Sohlob alphabet

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.

• Kidilib did not distinguish æ and e, but used the unadorned letter for /ɛ/.

• 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.