Sohlob alphabet: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:48, 6 December 2005

Used to write Sohlob, Kidilib and Linjeb.

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The diacritical marks -- the superscript dot for changing pronunciation and the underscore to indicate digraphs -- were usually only used to resolve perceived risk of incorrect reading. In practice Sohlob writing was often ambiguous, since a scribes perception of risk of incorrect reading may differ from his readers'.

The digraphs using y to indicate c, ç, j were normal in Kidilib writing, while the alternative graphies were usual in Sohlob and Heleb. Linjeb did not have these sounds.

The signs for voiceless stops using a superimposed h were the usual ones in Linjeb. In the other dialects voiceless and voiced stops were not usually distinguished in writing.

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 Used to write [[Sohlob]], [[Kidilib]] and [[Linjeb]].
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+[[Category:Sohlob]]
+*The diacritical marks -- the superscript dot for changing pronunciation and the underscore to indicate digraphs -- were usually only used to resolve perceived risk of incorrect reading.  In practice Sohlob writing was often ambiguous, since a scribes perception of risk of incorrect reading may differ from his readers'.
+*The digraphs using '''y''' to indicate '''c, ç, j''' were normal in Kidilib writing, while the alternative graphies were usual in Sohlob and Heleb.  Linjeb did not have these sounds.
+*Kidilib did not distinguish '''æ''' and '''e''', but used the unadorned letter for /ɛ/.
-[[Category:Sohlob]]
+*The signs for voiceless stops using a superimposed '''h''' were the usual ones in Linjeb.  In the other dialects voiceless and voiced stops were not usually distinguished in writing.
+*The form for '''s''' looking like '''hh''' was in fact the usual one.