First Nations and Inuit in Quebec

PointQuébec plans to offer domain name registration in 2026 in the languages and the orthography of the First Nations and Inuit of Quebec. In Quebec, the writing systems (script) are: the Latin script and the syllabic script.

The Latin Script

The French and English languages are based on the Latin alphabet. The French language uses diacritical marks and ligatures. Most First Nations languages in Quebec use the Latin script, and each language has a specific orthography.
Summary : Québec's First Nations Latin Script Orthography

 

The Syllabic Script

The syllabic script specific to the languages of the First Nations and Inuit of Canada^[1] deploys geometric shapes representing consonants and the orientation of these forms representing a vowel.
Summary : Québec's First Nations and Inuit Latin Script Orthography

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Language — Latin Script	ISO-639	Language — Syllabic Script
Official and institutional languages
French[2]	fra
English	eng
Algonquian languages
Aln8ba8dwaw8gan (Abénaki)	abe
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin)	alg
Innu Aimun (Montagnais)	moe
Mi'gmaq (Mi'kmawi'simk)	mic
Nehiromowin (Atikamekw)	atj
Wolastoqey (Malécite)	pqm
Cree and Inuit languages — syllabic script
Înû Ayimuwin	crj	ᐄᓅ ᐊᔨᒧᐎᓐ (Southern East Cree)   ᐄᓅ ᐊᔨᒧᐎᓐ Unicode
Îyiyiu Ayimuwin	crl	ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒧᐎᓐ (Northern East Cree)  ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒧᐎᓐ Unicode
	iku	ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ (Inuktitut — Nunavimmiutitut)  ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Unicode
	nsk	ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ (Naskapi)  ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ Unicode
Iroquoian languages
Kanienk'héha (Mohawk)	moh
Wendat	wdt