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diff --git a/src/haasdaiga/fonts b/src/haasdaiga/fonts new file mode 120000 index 0000000..d4ded25 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/haasdaiga/fonts @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +/home/xarvos/Quell/conlang/assets/haasdaiga \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/src/haasdaiga/writing.md b/src/haasdaiga/writing.md index f959b3c..9dccf2b 100644 --- a/src/haasdaiga/writing.md +++ b/src/haasdaiga/writing.md @@ -23,6 +23,74 @@ Hàäsdáïga does not have an alphabetic order. The alphabet order is used for us to more conveniently list words. The order for letters with tones is level, falling, and rising. -## Romanization +## Letters -The romanization rules are already stated in the Phonology section. +Letters used to form glyphs are listed in the table below: + +| Latin | Letter | +|-------|--------| +| a |  | +| b |  | +| c |  | +| ch |  | +| d |  | +| e |  | +| f |  | +| g |  | +| gh |  | +| h |  | +| i |  | +| j |  | +| l |  | +| m |  | +| n |  | +| ng |  | +| nj |  | +| o |  | +| p |  | +| r |  | +| s |  | +| t |  | +| u |  | +| v |  | +| w |  | +| y | (empty) | +| z |  | +| long vowel |  | +| rising tone |  | +| falling tone |  | +| level tone | (empty) | +| glottal stop /ʔ/ |  | +| . |  | +| , |  | +| : |  | +| ! |  | +| ? |  | +| ( or “|  | +| ) or ”|  | + +Punctuation usage: + +- Sentence punctuation `. ! ? :` are put at the beginning of the sentence, + rather than the end. +- Colon is considered a sentence punctuation. It is put at the beginning of + the quoted phrase. +- Comma is used in a similar way as in English. +- Brackets are used for both quotation and explanation. In case of quotation, + there should be a colon preceding the phrase. + +# Input for glyph generation + +While this is not a part of the language, in order to generate native script +with the provided tool, one MUST follow this guideline for writing +romanization, which is not the same as the normal romanization guideline. + +- If there is a tone, the schwa `y` must be explicit. That is, never put the + tone on a consonant. +- The second vowel should not come with the diaresis. +- Long vowel should be represented by a tilde `~` rather than duplicating + vowels. +- Always write syllables separately. For example `càhánzy` (to give) must + be written as `cà hán zy`. +- The glottal stop must be explicit. For example `aäratse` (ash) must be + written as `'a~ rat se`. |