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


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


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


Magellanican spelling in Quljekatti Qūrapan is generally phonemic and indicates the effects of internal sandhi although not those of external sandhi.
Magellanican spelling in Quljekatti Quurapan is generally phonemic and indicates the effects of internal sandhi although not those of external sandhi.


====Magellanican Alphabet====
====Magellanican Alphabet====