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=== Basic punctuation ===
=== Basic punctuation ===
Phyrean makes use of a series of dots, dashes, commas and other small symbols for basic punctuation. These originate from early medieval manuscripts where shorthand and cursive were beginning to take shape.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|{{Cs|jrt|,}}
!Punct.
!Name
!Meaning
!Use
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>,</big>}}</sub>
|''pwg gwytherddy,'' {{Cs|jrt|pwg gwyþrðy}}
|"low dot"
|Marks word-to-word hyphenation.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>.</big>}}</sub>
|''pwg,'' {{Cs|jrt|pwg}}
|"dot"
|Separates subordinate clauses.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>;</big>}}</sub>
|''pwgwy noid,'' {{Cs|jrt|pwg noid}}
|"double dots"
|Separates coordinate clauses.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>:</big>}}</sub>
|''pwgwy moed,'' {{Cs|jrt|pwg moed}}
|"triple dots"
|Ends sentences.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>^</big>}}</sub>
|''pwgwy ny hwarm,'' {{Cs|jrt|pwgwy ny hwarm}}
|"dots and tail"
|Ends paragraphs.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>~</big>}}</sub>
|''hwarm,'' {{Cs|jrt|hwarm}}
|"tail"
|Marks ellipsis.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>‘</big>}}</sub>
|''chwys a ffént,'' {{Cs|jrt|xwys a fēnt}}
|"name mark"
|Marks proper nouns.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>‘ ’</big>}}</sub>
|''feirwy'', {{Cs|jrt|veirwy}}
|"horns"
|Marks emphasis on a word or phrase. Not for exclamation.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>“ ”</big>}}</sub>
|''chwy be furmwyth,'' {{Cs|jrt|xwy be vurmwyþ}}
|"answer marks"
|Marks paraphrasis of a word or phrase.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>( )</big>}}</sub>
|''murfynwy'', {{Cs|jrt|murvynwy}}
|"reports"
|Marks quotations.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>[ ]</big>}}</sub>
|''bytfurfynwy,'' {{Cs|jrt|bytvurvynwy}}
|"underreports"
|Quotations within quotations.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>-</big>}}</sub>
|''bytfynau,'' {{Cs|jrt|bytvynau}}
|"interruption"
|Introduces a new idea mid-sentence.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>< ></big>}}</sub>
|''minwy'', {{Cs|jrt|minwy}}
|"binds"
|Introduces parentheticals.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>*</big>}}</sub>
|''chwys a ngmoju'', {{Cs|jrt|xwys a ngmoju}}
|"mistake mark"
|Marks a mistake before following corrections.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|2=<big>=</big>}}</sub>
|
|
|"document mark"
|(Only used in long documents) marks the start of a document.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>¡ \</big>}}</sub>
|
|
|"swirls"
|
|
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>¢</big>}}</sub>
|
|"chapter mark"
|(Only used in long documents) marks the start of a chapter.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>§</big>}}</sub>
|
|"segment mark"
|(Only used in long documents) marks the start of a segment within a chapter.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>{{!}}</big>}}</sub>
|
|"column"
|(Poetry) separates verses.
|}
=== Prosodic punctuation ===
Starting from the late medieval era, a series of marks began being used prolifically by novelists and playwrights as shorthand for coding emotion and prosody into their writing.
{| class="wikitable"
!Punct.
!Name
!Meaning
!Use
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>{ }</big>}}</sub>
|
|"shouts"
|Marks text meant to be shouted.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>`</big>}}</sub>
|
|"whisper"
|Marks text meant to be whispered/murmured/mumbled.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>! a!</big>}}</sub>
|chwys wo, {{Cs|jrt|xwys wo}}
|"oh! mark"
|Marks a vocative or exclamation. It is placed above the stressed vowel of the central word in a phrase.
|-
|<sub>{{Cs|jrt|<big>? a?</big>}}</sub>
|chwys a laid, {{Cs|jrt|xwys a laid}}
|"question mark"
|Marks a question. It is placed above the stressed vowel of the central word in a phrase.
|}
|}
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Phyrean script
staeðau fwyrdunwyz
Script type
Alphabet
Time period
ca. 120 BNB – Present
DirectionLeft-to-right
LanguagesPhyrean and many other languages around the Orddonach, plus colonies.
Related scripts
Parent systems
 This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

The Phyrean script is an alphabetic writing system employed in much of the Orddonach, originally meant to encode the Phyrean language. Today it is also used to write Ascon, Toamts, Hogharrhyan, and many other, mostly Namuno-Ethian languages. It is prolific as well in colonies founded by Namuno-Ethian-speaking peoples, such as those found in southern Gogg.

Letters

Sound values given here are based on the original Phyrean pronunciations of these letters. Different languages may present significant differences, but the baseline remains mostly uniform across all languages that have adopted the script.

