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'''Isunuche Zemen''' is an {{wl|abugida}} created by [[David J. Peterson]] that is used to write the [[Zemeni language]] from the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Shadow and Bone]]''.  
'''Isunuche Zemen''' is an {{wl|abugida}} created by [[David J. Peterson]] that is used to write the [[Zemeni language]] from the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Shadow and Bone]]''.  


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[[Category:Isunuche Zemen script| ]][[Category:Zemeni language|Orthography]][[Category:Script appendices]]
[[Category:Zemeni language|Orthography]]
[[Category:Zemeni appendices|Orthography]]
[[Category:Isunuche Zemen script| ]]
[[Category:Script appendices]]

Latest revision as of 10:03, 21 January 2024

Zemeni Language Navigation: Home, Phonology, Grammar, Vocabulary, Orthography, Dialogue

Isunuche Zemen is an abugida created by David J. Peterson that is used to write the Zemeni language from the Netflix series Shadow and Bone.

Orthography

The script used to write Zemeni is an abugida, meaning that the script consists of base consonant characters which are modified in order to represent vowel qualities. The inherent vowel reading of each consonant is a. In order to cancel out this inherent vowel and produce the plain consonant sound, a diacritic must be added below the character.

Each consonant-vowel sequence is given in the table below:

Numerals

Zemeni has a base-10 numeral system, which is summarized below:

Punctuation

The Zemeni punctuation marks are given in the following table: