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🔰 Figlyphs: Reading
Figlyphs is almost simply a ciphered version of English, with almost all of the consonants being the same. However, the manner of speaking is mostly smooth and thus, no trills are needed when pronouncing.
There are two types of conveying letters: individual and stacked.
Individual
Individual letters act by themselves and often used to accent a syllable or to isolate pronounciation.
- Examples: C, H, I, N and O
Stacked
A stacked letter is a cluster of two individual letters. Often used to emphasize a syllable. Pronouncing stacked letters is important to emphasize what they could mean and differ from different words.
- Examples: and
- It is important to take note that T(T) and O(O) are displayed sideways when stacked.
- Examples: and
Pronounciations
Phonology Made Easy
A.K.A: tl;dr – I know all the letters in Figlyphs already. What's the difference?
- Only the following letters are changed and sound like the following:
- C (C), J (J), Q (Q), R (R), T (T), and X (X) acts more like silent letter pronounciations
- You do not roll Rs
- All vowels are basically prounced in Japanese
Phonology
If you are having trouble knowing how it's pronounced, you can check it's corresponding IPA sound.
※ Pronouncing this can be slightly altered due to accents, and may not be accurate altogether.
Consonants
| Consonant | Figlyph | IPA | ENG Pronounciation | ENG Example | ENG → FGL Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | B | b | b | (b)ar | ()r |
| C | C | ç,tʃ | cx,ch | (ch)an | (ca)n |
| D | D | d | d | (d)am | ()r |
| F | F | f | f | (f)am | ()r |
| G | G | g | g | (g)ran | (g)ran |
| H | H | h,ħ | h | (h)at | ()t |
| J | J | ʝ | hy | (hi)m | ()m |
| K | K | k | k | (k)in | ()n |
| L | L | l,ɭ | l | (l)an | ()n |
| M | M | m,ɱ | m | (m)om | ()m |
| N | N | n,ɲ | n | (n)at | ()t |
| P | P | p | p | (po)p | ()p |
| Q | Q | ɧ or hw | hw | (wh)y | (q)y |
| R | R | ɾ | silent r | (r)un | ()n |
| S | S | s | s | (s)it | ()t |
| T | T | θ,ð | th | (th)ere | () |
| V | V | v | v | (va)n | ()n |
| W | W | w | w | (w)et | ()t |
| X | X | ʒ | sh | (s)ure | () |
| Y | Y | j,ʝ | y | (y)es | ()s |
| Z | Z | z | z | (z)ap | ()p |
| ※ ENG → FGL are not pure translations, but how it could be interpreted. | |||||
Vowels
For vowels, it's purely similar to how the Japanese pronounces their vowels. On stacked vowels, however, the pronounced first vowel will immediately transition to the next vowel without prolonging it unless it's two of the same symbol.
| Consonant | Figlyph | IPA | ENG Pronounciation | ENG Example | ENG → FGL Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | A | a | ah | l(a)d | ()d |
| I | I | i | ee | l(i)t | (li)t |
| U | U | ɯ | oo | l(oo)p | ()p |
| E | E | e,ə | eh | l(e)nd | ()nd |
| O | O | o | oh | l(o)t | (lo)t |
| AA | | aː | aa | l(a)nd | l()nd |
| II | | iː | ii | t(ee)th | t()th |
| UU | | ɯː | uu | l(oo)se | l() |
| EE | | eː | ee | l(e)sson | l()sn |
| OO | | oː | oo | r(o)w | r()w |
| AI | | ai | ai | (aye) | () |
| AU | | aɯ | aw | l(ou)d | l()d |
| AE | | ae | ae | p(i)nt | p()nt |
| AO | | ao | ow | l(o)w | l()w |
| IA | | ia | ya | y(a) | y() |
| IU | | iɯ | you | f(ee)l | f()l |
| IE | | ie | yea | y(ea)h | y()h |
| IO | | io | yo | l(io)n | l()n |
| UA | | ɯa | wa | (wha)t | ()t |
| UI | | ɯi | wi | (we) | () |
| UE | | ɯe | we | (whe)re | () |
| UO | | ɯo | wo | (wo)n | ()n |
| EA | | ea | ea | (yac)ht | ()ht |
| EI | | ei | eye | (a)te | () |
| EU | | eɯ | ewu | (eww) | () |
| EO | | eo | ewh | l(eo) | l() |
| OA | | oa | oa | (wi)ne | () |
| OI | | oi | oi | (oi)l | ()l |
| OU | | oɯ | owe | (owe) | () |
| OE | | oe | oe | (wa)y | ()y |
| ※ ENG → FGL are not pure translations, but how it could be interpreted. | |||||
Numbers
For numbers, they end in “-ol” for 10, “-ont” for 100, and “-onca” for 1,000.
There is no divider for each 100s but a space in-between.
| Number | Figlyphs | Name | Name (Figlyphs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | eol | l |
| 1 | 1 | leix | lx |
| 2 | 2 | deux | lx |
| 3 | 3 | soix | lx |
| 4 | 4 | quix | lx |
| 5 | 5 | foix | fx |
| 6 | 6 | six | six |
| 7 | 7 | ciex | cx |
| 8 | 8 | ocx | ocx |
| 9 | 9 | noix | nx |
| 10 | 10 | lei-ol | l-ol |
| 11 | 11 | leiol leix | lol lx |
| 12 | 12 | leiol deux | lol dx |
| 13 | 13 | leiol soix | lol sx |
| 14 | 14 | leiol quix | lol qx |
| 15 | 15 | leiol foix | lol fx |
| 20 | 20 | deu-ol | d-ol |
| 25 | 25 | deuol foix | dol fx |
| 50 | 50 | foi-ol | f-ol |
| 100 | 100 | lei-ont | l-ont |
| 110 | 101 | leiont leix | lont lx |
| 110 | 110 | leiont lei-ol | lont l-ol |
| 111 | 111 | leiont leiol leix | lont lol lx |
| 128 | 128 | leiont deuol ocx | lont dol oct |
| 256 | 256 | deuont foiol six | dont fol six |
| 512 | 512 | foiont leiol deux | font lol dx |
| 1000 | 1 000 | lei-onca | l-onca |
| 1024 | 1 024 | leionca deuol quix | lonca dol qx |
| 2048 | 2 048 | deuonca quiol ocx | donca qol ocx |
