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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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conlang: 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*](examples.html#nwas):
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:::example
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`{!Ruakul naipa bahútlit aimlis Laksimat 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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`{!ta}` `{!ka}` `{!ga}` `{!da}` `{!ƶa}` `{!pa}` `{!ba}`
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`{!sa}` `{!ša}` `{!la}` `{!ma}` `{!na}` `{!ča}` `{!ǧa}`
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`{!wa}` `{!ha}` `{!fa}` `{!ja}` `{!ra}`
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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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`{!tta}` `{!tka}` `{!tga}` `{!tda}` `{!tƶa}` `{!tpa}` `{!tba}` `{!tsa}`
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`{!tla}` `{!tma}` `{!tna}` `{!tra}` `{!tča}` `{!tǧa}` `{!twa}` `{!tha}`
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`{!tfa}` `{!tja}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-ƶ}
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`{!ƶta}` `{!ƶka}` `{!ƶga}` `{!ƶda}` `{!ƶƶa}` `{!ƶpa}` `{!ƶba}` `{!ƶsa}`
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`{!ƶla}` `{!ƶma}` `{!ƶna}` `{!ƶra}` `{!ƶča}` `{!ƶǧa}` `{!ƶwa}` `{!ƶha}`
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`{!ƶfa}` `{!ƶja}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-s}
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`{!sta}` `{!ska}` `{!sga}` `{!sda}` `{!sƶa}` `{!spa}` `{!sba}` `{!ssa}`
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`{!sla}` `{!sma}` `{!sna}` `{!sra}` `{!sča}` `{!sǧa}` `{!swa}` `{!sha}`
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`{!sfa}` `{!sja}` `{!šša}`
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:::
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Conjuncts with `{!ša}` are the same as with `{!sa}`, but with the line above. In
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the case of `{!šša}` the lines join up.
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::: {.letter-list #conj-l}
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`{!lta}` `{!lka}` `{!lga}` `{!lda}` `{!lƶa}` `{!lpa}` `{!lba}` `{!lsa}`
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`{!lla}` `{!lma}` `{!lna}` `{!lra}` `{!lča}` `{!lǧa}` `{!lwa}` `{!lha}`
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`{!lfa}` `{!lja}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-m}
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`{!mta}` `{!mka}` `{!mga}` `{!mda}` `{!mƶa}` `{!mpa}` `{!mba}` `{!msa}`
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`{!mla}` `{!mma}` `{!mna}` `{!mra}` `{!mča}` `{!mǧa}` `{!mwa}` `{!mha}`
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`{!mfa}` `{!mja}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-n}
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`{!nta}` `{!nka}` `{!nga}` `{!nda}` `{!nƶa}` `{!npa}` `{!nba}` `{!nsa}`
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`{!nla}` `{!nma}` `{!nna}` `{!nra}` `{!nča}` `{!nǧa}` `{!nwa}` `{!nha}`
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`{!nfa}` `{!nja}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-r}
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`{!rta}` `{!rka}` `{!rga}` `{!rda}` `{!rƶa}` `{!rpa}` `{!rba}` `{!rsa}`
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`{!rla}` `{!rma}` `{!rna}` `{!rra}` `{!rča}` `{!rǧa}` `{!rwa}` `{!rha}`
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`{!rfa}` `{!rja}`
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:::
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::: {.letter-list #conj-o}
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`{!kka}` `{!ksa}` `{!ppa}` `{!psa}` `{!pja}`
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`{!bja}` `{!čsa}` `{!čča}` `{!hha}`
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`{!hna}` `{!hma}` `{!fna}` `{!fma}`
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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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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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