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2025-08-29T01:20:58Z

plural

2013-03-03T12:59:37Z

Waahlis moved page Guide:Script to Guide:Writing system without leaving a redirect

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Direction

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	==Direction==		==Direction==
			Everyone knows you read from left to right, up to down, as I call it LRUD. So thats natural isn't it?

			Well no, you can do it in a total of 4 ways, LRUD, RLUD (Right to left, Up and downward), UDLR (up and downward first, then left to right, reading in columns rather than rows) and Lastely UDRL. You might think that it could possbibly be down and up, while it is a concievable thing no script system has ever utilized it.

			Examples
			*LRUD, Latin
			*RLUD, Arabic or hebrew
			*UDRL, Japanese
			*UDLR, Mongolian

			the direction in which it is written forms heavily how the symbols are written to minimize effort in that direction. so the direction does matter.

	==Traits==		==Traits==

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Choosing

2013-02-26T13:58:54Z

Syllable

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	===Syllable===		===Syllable===
	These scrips writes out entire syllables, more or less, of the language in a distinct grapheme. There are two of these.		These scrips writes out entire syllables, more or less, of the language in a distinct {{lg\|grapheme}}. There are two of these.
	====Logographic====		====Logographic====
	This script usually encompasses larger form of syllables, roughly around CVC structure and not larger. The script usually have a few hundred to several thousand symboles that must be memorized. It can be quite structured at first but like all systems the langauge changes and soon it is just a question of memorizing everything. This system fits languages with a smaller consonant inventory and simple syllable structure like the previously mentioned one. Chinese is an example.		This script usually encompasses larger form of syllables, roughly around CVC structure and not larger. The script usually have a few hundred to several thousand symboles that must be memorized. It can be quite structured at first but like all systems the langauge changes and soon it is just a question of memorizing everything. This system fits languages with a smaller consonant inventory and simple syllable structure like the previously mentioned one. Chinese is an example.

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Alphabet

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Phonemic

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 ====Abjad====
 An abjad catches only the consonants of a language. You might wonder how is that even useful? How would one tell apart words like "bet" "bat" "bit" if all you see is "bt"? The answer is simply that in european languages the vowels play a much more important role. In semitic languages the vowels role is lesser and consonants are more important, but even if it does play an important role you can still use it. "I bt 100 dllrs tht y cn't d tht", if you check that you might still be able to read what it says, context does everything!
 *Grapheme count: 10-40

2013-02-26T09:09:17Z

Phonemic

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	These writing systems catches the phonemes of the languages and generally fit any language, no matter syllable structure, that fullfill the criterias needed for them.		These writing systems catches the phonemes of the languages and generally fit any language, no matter syllable structure, that fullfill the criterias needed for them.
	====Abjad====		====Abjad====
	An abjad catches only the consonants of a language		An abjad catches only the consonants of a language. You might wonder how is that even useful? How would one tell apart words like "bet" "bat" "bit" if all you see is "bt"? The answer is simply that in european languages the vowels play a much more important role. In semitic languages the vowels role is lesser and consonants are more important, but even if it does play an important role you can still use it. "I bt 100 dllrs tht y cn't d tht", if you check that you might still be able to read what it says, context does everything!

			*Grapheme count: 10-40
			*Phoneme count: small to large

	[[Category:Script]]		[[Category:Script]]

2013-02-26T09:06:10Z

Syllabic

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	*Phoneme count: Small		*Phoneme count: Small

	====~~Syllabic~~====		====Syllabary====
	As the name suggest it goes for syllables but generally only CV form, if the langauge has such syllable structure (or close like only a single consonant can appear after) this system is quite useful. and important thing to remember with this system is that the grapheme for "pa", "pe" and "da" are all unrelated, you cannot see any connection between them. The phoneme inventory can be medium sized and it is quite feasable.		As the name suggest it goes for syllables but generally only CV form, if the langauge has such syllable structure (or close like only a single consonant can appear after) this system is quite useful. and important thing to remember with this system is that the grapheme for "pa", "pe" and "da" are all unrelated, you cannot see any connection between them. The phoneme inventory can be medium sized and it is quite feasable.

2013-02-26T09:05:11Z

=Phonemic

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	*Phoneme count: medium		*Phoneme count: medium

	===Phonemic==		===Phonemic===
			These writing systems catches the phonemes of the languages and generally fit any language, no matter syllable structure, that fullfill the criterias needed for them.
			====Abjad====
			An abjad catches only the consonants of a language

	[[Category:Script]]		[[Category:Script]]