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== consonants ==
== consonants ==


[[File:Tloko consonants.png]]
[[File:Tloko uali hapu.png]]


* Each consonant has three forms. The form used depends on the the vowel added to form the syllable glyph.
* Each consonant has three forms. The form used depends on the the vowel added to form the syllable glyph.

Revision as of 18:01, 20 March 2013

  • The tloko script is logosyllabic combining about X logograms (which represent whole words) and 150 syllabograms (which represent syllables). About 300 glyphs were commonly used.
  • Examples of the script ...
  • Many syllables can be represented by more than one glyph
  • The script is usually written vertical columns reading from top to bottom and then left to right.

Featural Syllabary

  • The basic consonant glyphs were directly inspired by Hangul.

Tloko hangul.png

consonants

Tloko uali hapu.png

  • Each consonant has three forms. The form used depends on the the vowel added to form the syllable glyph.
(V = null consonant)

vowels

An example of p with all vowel elements.

Tloko uali musa.png

  • The vowels elements are shown here with the null consonant glyph.
(-C = null vowel, or final consonant)