Veytharisch - writing system

Writing tradition

• Veytharisch uses the same basic script tradition as Veyrathi and can be documented with the same Latin working romanization.
• In contrast to Veyrathi, sound reduction in Veythar is made more visible in the orthography.
• Historically long compounds are often separated with a hyphen in the modern standard if the word boundary would otherwise be difficult to recognize.

Basic principles

• Root accent is almost always on the first lexical syllable.
• Unstressed vowels are often reduced to a weak e and written that way.
• Many finite verbs appear in a more concise form than their dictionary entries.
• The writing is more conservative than everyday language, but less conservative than standard Veyrath writing.

Grapheme conventions

Word image and separation

• Nouns can have significantly more final consonants than in Veyrathi.
• Common syllable form: (C)(C)V(C)(C).
• Hyphens primarily mark solid compounds or deliberately preserved double roots:
• kevar-eth
• ret-tal
• sea-var

Emphasis

• Standard rule: first full root syllable
• Prefixes such as ret-, il- and uth- usually do not carry a main accent
• In formal speech, the final bar can be given secondary emphasis, especially in oaths and council minutes

Difference to Veyrath spelling

• Veyrathi prefers open, clearly readable syllables.
• Veytharisch often writes down reduced endings and shortened words.
• This makes many cognates look tighter, harder and more compact:
• veyra -> veiren
• seyrath -> seireth
• thalor -> thal