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Ancient-Mawic script (Sãgwá)
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Long time ago, before the mawic people settled down in the valley of Maw river, they used symbols, to mark their belongings. Every family had their own symbol. They were based on animals, other natural features, or abstract geometric shapes. These symbols were carved into wooden sticks, tool handles, or sewed on to their clothes. The AWM word for write is sã, which also means carve. It comes from the
Proto-Mawo-Caláic word kharan (carve).After settling down in the Maw valley, they used paper, ink and brushes to write these symbols, and they developed a more sophisticated writing system, the sãgwá sãgwá. Ancient-Mawic script had a different version with more angular shapes, the kwusãgwá kwusãgwá. Kwusãgwá was carved into stone to decorate temples and palaces.
In the earlier times several sãgwá symbols were used as alphabetic charactes, to express more accurate meanings.
áç-ükwí sũ-kájü sinit-ükwí-turjo
Áç-ü sũ-k sinit-ü-t.
The king married the woman.
áç-ükwí sũ-kájü sinit-ükwí -turjo
king-dog woman-house marry-dog-farm
In some contexts this might be confusing. Later sãgwá was expanded with new symbols. They call them ḑgáw-thál - ḑgáw-thál which means sound sign. The ḑgáwthál system was an alphabet, but it was only used to help out the old sãgwá characters.
áç-ü sũ-k sinit-üt
Áçü sũk sinitüt.
Áç-ü sũ-k sinit-üt.
The king married the woman.
Some ḑgáwthál characters are combined into ligatures to shorten the texts, they call them qu-thól - qu-thól, which comes from together+sign .
Áqindá (hold name) is a long line above the word. It is used to mark proper nouns, such as name of people and places. It is romanised as "*".
Here are some examples:
ün-indá *seün, ú u-dú *máwa*d.
Ün-indá *Seün, ú u-dú *Máwa*d.
My name is Seün, and I live in Máwa.
Numerals are not easy. AWM uses a seximal base system. It has 10 symbols to mark numbers. The symbols are:
1 - 1
2 - 2
3 - 3
4 - 4
5 - 5
6 - 6
7 - 36
8 - 1296
9 - 46656
0 - 1679616
These symbols are used together with other non numeral characters, like:
2ú26-zin - 2 plus 2 (times) 6-of - 14
5ú567sin-ú567-zin - 5 plus 5 (times) 6 (times) 36of plus 5 (times) 6 (times) 36-of - 1295
To read more about AWM number system, check out this article
In romanisation sometimes we use "-" to separate symbols, and to mark borders. For example the word: Ümẽt - I get/understand could be written as ümẽt, but we used the symbol üm (üm - beard) which might be misleading altough the pronounciation is the same. The right way to write is ü-mẽt - ü-mẽt.
