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|dia1 = ''informal Dama; highly formal Dama'' | |dia1 = ''informal Dama; highly formal Dama'' | ||
|script = [[Latin alphabet]]<br>*any script of the world<br>*the 10 digits | |script = [[Latin alphabet]]<br>*any script of the world<br>*the 10 digits 0123456789.<br>*Dama Braille consisting of only 10 symbols.<br>*the Dama 10-element system: logographic and phonemic at the same time. |notice = IPA | ||
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The southern style, using only close vowels (BIRU). | The southern style, using only close vowels (BIRU). | ||
The northern style, using open vowels (BERO). And, | The northern style, using open vowels (BERO). And, | ||
the central style, which, although impressive by its name, has hardly been applied until June 2016, uses open vowels (O/E) with K-, N-, J-, W-, S- and close vowels (U/I) with T-, B-, M-, R- | the central style, which, although impressive by its name, has hardly been applied until June 2016, uses open vowels (O/E) with K-, N-, J-, W-, S- and close vowels (U/I) with T-, B-, M-, R- (but, to keep a balance between open and close vowels, use JU, not JO, and WI, not WE in the penultimate syllables) | ||
So far, the most practical style seems to be the western style (BIRO), while the most difficult seems to be the northern style. The southern style (BIRU), although not so elegant, is easy to understand at least by reading. The central style is both elegant and helpful in differentiating similar words, so it has a chance to become the most popular in the future. | So far, the most practical style seems to be the western style (BIRO), while the most difficult seems to be the northern style. The southern style (BIRU), although not so elegant, is easy to understand at least by reading. The central style is both elegant and helpful in differentiating similar words, so it has a chance to become the most popular in the future. | ||