From The Languages of David J. Peterson
Hen Linge is written with an alphabet, called Hen Wökina, which is unicameral and written horizontally from left to right. Many Hen Linge words have spellings not matching their pronunciations, and many glyphs have inconsistent pronunciations. It is therefore challenging to correctly read and spell the language.
Letters
| Hen Wökina
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Source spelling
|
Name
|
IPA
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Romanization
|
| Plain
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Final
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| a©
|
a
|
a
|
ard
|
a
|
a
|
| aa
|
aa or á
|
atfenshil ard
|
a
|
a
|
| ae©
|
ae
|
ae
|
|
e, ɛ, a
|
ei, e, a
|
| ai
|
ai
|
|
e, ɛ, ai
|
ei, e, ai
|
| aie
|
aie
|
|
a, ɛ
|
a, e
|
| 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, ɨ
|
i, y
|
| 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, silent
|
o, ∅
|
| oe©
|
oe
|
oe or ö
|
|
ø, ɛ
|
ö, e
|
| oi©
|
oi
|
oi
|
|
wa, wɨ
|
wa, wy
|
| 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, v
|
w, v
|
| 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
|
| (
|
Parenthesis
|
Miscellaneous
| Hen Wökina
|
Latin
|
| =
|
the symbol for the Scoia'tael army
|
| $z
|
a symbol meaning thempurme "rebirth" used by the Scoia'tael
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