://www.ho-chunk.com
http://www.ho-chunknation.com
Hocak Worak – Newsletter of the Ho-Chunk Nation (in English)
http://www.hocakworak.com
Hotchank hit’é – The Winnebago language
http://hotcakencyclopedia.com/ho.GatschetHotchankHit’e.html
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
http://www.winnebagotribe.com