Derani diphthong reform
When writing Derani, we could get rid of the diphthong mark (◌◌), and instead reuse more consonant glyphs to write falling diphthongs. This makes the writing system more compact and reduces the amount of marks underneath vowels.
Official | Reform | Mnemonic |
---|---|---|
aı | aı / d | "High" spiral |
ao | ao / p | a with a tail |
eı | eı / z | e with an ı flourish |
oı | oı / nh | "Low" spiral |
As a further mnemonic, the a diphthongs are both 9-shaped while the other two are ∂-shaped.