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===Syllable===

These scrips writes out entire syllables, more or less, of the language in a distinct grapheme. There are two of these.

These scrips writes out entire syllables, more or less, of the language in a distinct {{lg|grapheme}}. There are two of these.

====Logographic====

This script usually encompasses larger form of syllables, roughly around CVC structure and not larger. The script usually have a few hundred to several thousand symboles that must be memorized. It can be quite structured at first but like all systems the langauge changes and soon it is just a question of memorizing everything. This system fits languages with a smaller consonant inventory and simple syllable structure like the previously mentioned one. Chinese is an example.

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*Phoneme count: small to large

[[Category:~~Script~~]]

====Abugida====

Also known as Alphasyllaberies, the characteristics is that like a syllabery each symbol marks a CV cluster, but while "pa" and "pe" symbols are unrelated in syllaberies they are related graphicly to each other in an abugida. The vowel is changed by adding some tiny change, mark or whatnot. But it is important to notice that the original base symbol always have an inherent vowel to it that is modified and you need to add a symbol to even remove the vowel so it is a consonant alone. This language fits almost all languages but might not be suitible to languages that have too many non-CV syllables because otehrwise the vowel removal symbol will pop up quite frequently

*Grapheme count: 10-40

*Phoneme count: small to large

====Alphabet====

PHEW! this one we all know right? Yes and no, while western civilizations have grown around this there is still alot to it. It is capable to more or less represent all the basic sounds of a language it is by no means perfect or ideal. Vowels are more marked than an abjad for example but even within an alphabet the vowel marking is often at best just an approximation than something absolute.

*Grapheme count: 10-40

*Phoneme count: small to large

==Direction==

Everyone knows you read from left to right, up to down, as I call it LRUD. So thats natural isn't it?

Well no, you can do it in a total of 4 ways, LRUD, RLUD (Right to left, Up and downward), UDLR (up and downward first, then left to right, reading in columns rather than rows) and Lastely UDRL. You might think that it could possbibly be down and up, while it is a concievable thing no script system has ever utilized it.

Examples

*LRUD, Latin

*RLUD, Arabic or hebrew

*UDRL, Japanese

*UDLR, Mongolian

the direction in which it is written forms heavily how the symbols are written to minimize effort in that direction. so the direction does matter.

==Traits==

==Tools==

==Choosing==

==Graphemes==

[[Category:Scripts]]

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 ===Syllable===
-These scrips writes out entire syllables, more or less, of the language in a distinct grapheme. There are two of these.
+These scrips writes out entire syllables, more or less, of the language in a distinct {{lg|grapheme}}. There are two of these.
 ====Logographic====
 This script usually encompasses larger form of syllables, roughly around CVC structure and not larger. The script usually have a few hundred to several thousand symboles that must be memorized. It can be quite structured at first but like all systems the langauge changes and soon it is just a question of memorizing everything. This system fits languages with a smaller consonant inventory and simple syllable structure like the previously mentioned one. Chinese is an example.
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 *Phoneme count: small to large
-[[Category:Script]]
+====Abugida====
+Also known as Alphasyllaberies, the characteristics is that like a syllabery each symbol marks a CV cluster, but while "pa" and "pe" symbols are unrelated in syllaberies they are related graphicly to each other in an abugida. The vowel is changed by adding some tiny change, mark or whatnot. But it is important to notice that the original base symbol always have an inherent vowel to it that is modified and you need to add a symbol to even remove the vowel so it is a consonant alone. This language fits almost all languages but might not be suitible to languages that have too many non-CV syllables because otehrwise the vowel removal symbol will pop up quite frequently
+*Grapheme count: 10-40
+*Phoneme count: small to large
+====Alphabet====
+PHEW! this one we all know right? Yes and no, while western civilizations have grown around this there is still alot to it. It is capable to more or less represent all the basic sounds of a language it is by no means perfect or ideal. Vowels are more marked than an abjad for example but even within an alphabet the vowel marking is often at best just an approximation than something absolute.
+*Grapheme count: 10-40
+*Phoneme count: small to large
+==Direction==
+Everyone knows you read from left to right, up to down, as I call it LRUD. So thats natural isn't it?
+Well no, you can do it in a total of 4 ways, LRUD, RLUD (Right to left, Up and downward), UDLR (up and downward first, then left to right, reading in columns rather than rows) and Lastely UDRL. You might think that it could possbibly be down and up, while it is a concievable thing no script system has ever utilized it.
+Examples
+*LRUD, Latin
+*RLUD, Arabic or hebrew
+*UDRL, Japanese
+*UDLR, Mongolian
+the direction in which it is written forms heavily how the symbols are written to minimize effort in that direction. so the direction does matter.
+==Traits==
+==Tools==
+==Choosing==
+==Graphemes==
+[[Category:Scripts]]