Re: Marking tones in conlangs
| From: | Adam Walker <carrajena@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, February 7, 2006, 21:16 |
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--- Shreyas Sampat <ssampat@...> wrote:
> Joseph B. wrote:
>
> >I'm curious to know how others here mark tones in
> any tonal conlangs they
> >have created.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> One of my conlangs imitates Gwoyeu Romatzyh by
> tonespelling its vowels. (It's a bit more systematic
> about it than GR is.)
I experimented with tonal spelling more along the
lines of Naxi for my one tonal language. I also
experimented with diacritics a la pinyin spelling, but
with eleven tones and several voiceings and lengths to
deal with in a totally consonantless language, each
system had its difficulties.
Adam
Pochini ninadud ul Jezu in ul Betuemi djal Juda in ils djis djul Errodu ul regu –
iñi! aviniruns junis maguis djil ojindi ad al Jerosolima, dichindu: «¿Jundi
esti ul regu djuls Ivreus fin ninadud? Pervia avemus spepadu al su steja in il
ojindi ed avemus avinidu adorari ad sivi.»
Mach 2:1-2
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