Re: Representing Boreanesian (was: Re: quantity triggered vs.

Kristian Jensen wrote:

> I have intended the script to be a modified syllabary like Indic
> scripts, not a pure syllabary like Japanese or Ethiopian. Each
> grapheme would therefore represent consonant with an inherent
> vowel - a CV sound. For Boreanesia, it makes sense that the inherent
> vowel would be /@/ since the only CV syllables that occur in
> Boreanesia is phonemically C@.
Hey, wonderful: a conscript that is Brahmic-style!  A nice change
from boring alphabets and syllabaries.  It would be particularly
nice to see some reordrant or surroundant vowel marks like Devanagari
"i" or Bengali "o".

> Since all the other vowels
> (/a//i//u/) only occur in major syllables, it would make sense that
> a grapheme representing the coda should have the honor of being the
> symbol that can alter this inherent /@/ vowel. I have yet to work
> out the exact details.
Can the C in CVX be empty?  If so, you also need explicit vowel
letters as well as signs.

Also, don't forget to allow for an explicit virama (inherent-vowel
killer) as well as lots of excellently incomprehensible ligatures.

--
John Cowan      http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              cowan@ccil.org
        You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
        You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
                Clear all so!  'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)