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'''Oz''' is an {{wl|alphabet}} by [[David J. Peterson]] used to write the [[G'Vunna language]] from [[Tencent Games]]' ''[[Arena of Valor]]''.
 
==Orthography==
The G'Vunna script, known as Oz, originates from the script used to write the Veda language, [[Appendix:Veda orthography|Welqor]]. It derives its name from the Veda word ''[[os]]'', meaning "razor" or "blade." The script is an alphabetic system with distinctive characteristics. The glyphs of the Oz script are shown beside their source Welqor glyphs below:
{| class="wikitable orth" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Oz
! Welqor
! Romanization
! IPA
! Notes
|-
| colspan="2" |None
| '''ə'''
| ə
| Unwritten.
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=a}}
| {{veda-orth|form=a}}
| '''a'''
| a
| Unwritten in some predictable positions.
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=b}}
| {{veda-orth|form=b}}
| '''b'''
| b
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=d}}
| {{veda-orth|form=d}}
| '''d'''
| d
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=dh}}
| {{veda-orth|form=dz}}
| '''dh''' ('''ddh''' when geminate)
| ð
| Used to stand for [dz].
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=dhy}}
| {{veda-orth|form=dz}} + {{veda-orth|form=y}}
| '''j'''
| dʒ
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=dhü}}
| {{veda-orth|form=dz}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''ju'''
| dʒu
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=dhö}}
| {{veda-orth|form=dz}} + {{veda-orth|form=a}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''jo'''
| dʒo
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=e}}
| {{veda-orth|form=a}} + {{veda-orth|form=i}}
| '''e'''
| e
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=f}}
| {{veda-orth|form=f}}
| '''f'''
| f
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=g}}
| {{veda-orth|form=g}}
| '''g'''
| g
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=gh}}
| {{veda-orth|form=gh}}
| '''gh''' ('''ggh''' when geminate)
| ɣ
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=i}}
| {{veda-orth|form=i}}
| '''i''' or '''zh'''
| Stands for [ʒ] before vowels and for [i] elsewhere.
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=ü}}
| {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''ü'''
| y
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=ö}}
| {{veda-orth|form=a}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''ö'''
| ø
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=k}}
| {{veda-orth|form=k}}
| '''k'''
| k
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=kh}}
| {{veda-orth|form=kh}}
| '''kh''' ('''kkh''' when geminate)
| x
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=l}}
| {{veda-orth|form=l}}
| '''l'''
| l
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=m}}
| {{veda-orth|form=m}}
| '''m'''
| m
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=n}}
| {{veda-orth|form=n}}
| '''n'''
| n
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=ny}}
| {{veda-orth|form=n}} + {{veda-orth|form=y}}
| '''ny''' ('''nny''' when geminate)
| ɲ
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=nü}}
| {{veda-orth|form=n}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''nyu'''
| ɲu
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=nö}}
| {{veda-orth|form=n}} + {{veda-orth|form=a}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''nyo'''
| ɲo
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=ng}}
| {{veda-orth|form=ng}}
| '''ng''' ('''nng''' when geminate)
| ŋ
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=o}}
| {{veda-orth|form=a}} + {{veda-orth|form=u}}
| '''o'''
| o
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=p}}
| {{veda-orth|form=p}}
| '''p'''
| p
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=q}}
| {{veda-orth|form=q}}
| '''q'''
| q
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=r}}
| {{veda-orth|form=r}}
| '''r'''
| ʀ
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=s}}
| {{veda-orth|form=s}}
| '''s'''
| s
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=sy}}
| {{veda-orth|form=s}} + {{veda-orth|form=y}}
| '''sh''' ('''ssh''' when geminate)
| ʃ
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=sü}}
| {{veda-orth|form=s}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''shu'''
| ʃu
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=sö}}
| {{veda-orth|form=s}} + {{veda-orth|form=a}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''sho'''
| ʃo
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=t}}
| {{veda-orth|form=t}}
| '''t'''
| t
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=th}}
| {{veda-orth|form=ts}}
| '''th''' ('''tth''' when geminate)
| θ
| Used to stand for [ts].
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=thy}}
| {{veda-orth|form=ts}} + {{veda-orth|form=y}}
| '''ch''' ('''cch''' when geminate)
| tʃ
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=thü}}
| {{veda-orth|form=ts}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''chu'''
| tʃu
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=thö}}
| {{veda-orth|form=ts}} + {{veda-orth|form=a}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''cho'''
| tʃo
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=u}}
| {{veda-orth|form=u}}
| '''u''', '''v'''
| Stands for [v] before vowels and for [u] elsewhere.
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=v}}
| {{veda-orth|form=v}}
| '''v'''
| v
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=z}}
| {{veda-orth|form=z}}
| '''z'''
| z
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=zy}}
| {{veda-orth|form=z}} + {{veda-orth|form=y}}
| '''zh''' ('''zzh''' when geminate)
| ʒ
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=zü}}
| {{veda-orth|form=z}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''zhu'''
| ʒu
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=zö}}
| {{veda-orth|form=z}} + {{veda-orth|form=a}} + {{veda-orth|form=yu}}
| '''zho'''
| ʒo
|
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=@@}}
| None
| (geminate)'''a''', (geminate)'''ə'''
| ːa, ːə
| Indicates that the previous consonant is geminated and followed by [a] or [ə].
|}
The majority of shapes retained their original forms, albeit decorated by points at stroke ends. They are for the most part written in one stroke, forming a continuous shape, and begin from the top right, whenever feasible. Most shapes are left open, except for vowels. Note that the glyph for ''i'' also serves as ''zh''. Similarly, ''u'' can represent ''v''. Notably, sounds absent from this set, such as ''sh'', ''ch'', ''j'', and ''ny'', are expressed through sequences of coronal consonants followed by ''i''/''y''.
 
