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====General Remarks On Orthography==== | ====General Remarks On Orthography==== | ||
Magellanican is written in a native alphabet which was derived from an earlier featural abugida. The native alphabet is written from left to right and from top to bottom across the page. The Latin alphabet was introduced in the 19th Century to take advantage of imported printing machinery thus creating an example of synchronic digraphia. Since the introduction of computer technology, the native script has seen a resurgence in use. | Magellanican is written in a native alphabet which was derived from an earlier featural abugida. The native alphabet is written from left to right and from top to bottom across the page. The Latin alphabet was introduced in the 19th Century to take advantage of imported printing machinery thus creating an example of synchronic digraphia. Since the introduction of computer technology, the native script has seen a resurgence in use. The script is generally phonemic but does reflect sandhi as necessary. | ||
====Magellanican Alphabet==== | ====Magellanican Alphabet==== | ||