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| ==Phonology== | | ==Phonology== |
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| ===Orthography===
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| ====Writing System====
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| The Lortho [[w:alphabet|alphabet]] contains 21 letters, one of which is a vowel. The writing system behaves in a similar manner to an [[w:abugida|abugida]]; however, there are no conjunct consonants. Ligatures are formed by the combination of consonants and vowels (other than the vowel [i]). Lortho's script was inspired by the [[w:Devanagari|Devanagari]], [[w:Uchen_script|Uchen]], and [[w:Tengwar|Tengwar]] writing systems.
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| {| style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; border-color:#a9a9a9;"
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| | [[File:Lortho_Alphabet_SVG.JPG|700px|Lortho Alphabet]]
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| | Lortho Alphabet
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| ====Vowels and Vowel Constructs====
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| The vowels are written similarly to the vowels seen in [[wikipedia:Devanagari|Devanagari]]. Each vowel (except [i]) are attached to the preceding consonant forming ligatures.
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| {| style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; border-color:#a9a9a9;"
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| | [[File:LorthoVowels.JPG|250px|Lortho Vowels]]
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| | Lortho Vowels
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| ====Word-Initial Vowels and Diphthongs====
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| For word-initial vowels, the letter [i] will be used as the place holder (unless the [i] is the vowel) and the additional vowel will be added as one would on a consonant-vowel ligature.
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| ===Consonant Inventory=== | | ===Consonant Inventory=== |