From The Languages of David J. Peterson
The Hen Linge language is written with the Hen Wökina alphabet. The Hen Wökina are unicameral and written horizontally from left to right.
Many Hen Linge words have spellings not matching their pronunciations, and many Hen Wökina have inconsistent pronunciations, it is therefore challenging to correctly read and write Hen Linge.
Letters
| Hen Wökina
|
Source spelling
|
Name
|
IPA
|
Romanization
|
| Plain
|
Final
|
| a©
|
a
|
a
|
ard
|
a
|
a
|
| aa
|
aa or á
|
atfenshil ard
|
a, silent
|
a, ∅
|
| ae©
|
ae
|
ae
|
|
e, ɛ, a
|
ei, e, a
|
| ai
|
ai
|
|
e, ɛ, ai
|
ei, e, ai
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| aie
|
aie
|
|
a, ɛ
|
a, e
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| b
|
b
|
|
b
|
b
|
| bb
|
bb
|
|
b
|
b
|
| bh
|
bh
|
|
b, v
|
b, v
|
| k
|
c or k
|
kor
|
k
|
k
|
| z
|
c, x or z
|
|
z, s
|
z, s
|
| kh
|
ch
|
|
k
|
k
|
| d
|
d
|
|
d
|
d
|
| dd
|
dd
|
|
d
|
d
|
| dh©
|
dh
|
dh
|
|
d, θ, w
|
d, th, w
|
| e©
|
e
|
e
|
|
ɛ, silent
|
e, ∅
|
| ea©
|
ea
|
ea
|
|
e, ɛ
|
ei, e
|
| eai
|
eai
|
|
ɛ, i, a
|
e, i, a
|
| ee
|
ee or é
|
|
e
|
ei
|
| ei©
|
ei
|
ei
|
|
e, ɛ
|
ei, e
|
| f
|
f
|
|
f
|
f
|
| fh
|
fh
|
|
f
|
f
|
| g
|
g
|
|
g
|
g
|
| gh©
|
gh
|
gh
|
|
g, silent
|
g, ∅
|
| gw
|
gw
|
|
gw
|
gw
|
| h
|
h
|
|
h, silent
|
h, ∅
|
| i©
|
i
|
i
|
|
i
|
i
|
| ie
|
ie
|
|
i
|
i
|
| ii
|
ii or í
|
|
i
|
i
|
| io
|
io
|
|
io
|
io
|
| j
|
j or y
|
|
j
|
y
|
| l©
|
l
|
l
|
leish
|
l
|
l
|
| ll©
|
ll
|
ll
|
atfenshil leish
|
l
|
l
|
| m
|
m
|
|
m
|
m
|
| mb
|
mb
|
|
mb
|
mb
|
| mm
|
mm
|
|
m
|
m
|
| n©
|
n
|
n
|
|
n
|
n
|
| nd
|
nd
|
|
nd
|
nd
|
| ng
|
ng
|
|
ŋg
|
ng
|
| nn©
|
nn
|
nn
|
|
n
|
n
|
| o
|
o
|
|
o
|
o
|
| oe©
|
oe
|
oe or ö
|
|
ø, ɛ
|
ö, e
|
| oi©
|
oi
|
oi
|
|
wa
|
wa
|
| oia©
|
oia
|
oia
|
|
wa
|
wa
|
| oo
|
oo or ó
|
|
o
|
o
|
| p
|
p
|
|
p
|
p
|
| ph
|
ph
|
|
f
|
f
|
| kw
|
qu
|
|
kw
|
kw
|
| r©
|
r
|
r
|
rath
|
ɾ
|
r
|
| rh
|
rh
|
|
ɾ
|
r
|
| rr©
|
rr
|
rr
|
atfenshil rath
|
ɾ
|
r
|
| s©
|
s
|
s
|
|
s, ʃ
|
s, sh
|
| sh©
|
sh
|
sh
|
|
ʃ
|
sh
|
| ss©
|
ss
|
ss
|
|
s
|
s
|
| t
|
t
|
|
t
|
t
|
| th©
|
th
|
th
|
|
θ
|
th
|
| tt
|
tt
|
|
t
|
t
|
| u
|
u
|
|
u, w, silent
|
u, w, ∅
|
| ui©
|
ui
|
ui
|
|
u, i, wi
|
u, i, wi
|
| uu
|
uu or ú
|
|
u
|
u
|
| v©
|
v
|
v
|
|
v, f
|
v, f
|
| w
|
w
|
|
w
|
w
|
| y
|
y
|
|
ɨ
|
y
|
Numerals and punctuation
| Hen Wökina
|
Roman
|
| 0
|
0
|
| 1
|
1
|
| 2
|
2
|
| 3
|
3
|
| 4
|
4
|
| 5
|
5
|
| 6
|
6
|
| 7
|
7
|
| 8
|
8
|
| 9
|
9
|
| '
|
Beginning of text, pause, end of sentence, contraction
|
Miscellaneous
| Hen Wökina
|
Latin
|
| =
|
the symbol for the Scoia'tael army
|
| $z
|
a symbol meaning thelpurme "rebirth" used by the Scoia'tael
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