Single letters (ḑgáwthál): Vowels
| Sign | IPA value | latin equivalent | Sign | IPA value | latin equivalent | Sign | IPA value | latin equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | a | a | á | a: | á | ã | ã | ã |
| e | ɛ | e | é | e: | é | ẽ | ɛ̃ | ẽ |
| o | o | o | ó | o: | ó | õ | õ | õ |
| i | i | i | í | i: | í | ĩ | ĩ | ĩ |
| u | u | u | ú | u: | ú | ũ | ũ | ũ |
| ü | y | ü | ű | y: | ű | ë | ə | ë |
| ö | ø | ö | ő | ø: | ő |
Single letters (ḑgáwthál): Consonants
| Sign | IPA value | latin equivalent | Sign | IPA value | latin equivalent | Sign | IPA value | latin equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | b | b | p | p | p | f | f | f |
| m | m | m | n | n | n | ŋ | ŋ | ŋ |
| ñ | ɲ | ñ | z | z | z | d | d | d |
| th | tʰ | th | tw | tʷ | tw | t | t | t |
| ş | ʃ | ş | şw | ʃʷ | şw | s | s | s |
| ç | t͡ʃ | ç | çw | t͡ʃʷ | çw | j | ʒ | j |
| ḑ | d͡ʒ | ḑ | l | l | l | y | j | y |
| r | r | r | w | w | w | h | h | h |
| k | k | k | kw | kʷ | kw | g | g | g |
| gw | gʷ | gw | q | q | q | qh | qʰ | qh |
Ligatures (Quthól)
| Sign | latin equivalent | Sign | latin equivalent | Sign | latin equivalent | Sign | latin equivalent | Sign | latin equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ek | ek | ak | ak | ok | ok | öd | öd | gin | gin |
| ük | ük | ön | ön | on | on | gon | gon | wöt | wöt |
| uk | uk | úb | úb | du | du | sin | sin | ik | ik |
| zin | zin | zon | zon | yu | yu | in | in | ŋk | ŋk |
| yü | yü | übg | übg | üby | üby | wot | wot | son | son |
| tu | tu | tuy | tuy | tug | tug | düş | düş | duş | duş |
| tü | tü | tüy | tüy | tüg | tüg | üt | üt | ut | ut |
| ot | ot | üd | üd | ëd | ëd | ëk | ëk | kũ | kũ |
| na | na | kú | kú | ig | ig | ãr | ãr | da | da |
| ke | ke | je | je | eh | eh | af | af | şe | şe |
| fẽ | fẽ | çi | çi | iç | iç | ez | ez | to | to |
| ad | ad | ki | ki | iz | iz | ga | ga | ug | ug |
| od | od | ud | ud | id | id | aş | aş | çu | çu |
Logographs (Sãgwá)
| Symbol |  Ancient-Mawic meaning | English meaning | Symbol | Ancient-Mawic meaning | English meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dáw | dáw | sun/day | ükwí | ükwí | dog |
| ey | ey | moon | güm | güm | brain |
| édgü | édgü | gift | gwüb | gwüb | water |
| hes | hes | snake | turjo | turjo | farm |
| páb | páb | strong/letter p | aḑalő | aḑalő | tatch/reed |
| bugóno | bugóno | olive tree | kwu | kwu | corner/heel |
| sũ | sũ | woman | thig | thig | finger |
| ulo | ulo | yellow/yolk | adá | adá | no/not |
| ñút | ñút | need | çwöb | çwöb | milk |
| şwo | şwo | lip | thá | thá | in |
| twó | twó | flow/change | yep | yep | skin |
| ẽí | ẽí | hawk | yú | yú | two |
| öt | öt | back | sõ | sõ | rose |
| lapőnö | lapőnö | palm tree | ştekr | ştekr | deer |
| ŋges | ŋges | nose | jaraf | jaraf | wheat |
| mëyek | mëyek | trousers | do | do | poor |
| qũ | qũ | man | mẽt | mẽt | get/understand |
