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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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Skájamál can be written using two different types of scripts: the native script and the Latin alphabet. The native script is superficially strikingly similar to the early runic alphabets (futhark) common of other Germanic languages but either through contact-induced change, phonemic adaptations or wholesale innovation its values and conventions differ markedly from these. | Skájamál can be written using two different types of scripts: the native script and the Latin alphabet. The native script (''askájaská rúnáh'') is superficially strikingly similar to the early runic alphabets (futhark) common of other Germanic languages but either through contact-induced change, phonemic adaptations or wholesale innovation its values and conventions differ markedly from these. | ||
====Latin script==== | |||
The Latin script has two competing orthographies with the basic distinction originating in the difficulty of representing certain graphemes on early modern computer devices. The most recently standardised orthographic variety is used in this article. | The Latin script has two competing orthographies with the basic distinction originating in the difficulty of representing certain graphemes on early modern computer devices. The most recently standardised orthographic variety is used in this article. | ||