Hakugana (伯仮字)
Hakugana (伯仮字, "Provisional Noble Script") is a phonetic writing system descended from the older Hakuji tradition. It was developed during the early Daikan'in period, as part of an effort by High Elven scholars to create a simplified syllabary to phonetically transcribe High Elven.
Though the original syllabary was unpopular among High Elves—who saw it as a vulgarization of the sacred Ryūji—it found enthusiastic adoption among:
- Low Elves
- Non-elven peoples
- Subjects throughout the High Elven frontier
- Low Elven vernaculars
- Languages of the Ināši and related triconsonantal systems
- Various indigenous and subject peoples within the High Elven sphere
IPA | Gloss | Hakugana |
---|---|---|
m | ma | マ |
n | na | ナ |
ŋ | n | ン |
p | pu | プ |
b | bu | ブ |
t | ta | タ |
d | da | ダ |
k | ka | カ |
ɡ | ga | ガ |
q | ku | ク |
ʔ | ho | ホ |
s | sa | サ |
ts | su | ス |
z | za | ザ |
ẓ | ze | ゼ |
ʃ | ji | ジ |
tʃ | chi | チ |
ʒ | ki | キ |
dʒ | chi-dakuten | ヂ |
ʂ | shi | シ |
ɕ | se | セ |
f | fu | フ |
v | wi | ヰ |
θ | te | テ |
ð | de | デ |
x | hi | ヒ |
ɣ | ke | ケ |
ħ | ba | バ |
ʕ | ho | ホ |
h | ha | ハ |
j | ya | ヤ |
r | ra | ラ |
ɭ | ru | ル |
a | a | ア |
i | i | イ |
u | u | ウ |
e | e | エ |
o | o | オ |
ä | he | ヘ |
ï | yu | ユ |
ü | vo | ヲ |
ë | be | ベ |
ö | yo | ヨ |
ʍ | we | ヱ |
Root Languages