Luyíma alphabet
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| Luyíma alphabet luyíma, luyímà vuuyin zayxa | |
| Type | alphabet |
| Languages | Vuuyin Zayxa |
| Time period | 1300 - 1500 YP |
| Parent systems | Oryziform Ndak syllabary Fáralo alphabet Luyíma alphabet |
| Number of glyphs | 39 |
| Direction | left-to-right |
| Credits | |
| Created by | dendana |
| To Be Continued... dendana is still working on this article. The contents are incomplete and likely to undergo changes. |
The Luyíma alphabet is an alphabet which was originally invented for writing the Vuuyin Zayxa language.
Script
Origins of the glyphs
| Vuuyin Zayxa value | Fáralo value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| á | a | asa "woman" | 9 |
| n, nasalization | n | nenga "leaf" | 67 |
| va, vo, ua, uo | ou | omo "mother" | 73 |
| m, nasalization | m | mabm "mouth" | 77 |
| i, í, y | i | itwam "arm" | 17 |
| é | e | esul "take" | 288 |
| Ø | r | rud "man" | 16 |
| p, q | p1 | mpaiswa "fish" | 49 |
| x, low tone | s | tsong "knee" | 63 |
| o, ó | o | okwa "ear" | 20 |
| z | z | ||
| k, q | k1 | nggol "foot" | 52 |
| u, ú, v (v only as an indefinite clitic) | u | ulwo "rope" | 92 |
| v | w | wedn "herb" | 60 |
| Ø | g1 | komwa "tongue" | 2 |
| ya, ye, ia, ie | ei | empi "grass" | 19 |
| z, y | d1 | ton "hand" | 1 |
| s, qs | č1 | ngkilba "plough" | 198 |
| ph | p2 | pap "shield" | 97 |
| th | t2 | daing "mountain" | 75 |
| kh, f (f only in <khw>) | k2 | gan "knife" | 65 |
| h, low tone | h | susi "mouse" | 76 |
| f | f | ||
| v | b1 | pon "island" | 62 |
| l | l | lai "bird" | 14 |
| n, nasalization | ŋ | ngane "neck" | 81 |
| t, q | 't1 | ndai "tree" | 112 |
| s, qs | č2 | kil "barley" | 31 |
| iye | æ | ande "stand" | 282 |
| x, low tone | š | tsilâu "tooth" | 111 |
| a, e, i(n) (unstressed) | ǝ |