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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 is usually considered to have 20 letters (''r d z i a f m g t h b s o ŋ p l n e u c'') | 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 is usually considered to have 20 letters (''r d z i a f m g t h b s o ŋ p l n e u c'') (digraphs and length diacritics are not counted). | ||
The spelling is extremely conservative and in part reflects Old Tigal pronunciation. | The spelling is extremely conservative and in part reflects Old Tigal pronunciation. | ||