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if the nucleus of a syllable uses the filler character, it is likely being used as a mathematical variable. that's actually a legacy feature from back when i kept a journal for my random thoughts. now i can share them with other people so this feature is obsolete, but cool. however, a fully blank syllable is used as a general "bad word". think your fucks or shits. it, by definition, cannot be romanized or pronounced, but it can be written, which the language is meant to be. | if the nucleus of a syllable uses the filler character, it is likely being used as a mathematical variable. that's actually a legacy feature from back when i kept a journal for my random thoughts. now i can share them with other people so this feature is obsolete, but cool. however, a fully blank syllable is used as a general "bad word". think your fucks or shits. it, by definition, cannot be romanized or pronounced, but it can be written, which the language is meant to be. | ||
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a fun cosmetic feature is that you can write in any direction you want, provided you mirror/rotate the glyphs accordingly and indicate a change in direction with an arrow. if no arrow is present, assume the previous line's reading direction. if there is no arrow or previous line, assume left-to-right. | a fun cosmetic feature is that you can write in any direction you want, provided you mirror/rotate the glyphs accordingly and indicate a change in direction with an arrow. if no arrow is present, assume the previous line's reading direction. if there is no arrow or previous line, assume left-to-right. <br> | ||
[[File:Y-p-a omnidirectional writing.png|alt=An image showcasing omnidirectional writing in yama-pali-auk.|what omnidirectional writing could look like in practice]] | [[File:Y-p-a omnidirectional writing.png|alt=An image showcasing omnidirectional writing in yama-pali-auk.|what omnidirectional writing could look like in practice]] | ||
== grammar == | == grammar == | ||
yama-pali-auk has mostly free word order, the only requirement being that the subject is somewhere before the object. this is due to the lack of a subject or object marker. the verb, however, is clear, as it is marked for tense. [SECTION INCOMPLETE FUTURE KATH FIX THIS] | yama-pali-auk has mostly free word order, the only requirement being that the subject is somewhere before the object. this is due to the lack of a subject or object marker. the verb, however, is clear, as it is marked for tense. [SECTION INCOMPLETE FUTURE KATH FIX THIS] | ||