| ááş | ááş | bird | fúqu | fúqu | wind |
| mégü | mégü | saddle/chair | ḑará | ḑará | hoe |
| kájü | kájü | house | çówo | çówo | servant |
| nákü | nákü | horse | qhin | qhin | flower |
| fãp | fãp | half | dóq | dóq | cow |
| bardű | bardű | town | íh | íh | whole/healthy |
| gwís | gwís | fish | nlẽ | nlẽ | tongue |
| thíy | thíy | tree | ko | ko | wheel |
| kí | kí | saw (tool) | keh | keh | braid/twist |
| lá | lá | bag/patient suffix | lew | lew | ear |
| niq | niq | seed | súş | súş | fire |
| lep | lep | hand | qwú | qwú | girl/daughter |
| gawűr | gawűr | wine | yim | yim | teach |
| ge | ge | boy/son | fey | fey | leg/foot |
| gwá | gwá | thing | kif | kif | tooth |
| kwá | kwá | friend | qú | qú | brother/blood |
| áç | áç | king | üşü | üşü | axe |
| közű | közű | rooster | sãçáw | sãçáw | book |
| sez | sez | nest | thã | thã | member/part |
| jalü | jalü | beer | gza | gza | muscle |
| eű | eű | god | ket | ket | animal |
| ştẽh | ştẽh | believe | gú | gú | furnace/oven/hate |
| gu | gu | roll | şwã | şwã | be like |
| kşu | kşu | beget | mé | mé | sit |
| lehl | lehl | leaf | ne | ne | kill |
| şú | şú | hair | dé | dé | pray/worship |
| sã | sã | write | rehm | rehm | side/coast/edge/ect |
| wákwés | wákwés | bless | lu | lu | run |
| şwĩ | şwĩ | born | si | si | small |
| bin | bin | head | dú | dú | have,bear,contain,live |
| ké | ké | this | sek | sek | stone |
| súw | súw | bull | ed | ed | stand |
| ŋgúg | ŋgúg | cloud | çá | çá | storm |
| fa | fa | father/top/summit | lekü | lekü | soul |
| mád | mád | mother | rim | rim | buy/take |
| édĩ | édĩ | sell/betray | höf | höf | rain/fall |
| sinit | sinit | tie/connect/marry | keq | keq | know/can/dense/thick |
| fát | fát | speak/talk/say | ins | ins | store/pile/ect |
| fú | fú | push | fá | fá | type/race/kind of |
| ye | ye | spit | kin | kin | system/order |
| gjötr | gjötr | fruit | kĩ | kĩ | cold/wish/ect. |
| áã | áã | all/every | şwu | şwu | sand |
| gü | gü | oat | ün | ün | dig/or/my... |
| üg | üg | magic | üm | üm | beard |
| fu | fu | button | ög | ög | egg |
| thó | thó | field | dĩ | dĩ | heart |
| góg | góg | noise | dü | dü | orange |
| aşa | aşa | plough | gwu | gwu | gwu |
| waza | waza | aloe | küqşűq | küqşűq | confuse |
| ükü | ükü | smoke | ku | ku | soap |
| áq | áq | state/condition | gó | gó | work |
| dá | dá | be | gjimp | gjimp | shoulder |
| eb | eb | cover/forward | rá | rá | do |
| kşam | kşam | cease (to exist)/end | ríşü | ríşü | floor/soil/earth |
| éd | éd | give | éh | éh | as/adjectivizer |
| hút | hút | blow | segíy | segíy | metal |
| sekweb | sekweb | bronze | béb | béb | baby |
| se | se | free/without | sĩ | sĩ | eye |
| zdu | zdu | pot | ba | ba | up |
| pmfew | pmfew | onion | şeq | şeq | material/entity |
| lehlá | lehlá | eagle | tef | tef | donkey |
| seün | seün | crow | din | din | chin/jaw |
| yí | yí | cherry | meqz | meqz | cat |
| gwí | gwí | to go | íhtü | íhtü | build/heal |
