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{{LangBar|Chakobsa|Dune (film)|Dinlih}}

The '''Dinlih writing system''' is an {{wl|abugida}} comprising more than 1,000 glyphs. The system is complex, but learnable: a point of pride for a once-great people. It’s used for [[Chakobsa]] proper, but could be used for Fremen as well.

Dinlih glyphs stand for syllabic sequences of a consonant (C) followed by a vowel (V), though in certain circumstances CV sequences can stand for a plain consonant. Though Chakobsa words can begin with a vowel in speech, they are written as if they begin with a consonant (more or less silent at this stage). In between vowels, that consonant is romanized as <code>'</code>, and is pronounced like a catch in the throat (similar to the sound between the two words that comprise “uh-oh”), called a glottal stop.

==Vowel examples==
To give you a sense of what the vowels look like, here they are following a glottal stop consonant:

{| class="wikitable orth" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Orthographic Form !! Romanized Form(s) !! Phonetic Form(s)
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|a}} || '''A, a, -''' || [ʔa]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|aa}} || '''Aa, aa''' || [ʔaː]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|ai}} || '''Ai, ai''' || [ʔai]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|e}} || '''E, e''' || [ʔɛ]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|au}} || '''Au, au''' || [ʔau]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|o}} || '''O, o''' || [ʔo]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|i}} || '''I, i''' || [ʔi]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|ii}} || '''Ii, ii''' || [ʔiː]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|ia}} || '''Ya, ya''' '''Ia, ia''' || [ja]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|iu}} || '''Yu, yu''' '''Iu, iu''' || [ju]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|u}} || '''U, u''' || [ʔu]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|uu}} || '''Uu, uu''' || [ʔuː]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|ua}} || '''Wa, wa''' '''Ua, ua''' || [wa]
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|ui}} || '''Wi, wi''' '''Ui, ui''' || [wi]
|}

==Full list==
Here is a full list of all the forms that occur in Dinlih. The first fourteen forms are vowel forms. The very first form can be read as a consonant if it comes before another consonant and is unstressed. The final form is used when a word ends with a consonant. Many of the forms shown are predictable; some are not.

"-#" stands for when a consonant appears at the end of a word.

{{Appendix:Dinlih script/form table}}

==Conjunct characters==
Perhaps the most difficult aspect of the Dinlih system is the many, many conjunct characters that occur. These conjuncts are used when two non-like consonants occur next to one another. Not all consonants combine; only some of them do.

{{Appendix:Dinlih script/conjunct table}}

==Double consonants==
There is one last wrinkle to the system that involves doubled consonants. Just as Chakobsa distinguishes between long and short vowels, so does Dinlih distinguish between long and short consonants. If {{dinl-orth-big|b}} is '''ba''' (with a single '''ba'''), then {{dinl-orth-big|bba}} is '''bba''' (a doubled '''b''' followed by '''a''').

{| class="wikitable orth" style="text-align:center;"
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|b}} + {{dinl-orth-big|ba}} '''b+ba''' || > || {{dinl-orth-big|bba}} '''bba'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|t}} + {{dinl-orth-big|ti}} '''t+ti'''|| > || {{dinl-orth-big|tti}} '''tti'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|f}} + {{dinl-orth-big|fuu}} '''f+fuu''' || > || {{dinl-orth-big|ffuu}} '''ffuu'''
|}

==Numerals==
Like many languages, Chakobsa uses a base-10 number system. Here's a summary of the numerals in Dinlih:
{| class="wikitable orth" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Orthographic Form !! English Numeral(s)
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|0}} || '''0'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|1}} || '''1'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|2}} || '''2'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|3}} || '''3'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|4}} || '''4'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|5}} || '''5'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|6}} || '''6'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|7}} || '''7'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|8}} || '''8'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|9}} || '''9'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|10}} || '''10'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|20}} || '''20'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|100}} || '''100'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|1000}} || '''1000'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|1344563}} || '''1,344,563'''
|}

To indicate a number, there’s a special number symbol used before numerals. The monetary symbol for local currency is derived from this symbol. They both are shown below:
{| class="wikitable orth" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Orthographic Form !! English Numeral(s)
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|&num;23}} || '''23'''
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|&dollar;23}} || '''$23'''
|}

==Punctuation==
{| class="wikitable orth" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Orthographic Form !! English Name(s) !! English Mark(s)
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|.}} || '''period''' || .
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|?}} || '''question mark''' || ?
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|!}} || '''exclamation point''' || !
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|,}} || '''comma''' || ,
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|&semi;}} || '''long comma''' || ; ''or'' : ''or'' —
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|"}} || '''quotation mark''' || "
|-
| {{dinl-orth-big|..}} || '''final period''' || ''no equivalent''
|}

The quotation mark has broader usage than simple quotation. It can be used to set off any text (e.g. for emphasis or as a parenthetical comment).

[[Category:Chakobsa language|Script]]
[[Category:Chakobsa appendices|Script]]
[[Category:Dinlih script| ]]
[[Category:Script appendices]]

Appendix:Chakobsa orthography - Revision history

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