Teletubbies

The Teletubbies proposal was the most voted choice in the first round of Orthography Ballot. In the second round, it ended up with a tie with the Qaniujaaqpait proposal. A Glass Conclave was achieved, and according to the constitution, a compromise was made that both become official scripts for writing Demlang.

## Script

#### **Consonants**

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## Principles of the Script

    James Cheung and Stefan Storm wanted to create a featural alphabet for Demlang.

Here are the features used in their featural alphabetic design:

* Vowels are based on a "body", fixed to the center.
* Consonants are based on "arms" and "legs" fixed to the body.

Articulation of Vowel Concept:

* "e" and "a" are based on the mouth wide open, represented by a vertical stroke.
* "y" and "i" are based on the mouth being slightly open, represented with a horizontal stroke.
* "o" and "u" are based on the mouth in a slightly closed, represented with a dot.

Manner of Vowel Concept:

* A short vowel only contains one distinctive stroke
* A long vowel is made by doubling the distinctive stroke
* An unstressed vowel has an opened circle (hook)
* A stressed vowel is made by closing the opened circle

Articulation of Consonant Concept:

* "b", "m", "v", and "w" are based on being pronounced to the front of the lips, represented by the connecting stroke shifting to the left.
* "d", "n", "s", and "l" are based on being pronounced to next to the teeth, represented by the connecting stroke in the centre.
* "k", "nh", "z", and "j" are based on being pronounced to near the back of the throat, represented by the connecting stroke shifting to the right.

Manner of Consonant Concept:

* "b", "d", and "k" are made by releasing air built up by pressure through of the mouth. It is represented by without positioning any loops.
* "m", "n", and "nh" are made by releasing air built up by pressure through of the nose. It is represented positioning a loop away from the vowel.
* "v", "s", and "z" are made by releasing air through the mouth without building pressure. It is represented by positioning a loop towards the vowel.
* "w", "l", and "j" are made by positioning your mouth open but not releasing pressure. It is represented by positing two loops; one towards and one away from the vowel.

Design concept:

* Vowels act like a body, which means it is mandatory, and can be on it's own.
* Consonants act like arms and legs, which means that it must be connected to a Vowel as a body. They cannot be on it's own.
* As with the vowel rule of Demlang, you cannot have vowel clusters. Therefore as every single vowel is written, it also represents a syllable or as part of a syllable as well.
* As with the consonant rule of Demlang, you can have starting consonant clusters. To indicate that, a consonant ending the cluster just connects to the consonant before.

* This script is said to be handwriting and cursive friendly.
* The creators of the Teletubies script says that calligraphic and styllistic concepts are accepted. This allows for individuality and uniqueness from each and every user of this script.

## Downloadable Font

You can download the font here. Turning on OpenType Ligature is recommended.

(Note, you have to be a member of the FB group for the link to work.)

For vowels:

* Unstressed: a/e/i/y/u/o = a/e/i/y/u/o
* Stressed: á/é/í/ý/ú/ó = A/E/I/Y/U/O
* \* Stressed: á/é/í/ý/ú/ó = a/e/i/y/u/o + '

For initial consonants:

* b/d/k/m/n/nh/w/l/j/v/s/z = b/d/k/m/n/g/w/l/j/v/s/z

For end consonants:

* b/d/k/m/n/nh/w/l/j/v/s/z = B/D/K/M/N/G/W/L/J/V/S/Z
* \* b/d/k/m/n/nh/w/l/j/v/s/z = b/d/k/m/n/g/w/l/j/v/s/z + \_

For the first consonant in initial consonant clusters (placed higher):

* b/d/k/m/n/nh/s/z= p/t/q/P/T/Q/c/x
* \* b/d/k/m/n/nh/w/l/j/v/s/z = b/d/k/m/n/g/w/l/j/v/s/z + ^

Asterisk indicates options that are only available with OpenType Ligature on.

## Sample Text

Here are sample texts showing the Demlang Lorem Ipsum created by Dylan Hughes.