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*The form {{Sohlob|s}} for '''s''' looking like '''hh''' was in fact the usual one.  The form {{Sohlob|S}} was only used where a scribe had inadvertently omitted one of the strokes of {Sohlob|s}}.
*The form {{Sohlob|s}} for '''s''' looking like '''hh''' was in fact the usual one.  The form {{Sohlob|S}} was only used where a scribe had inadvertently omitted one of the strokes of {Sohlob|s}}.


*Lindjeb used a further digraph {{Sohlob|iu}} '''ui'' to write /y/.  Sometimes {{Sohlob|ü}}, which in the other dialects would be read as '''w''' was used.
*Lindjeb used a further digraph {{Sohlob|iu}} '''ui''' to write /y/.  Sometimes {{Sohlob|ü}}, which in the other dialects would be read as '''w''' was used.
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The phrase {{Sohlob|bolhos qreç}} at the bottom of the image is a misspelling for {{Sohlob|bolhos qres}} '''serq sohlob'''.  I'm going to fix that eventually!
The phrase {{Sohlob|bolhos qreç}} at the bottom of the image is a misspelling for {{Sohlob|bolhos qres}} '''serq sohlob'''.  I'm going to fix that eventually!

Revision as of 10:57, 19 March 2006

Used to write Sohlob, Kidilib and Linjeb.

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Remarks

  • 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 yd ys yt using y to indicate c, ç, j were normal in Kidilib writing, while the alternative graphies j ç c or z x xt were usual in Sohlob and Heleb. Linjeb did not have these sounds. Lindjeb also sometimes used ir ry to write /l/.
  • Kidilib did not distinguish æ æ and e e, but used the unadorned letter e for /ɛ/.
  • The signs for voiceless stops K T P using a superimposed h h were the usual ones in Linjeb. In the other dialects voiceless and voiced stops were not usually distinguished in writing.
  • The form s for s looking like hh was in fact the usual one. The form S was only used where a scribe had inadvertently omitted one of the strokes of {Sohlob|s}}.
  • Lindjeb used a further digraph iu ui to write /y/. Sometimes ü, which in the other dialects would be read as w was used.

The phrase bolhos qreç at the bottom of the image is a misspelling for bolhos qres serq sohlob. I'm going to fix that eventually!