Derani diphthong reform: Difference between revisions

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When writing [[Derani]], we could get rid of the [[diphthong]] mark ({{Derani|◌󱛎◌}}), 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.
When writing [[Derani]], we could get rid of the [[diphthong]] mark ({{Derani|◌󱛎◌}}), 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.
The Toaq name for this reform is {{dr|Neıranı}}, after the total of nine vowel glyphs.


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|-
| {{derani|󱚺󱛎󱚹|aı}}
| {{derani|󱚺󱛎󱚹|aı}}
| {{derani|󱚶|  aı / d}}
| {{derani|󱚶|aı/d}}
| "High" spiral
| Broken {{d|a}} with a tiny {{d|i}} top
|-  
|-  
| {{derani|󱚺󱛎󱛃|ao}}
| {{derani|󱚺󱛎󱛃|ao}}
| {{derani|󱚳|  ao / p}}
| {{derani|󱚳|ao/p}}
| {{derani|󱚺|a}} with a tail
| {{derani|󱚺|a}} with a tail
|-
|-
| {{derani|󱚴󱛎󱚹|eı}}
| {{derani|󱚴󱛎󱚹|eı}}
| {{derani|󱚸|  eı / z}}
| {{derani|󱚸|eı/z}}
| {{derani|󱚴|e}} with an {{derani|󱚹|ı}} flourish
| {{derani|󱚴|e}} with a big {{derani|󱚹|ı}} flourish
|-
|-
| {{derani|󱛃󱛎󱚹|oı}}
| {{derani|󱛃󱛎󱚹|oı}}
| {{derani|󱚽|  oı / nh}}
| {{derani|󱚽|oı/nh}}
| "Low" spiral
|  
|}
|}


As a further mnemonic, the {{t|a}} diphthongs are both 9-shaped while the other two are ∂-shaped.
Hoemaı called this "probably not a bad idea" so maybe we should start using it! <ref>https://discord.com/channels/311223912044167168/311223912044167168/1206242114380242974</ref>