| bökü | bökü | here | kezeh | kezeh | too(eg. too big ect.) |
| twüf | twüf | yet/already | üzeb | üzeb | simple/just/only |
| eg | eg | out | iŋgüd | iŋgüd | around |
| ptáh | ptáh | before | qwë | qwë | after |
| töh | töh | down | töhtáh | töhtáh | under |
| bethá | bethá | above | gjit | gjit | between |
| gja | gja | against | áíŋg | áíŋg | some |
| drtehq | drtehq | rich | ááşüns | ááşüns | owl |
| leşü | leşü | wash/bend | di | di | virgin |
| ŋgẽ | ŋgẽ | eat | lefá | lefá | drink |
| keçü | keçü | come/arrive/owe | neçt | neçt | want |
| heşt | heşt | share/divide/split | ejd | ejd | value |
| bökrẽ | bökrẽ | bring | dëd | dëd | old |
| nle | nle | good | theq | theq | full |
| töŋk | töŋk | empty | máh | máh | big |
| druq | druq | clan/community | indá | indá | name |
| knişt | knişt | almost | la | la | beautiful |
| gjiŋgk | gjiŋgk | nail | báşes | báşes | frog |
| gúm | gúm | butt | mẽdgwő | mẽdgwő | bridge |
| gwó | gwó | through | tsánsël | tsánsël | lamb |
| beé | beé | sheep | siŋg | siŋg | meat |
| twüs | twüs | place | kízes | kízes | what/who(rel.) |
| ses | ses | what/who(int.) | kízeştü | kízeştü | when(rel.)/then |
| seştü | seştü | when(int.) | seşteüs | seşteüs | where(int.) |
| kízeşteüs | kízeşteüs | where(rel.) | míes | míes | hide |
| yeht | yeht | show/point/present | seziŋg | seziŋg | why(int.) |
| kízeziŋg | kízeziŋg | why(rel.)/because | sezeb | sezeb | how(int.) |
| kízezeb | kízezeb | how(rel.)/that way(method) | sezg | sezg | how many/much (int.) |
| kízezg | kízezg | that much | detü | detü | see |
| thãgü | thãgü | piece/part | gi | gi | many/much |
| feç | feç | hit | fdeç | fdeç | beat |
| qşúq | qşúq | disturb/exile/banish | twüşteh | twüşteh | instead |
| çumpõ | çumpõ | tar | twüştüq | twüştüq | there |
| lin | lin | burn | qrsim | qrsim | use |
| krĩşt | krĩşt | past | nind | nind | begin/start |
| krsál | krsál | save | yát | yát | neck |
| fiŋg | fiŋg | spear | qrew | qrew | room |
| sedãáh | sedãáh | sword | kweş | kweş | bow |
| yegweq | yegweq | to taste | sẽgwá | sẽgwá | couch |
| thál | thál | sign/mark | máwa | máwa | name of a river/people |
| fës | fës | to sleep | yed | yed | to fight |
| beij | beij | cucumber | fikk | fikk | drop (N) |
| wúbú | wúbú | boat/ship | lind | lind | valley |
| çégü | çégü | origin/to come from... | nlëps | nlëps | mouth |
| çüw | çüw | grass/herb | krĩşt | krĩşt | past |
| leban | leban | settlement | kwés | kwés | to effect |
| eyeşk | eyeşk | wonder (N) | ñikü | ñikü | to open |
| meştẽ | meştẽ | holy | iŋgü | iŋgü | lot/pile/heap |
| këifin | këifin | wild | gjĩs | gjĩs | gap/absence |
| dfuf | dfuf | stab | hó | hó | old |
| mo | mo | nipple | ekm | ekm | thigh |
| leüş | leüş | young | yeşü | yeşü | fast |
| ta | ta | ankle | mó | mó | testicle |
| şüki | şüki | to crack | he | he | bald |
| tekr | tekr | elbow | de | de | hip |
