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Quite nice letters, altough only one conflict I can see from the proposed alphabet and proposed numbers. Which the number 40,000 and the letter "D". | Quite nice letters, altough only one conflict I can see from the proposed alphabet and proposed numbers. Which the number 40,000 and the letter "D". | ||
Can't have a lone consonant... So it's still practical | Can't have a lone consonant... So it's still practical | ||
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The letters (final)"B" and "E" are looking exactly the same. <---could solve this by making final B looking like an initial B upside down ;) | |||
Further I still think you can't write a single "R". In the example, a "L" is used instead, but I think that's a difference, isn't it? | |||
--->Ok, so "L and R are pronounced differently depending on case and position in word (Like preceding or acceding vowel, beginning of word, end of word, etc.) and therefore use the same symbol (Shown here with a simple 'L')". Makes sense. But in what way are they pronounced differently, and what exactly are the rules for that? And why don't you just use either L or R for all L/Rs in latin letters, if that's the way it's handled in the "native" scripture system? | |||
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Quite nice letters, altough only one conflict I can see from the proposed alphabet and proposed numbers. Which the number 40,000 and the letter "D".
Can't have a lone consonant... So it's still practical
The letters (final)"B" and "E" are looking exactly the same. <---could solve this by making final B looking like an initial B upside down ;)
Further I still think you can't write a single "R". In the example, a "L" is used instead, but I think that's a difference, isn't it?
--->Ok, so "L and R are pronounced differently depending on case and position in word (Like preceding or acceding vowel, beginning of word, end of word, etc.) and therefore use the same symbol (Shown here with a simple 'L')". Makes sense. But in what way are they pronounced differently, and what exactly are the rules for that? And why don't you just use either L or R for all L/Rs in latin letters, if that's the way it's handled in the "native" scripture system?