Altwiebisch/Script

↑ Wiobian

Use in other languages

A notable feature of the Wiobian script is its capability of "abuse of notation" and encode a lot of phonetic information without using many diacritics.

After three-way tone develops:

In open syllables or syllables ending in a resonant:

• modal tone is unmarked.
• glottalized tone is marked with a final -h. Unfortunately h is also used for vowel lengthening. For nasals -mp /-m/, -nt /-n/, -nz /-ɲ/, -nk /-ŋ/ are also used.
• breathy tone is marked with a final -s or -ß

In syllables ending in a stop:

• glottalized tone is unmarked.
• breathy tone is marked with a fricative before the final stop. (Not used except in Wiobian)

After tone split: