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(im pretty sure the o'aomo dot isnt needed for « aq'aq » because the q tells u that the «s» cant actually be /s/, right (?))
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== Symbols ==
== Symbols ==
{{Hatnote|This section is not yet complete. You can find a full description of Derani in the [https://toaq.net/refgram/orthography/#derani refgram].}}
===Letters===
 
Below is a list of Derani letters. Vowels share letters with consonants.
Below is a list of Derani letters. Vowels share letters with consonants.
{| class="wikitable"
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|<span style="font-size:150%">{{derani|}}</span>
|<span style="font-size:150%">{{derani|}}</span>
|M
|M
|{{derani||mameı}}
|{{derani||mameı}}  
|/m/
|/m/
|-
|-
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|<span style="font-size:150%">{{derani|}}</span>
|<span style="font-size:150%">{{derani|}}</span>
|T
|T
|{{derani||tıtıeq}}
|{{derani||tıtıeq}}  
|/tʰ/
|/tʰ/
|-
|-
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|<span style="font-size:150%">{{derani|}}</span>
|<span style="font-size:150%">{{derani|}}</span>
|J
|J
|{{derani||jujuo}}
|{{derani||jujuo}}  
|/d͡ʑ/
|/d͡ʑ/
|-
|-
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|{{derani||aq'aq}}
|{{derani||aq'aq}}
|/ŋ/
|/ŋ/
|-
|<span style="font-size:150%">{{derani|}}</span>
|G
|{{derani||guguı}}
|/ɡ/
|-
| <span style="font-size:150%">{{derani|}}</span>
|K
|{{derani||kıkue}}
|/kʰ/
|-
|<span style="font-size:150%">{{derani|}}</span><ref group="note">O'aomo is only used in order to clear up ambiguities. Other than that, it is not used. For example, in {{derani||aq'aq}}, {{derani|}} is not used because {{derani||q}} cannot be a vowel, meaning there are no ambiguities.</ref>
|'
|{{derani||o'aomo}}
|/ʔ/
|-
|<span style="font-size:150%">{{derani|}}</span>
|H
|{{derani||hehaq}}
|/h/
|}
<references group="note" />
When reading, one should assume that the first letter is a consonant. If the second letter is consonant-only, the first letter should be a vowel.
Prefixes are separated from the main word by a {{derani|}} after the last prefix.
=== [[Tones]] ===
The first tone {{done|1}} is not marked.
{| class="wikitable"
!Tone
!Derani
!Latin
|-
|1 (falling)
|{{derani|◌}}
|◌
|-
|2 (rising)
|{{derani|◌}}
|◌́
|-
|3 (low glottal)
|{{derani|◌}}
|◌̈
|-
|4 (rising-falling)
|{{derani|◌}}
|◌̂
|}
=== Punctuation ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Derani
!Usage
|-
|{{derani|}}
|declarative full stop
|-
|{{derani|}}
|non-declarative, non-interogative full stop
|-
|{{derani|}}
|question mark
|-
|{{derani|}}
|subordination mark, marks increase or decrease in clausal nesting
|-
|{{derani|}}
|quotation mark
|-
|{{derani|}} and {{derani|}}
|marks variables to which can be referred with [[Animacy|anaphoric pronouns]] (only the head of a serial gets marked)
|-
|{{derani|}}
|for [[determiner]]s with null complements (e.g. saying {{derani| |sá}} instead of {{derani| |sá raı}})
|}
|}