Sarati
Sarati | |
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Script type | |
Creator | V.Y. 1179- |
Direction | Mixed |
Languages | Quenya |
Related scripts | |
Child systems | Tengwar |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Sara (292), Sarati |
Sarati is an
External history
As
Upon marrying and getting a job as an assistant on the
Description
Each full character represents a consonant, while vowels are represented with diacritics (called tehtar in the terminology associated with the Tengwar). In Sarati, vowel signs are written to the left if the vowel comes before or to the right if after the consonants in horizontal writing. In vertical writing, vowels are written above and below in the same principle. According to Tolkien, consonants were considered more salient than vowels, and vowels were considered merely modifiers. When writing Quenya, the sign for "a" is usually omitted, as it is the most common vowel in Quenya. This makes Sarati an abugida with an inherent vowel of "a".[4]
Consonants
In accordance with the leading theory at the time, the consonants were created as the main characters of Sarati, while the role of vowels was secondary and were used to accentuate the consonants. It is important to note that the consonants, more so than the vowels, appear differently throughout the texts. Only the shapes of a select few sarati are stable, varying just slightly. The alterations of the shapes can be mostly attributed to Tolkien's constant work on the development of the script.
Vowels
As mentioned above, the role of the vowels was to emphasize linguistically and, possibly, aesthetically, the consonants of the script. Therefore, the vowels fill the role of
Features
As Sarati was created for the
While a fair amount of punctuation marks have been created for the script, Sarati has established only two punctuation marks (both of which serve as a full stop) that are used consistently throughout texts.
See also
- Elvish languages
Notes
- ^ a b c Smith, Ross Inside Language, p. 107
- ^ 'The Silmarillion' by J. R. R. Tolkien (63)
- ^ Carpenter, Humphrey J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography, p. 51
- ^ a b Björkman, Måns. "Les Sarati - Forme Phonétique". Ambar-eldaron.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
References
- Martínez, Helios De Rosario. "Rúmilian Numerals." Tengwestië (2007).
- Parma Eldalamberon13 (2001).
- Vinyar Tengwar37 (1995): 15–23.
- Smith, Arden R., Irmengard Rauch and Gerald F. Carr. "The Semiotics of the Writing Systems of Tolkien's Middle-earth." In Semiotics around the World: Synthesis in Diversity, I-II, ed. Irmengard Rauch, 1239–42. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter, 1997.