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SunSeeker

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12. I know, but that is the English/Latin alphabet.

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #11)

Sat Jan 31, 2026, 09:46 PM

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If they are going with a non-Native alphabet to create a written language, at least let it accurately reflect the native language, phonetically.

The Dakota people used a system of pictographs and symbols. Missionaries developed this written form using Latin letters.

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