G'Vunna has vowel harmony, allowing either high vowels or low vowels within a word. Three pairs of vowels are differentiated by a diacritic, a rotated version of the glyph for ''a'', which signifies a lowered vowel, although ''a'' by itself remains unaffected, as it does not need this marker.
 
Of note is the separate glyph denoting word-final gemination followed by either ''-a'' or ''-ǝ''. Many words conclude with this glyph, introduced as a practical means for scribes to conclude a word while implying the remaining components. It is characterized by a top-to-bottom slash, symbolizing the omission of subsequent elements, as a shorthand to convey "the rest follows the usual pattern."
 
There is no stand-alone glyph for the sound ''ǝ''. Neither ''a'' nor ''ǝ'' is explicitly written when their presence is understood. For instance, consider the word ''suzǝnnǝ'', meaning "to pierce":
 
{{gvun-orth|form=suznn}}
 
The spelling is <code>s-u-z-n-gemination</code>, with the second ''ǝ'' omitted since readers can infer the required vowel, which must be either ''ǝ'' or ''a''. The choice depends on the preceding vowel, and since the initial vowel in the word is ''u'', readers deduce that it must be ǝ, maintaining vowel harmony. The same principle applies to the word ''zhamban'', meaning "chaos":
 
{{gvun-orth|form=iambn}}
 
This word is spelled <code>i-a-m-b-n</code>. As a vowel follows the glyph ''m'', ''i'' must be read as ''zh'', while the initial vowel being a determines that the otherwise impermissible cluster ''*bn'' must be separated by a vowel, which, in this case, is ''a''.
 
==Punctuation==
Some supplementary glyphs are also part of the script:
 
{| class="wikitable orth" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Oz
! Welqor
! English
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=,}}
| {{veda-orth|form=,}}
| Pause
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=.}}
| {{veda-orth|form=.}}
| End of sentence
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=?}}
| {{veda-orth|form=?}}
| Question mark
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=(}}
| {{veda-orth|form=(}}
| Left parenthesis
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=)}}
| {{veda-orth|form=)}}
| Right parenthesis
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form='}}
| None
| '''‘''' (apostrophe), clitic marker
|}
 
The apostrophe is used with clitics, and so is present in the spelling of the name of the language, ''G'Vunnǝ''.
 
==Numerals==
The numerals of the Oz script are shown in the following table:
 
{| class="wikitable orth" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Oz
! Welqor
! Arabic
! Romanization
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=0}}
| {{veda-orth|form=0}}
| '''0'''
| unknown
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=1}}
| {{veda-orth|form=1}}
| '''1'''
| {{m|gvun|inngǝ}}
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=2}}
| {{veda-orth|form=2}}
| '''2'''
| {{m|gvun|kanna}}
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=3}}
| {{veda-orth|form=3}}
| '''3'''
| {{m|gvun|zu}}
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=4}}
| {{veda-orth|form=4}}
| '''4'''
| {{m|gvun|finnǝ}}
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=5}}
| {{veda-orth|form=5}}
| '''5'''
| {{m|gvun|ingrip}}
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=6}}
| {{veda-orth|form=6}}
| '''6'''
| {{m|gvun|pinngǝ}}
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=7}}
| {{veda-orth|form=7}}
| '''7'''
| {{m|gvun|zünnin}}
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=8}}
| {{veda-orth|form=8}}
| '''8'''
| {{m|gvun|kannen}}
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=9}}
| {{veda-orth|form=9}}
| '''9'''
| {{m|gvun|innin}}
|-
| {{gvun-orth|form=10}}
| {{veda-orth|form=10}}
| '''10'''
| {{m|gvun|nenna}}
|}
 
[[Category:G'Vunna language|Orthography]]
[[Category:G'Vunna appendices|Orthography]]
[[Category:Oz script| ]]
[[Category:Script appendices]]

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Oz is an alphabet by David J. Peterson used to write the G'Vunna language from Tencent Games' Arena of Valor.

