StarCitizen:Xi'an alphabet
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The Xi'an alphabetTemplate:SClang is a writing system to write the StarCitizen:Xi'an language.
The alphabet has over 200 "letters", symbols or glyphs. A letter is referred to as a kyexiin, which translates as "written symbol" Each letter has more than one form (basic, block, corner). The Xi'an writing system also has a hyphen, 'comma' (epentheses and pause), quotation and a period (full stop) mark. Proper nouns are also marked in the Xi'an script. There are a special glyph for vowel muting and a glyph equal to the ampersand (&).
Some glyphs can occur in different shapes or variants. Glyphs are grouped into blocks which form individual syllables. Often a single syllable represents an 'elemental' concept in the language, and is thus called a tai Template:SClang. Multiple tai can combine to form compound words. The block format is always:
- V, Vowel
- VC, Vowel - Consonant
- CV, Consonant - Vowel
- CVC, Consonant - Vowel - Consonant
Only a certain set of consonants (denoted below as those that have a 'corner form') are permitted to come at the end of a syllable. This applies to both CVC and VC syllables. Occasionally, and particularly within proper names, syllables will be compressed into a minimised number of blocks. An example of this is the word Xi'an, which in-lore has historically been written as Template:SClang but is now most commonly written as Template:SClang.
It is important to note that pitch diacritics can fundamentally change the meaning of a word. It can be sometimes very tricky to distinguish these diacritics from each other.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
Components
Vowels
| SRX | Basic | Block | Corner | Simple pronunciation | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | a in father | Template:IPA |
| Ā | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | extended a in father | Template:IPA |
| Â | Template:Kyexiin | c in but and cut | Template:IPA/Template:IPA | ||
| O | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | o in cone and bone | Template:IPA |
| Ō | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | extended o in cone and bone | Template:IPA |
| E | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | e in bet, set and let | Template:IPA |
| Ē | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | ay in day, say and slay | Template:IPA / Template:IPA |
| I | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | ee in spree only slightly shorter | Template:IPA |
| II | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | ee in spree | Template:IPA |
| U | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | u in flu | Template:IPA |
| Ū | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | Template:Kyexiin | extended u in flu | Template:IPA |
Consonants
Diphtongs
U-Diphtongs
Y-Diphtongs
Special glyphs
| SRX | Glyph | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| UTH | Template:Kyexiin | |
| E'E | Template:Kyexiin | |
| Template:Kyexiin | (Vowel muting) |
Numbers
| SRX | Basic | Pronunciation | SRX | Basic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Kyexiin | 6 | Template:Kyexiin | ||
| 2 | Template:Kyexiin | 7 | Template:Kyexiin | ||
| 3 | Template:Kyexiin | 8 | Template:Kyexiin | ||
| 4 | Template:Kyexiin | 9 | Template:Kyexiin | ||
| 5 | Template:Kyexiin | 0 | Template:Kyexiin |
Punctuation
| Symbol | Notes |
|---|---|
| Template:Kyexiin | Full stop |
| Template:Kyexiin | Pause |
| Template:Kyexiin | Epenthesis |
| Template:Kyexiin | Question mark |
| Template:Kyexiin | Quotation marks |
Pitch and 'Capitalisation'
These examples all use the character Template:Kyexiin as the example.
| Symbol | Notes |
|---|---|
| Template:Kyexiin | Proper name, i.e. Capitalisation |
| Template:Kyexiin | Low pitch |
| Template:Kyexiin | High pitch |
| Template:Kyexiin | Normal Fall |
| Template:Kyexiin | Normal Rise |
| Template:Kyexiin | Rise-to-high |
| Template:Kyexiin | Fall-to-low |
| Template:Kyexiin | Rise-to-fall |
See also
References
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