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====Morphographemes: Scribal Shorthand==== | ====Morphographemes: Scribal Shorthand==== | ||
In addition to the common abbreviations above, some texts use a sort of “scribal shorthand” which takes the place of most common inflections of both nouns and verbs, as well as adjectives (if they are inflected at all). Most commonly, this type of shorthand replaces pronouns with a single-character signifier, surrounded by periods, appended to the front of their accompanying verb. Inflection of the verb is thereby also elided. In cases where i-umlaut occurs in the paradigm (usually in the second and third person singular), the vowel may optionally change, or a raised comma may be added to the vowel. | In addition to the common abbreviations above, some texts use a sort of “scribal shorthand” which takes the place of most common inflections of both nouns and verbs, as well as adjectives (if they are inflected at all). Most commonly, this type of shorthand replaces pronouns with a single-character signifier, surrounded by periods, appended to the front of their accompanying verb. Inflection of the verb is thereby also elided. In cases where i-umlaut occurs in the paradigm (usually in the second and third person singular), the vowel may optionally change, or a raised comma may be added to the vowel. | ||
([[File:Northeadish-dot.gif|.]][[File:Northeadish-g.gif|.]][[File:Northeadish-g.gif|.]][[File:Northeadish-dot.gif|.]] = gaŋɴ) | |||
Normally only the root of the verb is used, but in some cases, there are also further abbreviations for common verbs. | Normally only the root of the verb is used, but in some cases, there are also further abbreviations for common verbs. | ||