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*Dama can also be written by using only the 10 numerical digits, as follows:
*Dama can also be written by using only the 10 numerical digits, as follows:
:1 =I, i, e, j
:1 =I, i, e, j [י]
:2 =N, n
:2 =O, o, u, w [ו]
:3 =M, m
:3 =M, m [מ]
:4 =A, a
:4 =T, t, d [ת]
:5 =S, s
:5 =b, B [ב]
:6 =b, B
:6 =A, a [א]
:7 =T, t, d
:7 =N, n [נ]
:8 =R, r
:8 =g, G, k [ק]
:9 =g, G, k
:9 =R, r [ר]
:0 =O, o, u, w.
:0 =S, s [ס]


(This connection of letters to numerical digits has been done by means of sortation; however, there is a notes similarity to Hebrew letters, which are given in the square brackets)
So the 10 digits are quite enough to write the 12 phonemes of Dama Diwan language.
So the 10 digits are quite enough to write the 12 phonemes of Dama Diwan language.
*Such a small number of indispensable digits to represent Dama means we can use only those for Morse code, so if we symbolise a dot by “.” and a dash by “-”, the necessary Morse symbols (by order of brevity, the shorter for the more frequent) are:
*Such a small number of indispensable digits to represent Dama means we can use only those for Morse code, so if we symbolise a dot by “.” and a dash by “-”, the necessary Morse symbols (by order of brevity, the shorter for the more frequent) are:
: . =0 =O, o, u, w.
: . =2 =O, o, u, w.
: - =1 =I, i, e, j
: - =1 =I, i, e, j
: .. =4 =A, a
: .. =6 =A, a
: -. =2 =N, n
: -. =7 =N, n
: .- =3 =M, m
: .- =3 =M, m
: -- =8 =R, r
: -- =9 =R, r
: ... =7 =T, t, d
: ... =4 =T, t, d
: -.. =5 =S, s
: -.. =0 =S, s
: .-. =9 =g, G, k
: .-. =8 =g, G, k
: ..- =6 =b, B
: ..- =5 =b, B
:(In Dama, the difference between I/E, U/O is not phonemic. J and W as phonemes are different, but Dama words only start with CONSONANTS (including J, W), and then there is always a vowel after each consonant with the exception of final N (which is better, but not compulsory, to be pronounced as /ŋ/). Therefore, 14102 can only be JAJON or JAJUN, both correct in Dama; and the same happens with all other Dama words: they can be rendered totally correctly by the use of only the 10 digits, that is with a pad of only 10 digits plus a space key. The connection of the 10 digits to Latin letters is obvious, based on similarity of shape.)
:(In Dama, the difference between I/E, U/O is not phonemic. J and W as phonemes are different, but Dama words only start with CONSONANTS (including J, W), and then there is always a vowel after each consonant with the exception of final N (which is better, but not compulsory, to be pronounced as /ŋ/). Therefore, 14102 can only be JAJON or JAJUN, both correct in Dama; and the same happens with all other Dama words: they can be rendered totally correctly by the use of only the 10 digits, that is with a pad of only 10 digits plus a space key. The connection of the 10 digits to Latin letters is obvious, based on similarity of shape.)
*Dama Braille (described in the last pages of https://www.academia.edu/12434367/theory_history) also uses only 10 symbols and it can be learnt in 3 minutes, while formal Braille has a repertoire of 64 possible signs (with 2 columns of 3 dots for each letter) expandable to 256 possible signs (with 2 columns of 4 dots for each letter, as available in the Segoe UI Symbol font) and requires at least 3 months to be learnt with the quickest teaching course.
*Dama Braille (described in the last pages of https://www.academia.edu/12434367/theory_history) also uses only 10 symbols and it can be learnt in 3 minutes, while formal Braille has a repertoire of 64 possible signs (with 2 columns of 3 dots for each letter) expandable to 256 possible signs (with 2 columns of 4 dots for each letter, as available in the Segoe UI Symbol font) and requires at least 3 months to be learnt with the quickest teaching course.
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