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[[File:Talmic cursive script.png|thumbnail|Talmic script, used for writing {{PAGENAME}}|750px]] | [[File:Talmic cursive script.png|thumbnail|Talmic script, used for writing {{PAGENAME}}|750px]] | ||
Like other modern Talmic languages, {{PAGENAME}} is written in the Talmic cursive script, which is written from left to right. Some letters are not used in modern {{PAGENAME}}, such as the Thensarian letters ''y, th, dh, ch, gh''; the letters ''j'' and ''v'' are not used except in loanwords. The letter ''h'' is used for lenition as in Irish. So the Tigall alphabet has 21 letters (''r d z i a f m g t h b s o ŋ''). | Like other modern Talmic languages, {{PAGENAME}} is written in the Talmic cursive script, which is written from left to right. Some letters are not used in modern {{PAGENAME}}, such as the Thensarian letters ''y, th, dh, ch, gh''; the letters ''j'' and ''v'' are not used except in loanwords. The letter ''h'' is used for lenition as in Irish. So the Tigall alphabet has 21 letters (''r d z i a f m g t h b s o ŋ p l n''). | ||
The spelling is extremely conservative and in part reflects Old Tigal pronunciation. | The spelling is extremely conservative and in part reflects Old Tigal pronunciation. | ||