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====General Remarks On Orthography====

Magellanican has a variety of native scripts collectively known as (Mag: Uljekatti Telkun) which ~~function~~ like Mesopotamian cuneiform and were largely under the control of a scribal class. ~~The~~ Latin alphabet (Mag: Uljekatti Ūrapan) was introduced in the 17th century in ~~order to take advantage~~ of ~~imported printing presses from Europe~~.

Magellanican has a variety of native scripts collectively known as (Mag: Uljekatti Telkun) which were logo-syllabic like Mesopotamian cuneiform and were largely under the control of a scribal class. When the Latin alphabet (Mag: Uljekatti Ūrapan) was introduced in the 17th century, its ease of use enabled more widespread literacy and a severe decline in the influence of the scribes.

~~The current situation~~ is ~~one~~ of ~~digraphia with Uljekatti Ūrapan used for science, engineering and other technical matters and~~ Uljekatti Telkun ~~employed in all other domains~~.

Uljekatti Ūrapan is currently the dominant orthography with the role of the various Uljekatti Telkun writing systems being restricted to ceremonial or artistic use.

Magellanican spelling in both scripts is generally phonemic and indicates the effects of internal sandhi although not those of external sandhi.

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 ====General Remarks On Orthography====
-Magellanican has a variety of native scripts collectively known as (Mag: Uljekatti Telkun) which function like Mesopotamian cuneiform and were largely under the control of a scribal class. The Latin alphabet (Mag: Uljekatti Ūrapan) was introduced in the 17th century in order to take advantage of imported printing presses from Europe.
+Magellanican has a variety of native scripts collectively known as (Mag: Uljekatti Telkun) which were logo-syllabic like Mesopotamian cuneiform and were largely under the control of a scribal class. When the Latin alphabet (Mag: Uljekatti Ūrapan) was introduced in the 17th century, its ease of use enabled more widespread literacy and a severe decline in the influence of the scribes.
-The current situation is one of digraphia with Uljekatti Ūrapan used for science, engineering and other technical matters and Uljekatti Telkun employed in all other domains.
+Uljekatti Ūrapan is currently the dominant orthography with the role of the various Uljekatti Telkun writing systems being restricted to ceremonial or artistic use.
 Magellanican spelling in both scripts is generally phonemic and indicates the effects of internal sandhi although not those of external sandhi.