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---
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title: Lántas writing
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backname: Lántas
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backlink: .
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lang: lántas
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...
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Lántas is written with a simple alphasyllabary, where most glyphs consist of
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a consonant or cluster with a descender marking the vowel following it. There
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are full-sized letters for vowels, used when they start a word or follow
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a syllabic consonant. As a quick example, here's the first sentence of
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*the North Wind and the Sun*:
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:::example
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`{!Ruakul naipa bahútlit aimlis Laksit Fuhamkas Guwanḿ asumsas ba sua.
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| file = northwind0 ; size = 60 ; stroke = 2 }`
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:::
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# Vowels
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At the start of a word, or after a syllabic consonant, these 'independent'
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vowel letters are used.
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:::letter-list
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`{!a}` `{!á}` `{!i}` `{!í}` `{!u}` `{!ú}`
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`{!ai}` `{!au}` `{!ia}` `{!ua}`
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`{!ł}` `{!ḿ}` `{!ń}` `{!ŕ}`
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:::
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In other cases, vowels are attached to the letter for the previous consonant.
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:::letter-list
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`{!ta}` `{!tá}` `{!ti}` `{!tí}` `{!tu}` `{!tú}`
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`{!tai}` `{!tau}` `{!tia}` `{!tua}`
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`{!tł}` `{!tḿ}` `{!tń}` `{!tŕ}`
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:::
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# Consonants
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The basic consonant shapes are:
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:::letter-list
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`{!t\}` `{!k\}` `{!g\}` `{!d\}` `{!ƶ\}` `{!p\}` `{!b\}`
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`{!s\}` `{!š\}` `{!l\}` `{!m\}` `{!n\}` `{!č\}` `{!ǧ\}`
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`{!w\}` `{!h\}` `{!f\}` `{!j\}` `{!r\}`
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:::
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Clusters are written with a single glyph called a 'conjunct'. These aren't
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always just the two letters glued together but they're not usually too
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surprising.
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<nav>
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[`{t}`](#conj-t) ·
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[`{ƶ}`](#conj-ƶ) ·
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[`{s}`](#conj-s) ·
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[`{l}`](#conj-l) ·
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[`{m}`](#conj-m) ·
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[`{n}`](#conj-n) ·
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[`{r}`](#conj-r) ·
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[`{⁎}`](#conj-o)
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</nav>
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::: {.letter-list #conj-t}
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`{!tt\}` `{!tk\}` `{!tg\}` `{!td\}` `{!tƶ\}` `{!tp\}` `{!tb\}` `{!ts\}`
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`{!tš\}` `{!tl\}` `{!tm\}` `{!tn\}` `{!tr\}` `{!tč\}` `{!tǧ\}` `{!tw\}`
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`{!th\}` `{!tf\}` `{!tj\}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-ƶ}
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`{!ƶt\}` `{!ƶk\}` `{!ƶg\}` `{!ƶd\}` `{!ƶƶ\}` `{!ƶp\}` `{!ƶb\}` `{!ƶs\}`
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`{!ƶš\}` `{!ƶl\}` `{!ƶm\}` `{!ƶn\}` `{!ƶr\}` `{!ƶč\}` `{!ƶǧ\}` `{!ƶw\}`
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`{!ƶh\}` `{!ƶf\}` `{!ƶj\}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-s}
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`{!st\}` `{!sk\}` `{!sg\}` `{!sd\}` `{!sƶ\}` `{!sp\}` `{!sb\}` `{!ss\}`
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`{!sš\}` `{!sl\}` `{!sm\}` `{!sn\}` `{!sr\}` `{!sč\}` `{!sǧ\}` `{!sw\}`
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`{!sh\}` `{!sf\}` `{!sj\}` `{!šš\}`
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:::
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Conjuncts with `{!š\}` are the same as with `{!s\}`, but with the line above. In
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the case of `{!šš\}` the lines join up.
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::: {.letter-list #conj-l}
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`{!lt\}` `{!lk\}` `{!lg\}` `{!ld\}` `{!lƶ\}` `{!lp\}` `{!lb\}` `{!ls\}`
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`{!lš\}` `{!ll\}` `{!lm\}` `{!ln\}` `{!lr\}` `{!lč\}` `{!lǧ\}` `{!lw\}`
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`{!lh\}` `{!lf\}` `{!lj\}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-m}
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`{!mt\}` `{!mk\}` `{!mg\}` `{!md\}` `{!mƶ\}` `{!mp\}` `{!mb\}` `{!ms\}`
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`{!mš\}` `{!ml\}` `{!mm\}` `{!mn\}` `{!mr\}` `{!mč\}` `{!mǧ\}` `{!mw\}`
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`{!mh\}` `{!mf\}` `{!mj\}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-n}
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`{!nt\}` `{!nk\}` `{!ng\}` `{!nd\}` `{!nƶ\}` `{!np\}` `{!nb\}` `{!ns\}`
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`{!nš\}` `{!nl\}` `{!nm\}` `{!nn\}` `{!nr\}` `{!nč\}` `{!nǧ\}` `{!nw\}`
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`{!nh\}` `{!nf\}` `{!nj\}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-r}
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`{!rt\}` `{!rk\}` `{!rg\}` `{!rd\}` `{!rƶ\}` `{!rp\}` `{!rb\}` `{!rs\}`
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`{!rš\}` `{!rl\}` `{!rm\}` `{!rn\}` `{!rr\}` `{!rč\}` `{!rǧ\}` `{!rw\}`
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`{!rh\}` `{!rf\}` `{!rj\}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-o}
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`{!kk\}` `{!ks\}` `{!pp\}` `{!ps\}` `{!pj\}`
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`{!bj\}` `{!čs\}` `{!čč\}` `{!hh\}`
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`{!hn\}` `{!hm\}` `{!fn\}` `{!fm\}`
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:::
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If a word ends in a consnant, a horizontal line is drawn under it to specify
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that there is no vowel.
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:::letter-list
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`{!–t}` `{!–ƶ}` `{!–s}` `{!–š}` `{!–l}` `{!–m}` `{!–n}` `{!–r}`
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:::
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# Punctuation
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Punctuation in Lántas is very simple. Phrases within a sentence can be separated
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by a single circle, and sentences are ended by a double circle:
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:::letter-list
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`{!ta, ta | file=comma}`
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`{!ta. ta | file=fullstop}`
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:::
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Both have an equal amount of space either side, more for the second one, and if
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they are next to a line break they stay with the previous word.
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# Numbers
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Numbers are written in base 10. Most of the digits are letters, with the
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ascenders removed if they had one. Numbers in running text are indicated by
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double vertical bars each side, and are grouped in fours.
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:::letter-list
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`{!0}` `{!1}` `{!2}` `{!3}` `{!4}` `{!5}` `{!6}` `{!7}` `{!8}` `{!9}`
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`{!#18 5263 9772#}`
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