Orthography

The G'Vunna script, known as Oz, originates from the script used to write the Veda language, Welqor. It derives its name from the Veda word os, meaning "razor" or "blade." The script is an alphabetic system with distinctive characteristics. The glyphs of the Oz script are shown beside their source Welqor glyphs below:

Oz Welqor Romanization IPA Notes
None ə ə Unwritten.
a a a a Unwritten in some predictable positions.
b b b b
d d d d
dh dz dh (ddh when geminate) ð Used to stand for [dz].
dhy dz + y j dʒ
dhü dz + yu ju dʒu
dhö dz + a + yu jo dʒo
e a + i e e
f f f f
g g g g
gh gh gh (ggh when geminate) ɣ
i i i or zh Stands for [ʒ] before vowels and for [i] elsewhere.
ü yu ü y
ö a + yu ö ø
k k k k
kh kh kh (kkh when geminate) x
l l l l
m m m m
n n n n
ny n + y ny (nny when geminate) ɲ
nü n + yu nyu ɲu
nö n + a + yu nyo ɲo
ng ng ng (nng when geminate) ŋ
o a + u o o
p p p p
q q q q
r r r ʀ
s s s s
sy s + y sh (ssh when geminate) ʃ
sü s + yu shu ʃu
sö s + a + yu sho ʃo
t t t t
th ts th (tth when geminate) θ Used to stand for [ts].
thy ts + y ch (cch when geminate) tʃ
thü ts + yu chu tʃu
thö ts + a + yu cho tʃo
u u u, v Stands for [v] before vowels and for [u] elsewhere.
v v v v
z z z z
zy z + y zh (zzh when geminate) ʒ
zü z + yu zhu ʒu
zö z + a + yu zho ʒo
@@ None (geminate)a, (geminate)ə ːa, ːə Indicates that the previous consonant is geminated and followed by [a] or [ə].

The majority of shapes retained their original forms, albeit decorated by points at stroke ends. They are for the most part written in one stroke, forming a continuous shape, and begin from the top right, whenever feasible. Most shapes are left open, except for vowels. Note that the glyph for i also serves as zh. Similarly, u can represent v. Notably, sounds absent from this set, such as sh, ch, j, and ny, are expressed through sequences of coronal consonants followed by i/y.

G'Vunna has vowel harmony, allowing either high vowels or low vowels within a word. Three pairs of vowels are differentiated by a diacritic, a rotated version of the glyph for a, which signifies a lowered vowel, although a by itself remains unaffected, as it does not need this marker.

Of note is the separate glyph denoting word-final gemination followed by either -a or -ǝ. Many words conclude with this glyph, introduced as a practical means for scribes to conclude a word while implying the remaining components. It is characterized by a top-to-bottom slash, symbolizing the omission of subsequent elements, as a shorthand to convey "the rest follows the usual pattern."

There is no stand-alone glyph for the sound ǝ. Neither a nor ǝ is explicitly written when their presence is understood. For instance, consider the word suzǝnnǝ, meaning "to pierce":

suznn

The spelling is s-u-z-n-gemination, with the second ǝ omitted since readers can infer the required vowel, which must be either ǝ or a. The choice depends on the preceding vowel, and since the initial vowel in the word is u, readers deduce that it must be ǝ, maintaining vowel harmony. The same principle applies to the word zhamban, meaning "chaos":

iambn

This word is spelled i-a-m-b-n. As a vowel follows the glyph m, i must be read as zh, while the initial vowel being a determines that the otherwise impermissible cluster *bn must be separated by a vowel, which, in this case, is a.

Punctuation

Some supplementary glyphs are also part of the script:

Oz Welqor English
, , Pause
. . End of sentence
? ? Question mark
( ( Left parenthesis
) ) Right parenthesis
' None ‘ (apostrophe), clitic marker

The apostrophe is used with clitics, and so is present in the spelling of the name of the language, G'Vunnǝ.

Numerals

The numerals of the Oz script are shown in the following table:

Oz Welqor Arabic Romanization
0 0 0 unknown
1 1 1 inngǝ
2 2 2 kanna
3 3 3 zu
4 4 4 finnǝ
5 5 5 ingrip
6 6 6 pinngǝ
7 7 7 zünnin
8 8 8 kannen
9 9 9 innin
10 10 10 nenna
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