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The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to a phoneme, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script is derived from the braid script by replacing the letters by Greek letters and disregarding the fillers. Disadvantages of the braid script beside the large required space are that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to read. While the Greek alphabet is used for extensive inscriptions, the main application of the braid script is ritual and ceremonial with the writing material being human hair. Many persons have braided their names into their hair.