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The '''Sarati''', or '''The Alphabet of Rúmil''', was invented by [[Rúmil ( | The '''Sarati''', or '''The Alphabet of Rúmil''', was invented by [[Rúmil (elf of Tirion)|Rúmil]] of [[Tirion]] in [[Valinor]]. When [[Fëanor]] created the later [[Tengwar]] script, more ubiquitous both in [[Middle-earth]] and in real life, he modeled it after the Sarati. Unlike the Tengwar and Tolkien's other Elvish alphabet, the [[Cirth]], the Sarati is written from top to bottom, then left to right. | ||
As in the later Tengwar, each full character represents a consonant, while vowels are represented with diacritics called [[tehtar]]. In the Sarati, vowel signs are written to the left or right of the consonants. 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 would technically make the Sarati an [[abugida]] with an inherent vowel of "a". | As in the later Tengwar, each full character represents a consonant, while vowels are represented with diacritics called [[tehtar]]. In the Sarati, vowel signs are written to the left or right of the consonants. 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 would technically make the Sarati an [[abugida]] with an inherent vowel of "a". | ||
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* [http://at.mansbjorkman.net/sarati.htm Amanye Tenceli -- The Sarati] | * [http://at.mansbjorkman.net/sarati.htm Amanye Tenceli -- The Sarati] | ||
* [http://www.elbisch.info/sarati.html Sarati on Elbisch] (German) | * [http://www.elbisch.info/sarati.html Sarati on Elbisch] (German) | ||
* [http://www.omniglot.com/ | * [http://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/sarati.htm Sarati at Omniglot] | ||
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The Sarati, or The Alphabet of Rúmil, was invented by Rúmil of Tirion in Valinor. When Fëanor created the later Tengwar script, more ubiquitous both in Middle-earth and in real life, he modeled it after the Sarati. Unlike the Tengwar and Tolkien's other Elvish alphabet, the Cirth, the Sarati is written from top to bottom, then left to right.
As in the later Tengwar, each full character represents a consonant, while vowels are represented with diacritics called tehtar. In the Sarati, vowel signs are written to the left or right of the consonants. 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 would technically make the Sarati an abugida with an inherent vowel of "a".
Tolkien used the Sarati in one of his diaries.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
- ↑ Måns Björkman, References on Amanye Tenceli (external link)
