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In recognition of the fact that {{VY}} may be a lesser-available glyph in fonts and on keyboards, the [[refgram]] designates {{t|v}} as an emergency replacement.
Not all fonts and keyboards have the letter {{t|ꝡ}}. The [[refgram]] suggests using {{t|v}} as a replacement. People also commonly use {{t|w}} or {{t|vy}} or {{t|y}}.


In '''semi-native order''', the consonants are ordered in the Latin/Unicode way ({{t|b, c, ch, d…}}) while the vowels are still at the end, in {{t|a, u, ı, o, e}} order.
In '''semi-native order''', the consonants are ordered in the Latin/Unicode way ({{t|b, c, ch, d…}}) while the vowels are still at the end, in {{t|a, u, ı, o, e}} order.
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In '''non-native''' or '''Latin order''', the whole alphabet is ordered like the Latin alphabet: {{t|a, b, c, ch, d…}}
In '''non-native''' or '''Latin order''', the whole alphabet is ordered like the Latin alphabet: {{t|a, b, c, ch, d…}}


The vowel {{t|ı}} is written without its dot to avoid confusion with the tone diacritics listed below (stylistically as well as from a point of readability).
The vowel {{t|ı}} is written without its dot to avoid confusion with the tone diacritics listed below.


== Diacritics ==
== Diacritics ==
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| 4 || {{done|4}} || {{t|â}} || circumflex || U+0302 || rising-falling tone
| 4 || {{done|4}} || {{t|â}} || circumflex || U+0302 || rising-falling tone
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==== Sparse tone marking style ====
Before [[Toaq Delta]], a Toaq text could have chosen ''not'' to mark the most common tone, {{tone|4}}. At the time, this practice was dubbed '''sparse tone marking style'''.
A verb could never carry {{tone|8}}, so there would’ve been no confusion as long as the reader knew enough Toaq to tell particles from verbs. Therefore, the practice was acceptable in informal writing but discouraged in educational materials. Its supporters states that {{tone|4}} is actually tenacious to analayze as an inherent, or “default”, tone for verbs just as much as {{tone|8}} was for particles.
[[Toaq Delta]] removed {{tone|8}} and the notion of a neutral tone altogether; {{done|1}}, although unmarked, is always understood as falling tone. Thus, one could say that with the introduction of the new four-[[tone]] system, sparse tone marking has become the standard, with both the phonology and the orthography backing it.


=== Prefix marking ===
=== Prefix marking ===
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The grapheme clusters in the cells in bold red consist of a precomposed vowel+underdot glyph and a combining tone diacritic. Each cell was normalized with [[wiki:Unicode equivalence#Normalization|Unicode normalization form C]].
The grapheme clusters in the cells in bold red consist of a precomposed vowel+underdot glyph and a combining tone diacritic. Each cell was normalized with [[wikipedia:Unicode equivalence#Normalization|Unicode normalization form C]].


It appears that the most consistent as well as font- and input-friendly approach is to precompose the vowel with the tone mark and then add a combining underdot (U+0323):
It appears that the most consistent as well as font- and input-friendly approach is to precompose the vowel with the tone mark and then add a combining underdot (U+0323):
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: '''MediaWiki note:''' The wiki software has been normalizing all page content [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Unicode_normalization_considerations since time immemorial], meaning that the above table has had to use HTML entities to get the desired effect (e.g., <code>í&#x323;</code> for {{t|ị́}} – don’t do this elsewhere). As far as I’m aware, there’s no way to sidestep this, so expect janky-looking underdots until/unless we patch the font used on this wiki (Commissioner) to include the anchor points.
: '''MediaWiki note:''' The wiki software has been normalizing all page content [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Unicode_normalization_considerations since time immemorial], meaning that the above table has had to use HTML entities to get the desired effect (e.g., <code>í&amp;#x323;</code> for {{t|ị́}}. [[Template:T]] will do this for you.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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