Letter Name Pronunciation Notes
Elder Phyrean Modern Phyrean Elder Phyrean Modern Phyrean
B . b barta, BARTA ber, br [b]
V . v varna, VARNA fer, vr [v]
D . d danta, DANTA den, dn [d]
Z . z ꝛaχta, ZAXTA rhech, zx [r̥]
Q . q λytta, QITTA lled, qd [ɬ]
U . u u, UGYMNETABĪS ugymned, ugymnd [u] [ɨ] Modern name from Middle Phyrean u gymned "yoke-u" to distinguish it from hynu.
Ū . ū u soλ, USOQ uroll, uroq [u:] [ɨ:]
N . n nima, NIMA ni, ni [n]
M . m mawa, MAWA mi, mi [m]
L . l . ḷ li, LI li, li [l]
E . e . ẹ ena, ENA ena, ena [n]
Ē . ē e soλ, ESOQ eroll, eroq [e]
Ð . ð ði, ÐI ddan, ðan [ð]
S . s san, SAN san, san [s]
A . a aneta, ANETA aned, and [a]
Ā . ā a soλ, ASOQ aroll, aroq [a:]
T . t ti, TI ti, ti [t]
C . c ka, CA ce, ce [k]
R . r ra, RA re, re [r]
H . h horu, HORU hwyr, hwyr [h]
I . i ina, INA ina, ina [i]
Ī . ī i mōnt, IMŌNT ifód, ivōd [i:]
J . j - jan, jan - [j] Innovated in ca. 662 ANB for Middle Phyrean.
Þ . þ ϑarta, ÞARTA the, þe [tʰ] [θ]
G . g gyia, GYIA ge, ge [g]
Y . y ynu, YNU hynu, hynu [ʏ~y] [ɨ]
Ȳ . ȳ y mōnt, YMŌNT hyfód, hyvōd [ʏ:] [ɨ:]
W . w warna, WARNA wyn, wyn [w] [w~ʊ]
Ẅ . ẅ - wyn mód, wyn mōd - [u:] Innovated in the 180s BNB for Old High Phyrean.
X . x χyta, XYTA che, xe [kʰ] [x]
P . p pykra, PYCRA pe, pe [p]
F . f φista, FISTA ffe, fe [pʰ] [f]
K . k ỽyma, KYMA ferbyr, vrbyr~krbyr [ṽ] [v~w~n] In Phyrean it is only used in traditional orthography. In modernistic orthography it is replaced by v, w and n.
O . o on, ON on, on [o]
Ō . ō on soλ, ONSOQ ontoll, ontoq [o:]

Punctuation

Basic punctuation

Phyrean makes use of a series of dots, dashes, commas and other small symbols for basic punctuation. These originate from early medieval manuscripts where shorthand and cursive were beginning to take shape.

Punct. Name Meaning Use
, pwg gwytherddy, pwg gwyþrðy "low dot" Marks word-to-word hyphenation.
. pwg, pwg "dot" Separates subordinate clauses.
; pwgwy noid, pwg noid "double dots" Separates coordinate clauses.
: pwgwy moed, pwg moed "triple dots" Ends sentences.
^ pwgwy ny hwarm, pwgwy ny hwarm "dots and tail" Ends paragraphs.
~ hwarm, hwarm "tail" Marks ellipsis.
‘ chwys a ffént, xwys a fēnt "name mark" Marks proper nouns.
‘ ’ feirwy, veirwy "horns" Marks emphasis on a word or phrase. Not for exclamation.
“ ” chwy be furmwyth, xwy be vurmwyþ "answer marks" Marks paraphrasis of a word or phrase.
( ) murfynwy, murvynwy "reports" Marks quotations.
[ ] bytfurfynwy, bytvurvynwy "underreports" Quotations within quotations.
- bytfynau, bytvynau "interruption" Introduces a new idea mid-sentence.
< > minwy, minwy "binds" Introduces parentheticals.
* chwys a ngmoju, xwys a ngmoju "mistake mark" Marks a mistake before following corrections.
= "document mark" (Only used in long documents) marks the start of a document.
¡ \ "swirls"
¢ "chapter mark" (Only used in long documents) marks the start of a chapter.
§ "segment mark" (Only used in long documents) marks the start of a segment within a chapter.
"column" (Poetry) separates verses.

Prosodic punctuation

Starting from the late medieval era, a series of marks began being used prolifically by novelists and playwrights as shorthand for coding emotion and prosody into their writing.

Punct. Name Meaning Use
{ } "shouts" Marks text meant to be shouted.
` "whisper" Marks text meant to be whispered/murmured/mumbled.
! a! chwys wo, xwys wo "oh! mark" Marks a vocative or exclamation. It is placed above the stressed vowel of the central word in a phrase.
? a? chwys a laid, xwys a laid "question mark" Marks a question. It is placed above the stressed vowel of the central word in a phrase.
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