| qhẽr | qhẽr | temple (side of the head) | myuk | myuk | to prefer |
| limp | limp | shoe/sandal/boot | qwöjgű | qwöjgű | sin/crime |
| qŋgëtr | qŋgëtr | to loose | qŋëgt | qŋëgt | elegant |
| ëuq | ëuq | sacrafical victim | túgz | túgz | hill |
| şëy | şëy | to deviate | eűŋkőjü | eűŋkőjü | temple (building) |
| uŋëgd | uŋëgd | to pull | túg | túg | mountain |
| bẽleq | bẽleq | wool | lihlü | lihlü | feather |
| egãq | egãq | council/court/advice | bõ | bõ | blunt(adj.) |
| çĩüy | çĩüy | land | nüŋg | nüŋg | knee |
| kwáf | kwáf | duck (n.) | nzĩká | nzĩká | basic/essential |
| kulum | kulum | to bake | höbgü | höbgü | rain |
| lúũ | lúũ | to flee/run away | kügü | kügü | bundle |
| áw | áw | various/mixed | wá | wá | to finish |
| keyf | keyf | to examine/measure/analyse | fís | fís | restless |
| keşü | keşü | any | dönrã | dönrã | stupid |
| táw | táw | view/deny | úuş | úuş | air |
| beç | beç | thin | pintĩ | pintĩ | sock |
| nştikreq | nştikreq | ice | qrtah | qrtah | rat |
| qũoh | qũoh | giant | fegj | fegj | mole |
| ráq | ráq | collect/gather | nwá | nwá | victim/killed |
| şíw | şíw | smooth/plat | qdneyg | qdneyg | flatten |
| ẽşwẽgk | ẽşwẽgk | greet | thkák | thkák | foal |
| reqsĩ | reqsĩ | anger | qrşüd | qrşüd | be certain/sure |
| zgef | zgef | further | yiŋgwá | yiŋgwá | n. study/teaching |
| işwã | işwã | n. fat | ḑane | ḑane | sickle |
| çwöŋg | çwöŋg | v. endeavour | kşügü | kşügü | n. lie |
| gãggü | gãggü | n. pioson | qwedgü | qwedgü | message |
| yaã | yaã | v. win | átkens | átkens | battleground |
| qhök | qhök | branch/stick/stilt | - | - | - |
Here's some longer sample written in AWM:
The Lord's Prayer
áçrí-n délígü
Áçrí-n délígü
übgünfa, gwud,
wákwéskĩ dünindá.
keçükĩ dünáçgwá.
ráwakĩ düneçitgü çĩüyüd éh gwud.
kédáwön tídesk déder úbguf,
ú düqwöjgüqür übgünqwöjgűgik, éh übgünqwöjgűgin qwöjgígif.
ú duşúthóskũ qhísegüd adá, ú dükwáhkĩ qũguzon gusmóqbogozon.
kízeziŋg dáç áçgwák, qçwönk, ú yaãgwák.
twód áãd, amen.
The tower of Babel
bábel-ön insgwá
Bábel-ön insgwá
kízeştü ríşü-d áã-d nlẽ-k dáéh-k tü-fát-ag-üt. kízezeb ejaé-n éd tü-mihn-üt, thó-k lind-id şinar-ön çĩüy-üd tu-tu-wot, ú twüştüq-üd dú-fó tün-indüt. kúqwë üks-üf tü-fát-üt: "de-keçü-r! thãgü-si-gik dü-fárár ú súş-ud tü-lin-ir." késeziŋg thãgük tü-qrsim-üt sek-ü twüşteh, ú çumpõk wajű twüşteh. ekü tü-fát-ü: "de-keçü-r! bardű-k úbg-uf düg-íhtü-r, ú insgwák, fa-s gwu-d, ú tü-nak-ar úbg-uk, késeziŋg-if tü-mihn-kĩ ũ adá ríşü-n áã-n yebged fé-d."
kéqwë eű töh-öd gwí-wöt bardű-k ú insgwá-k kízesk qũn gẽeh-egü íhtü-wöt detü-fá. eű kúqwë fát-at: "de-sez-er! üs qũ, üs nlẽs tü-dá, ú kék tü-nind-thãt rá-gü-fá. tü-keq-rim-ethã-t-eq kú-k tü-krşĩüdöq-fá a-dá. de-keçü-r! töh-öd übg-gwí-r, tügün-nlẽ-k küqşűq-fá, késeziŋg tü-mẽt-ẽq a-dá üks-ük." ú eű qũ-guk ríşü-n áã-f qşúq-wot ũ, ú bardű-n íhtü-fá tü-kşam-üt. késeziŋg bardű bábel-ü indárá-wöt, kízeziŋg eű qũ-gon áã-gin küqşűq-üt, ú eű tüg-ük twüştüq-sin ríşü-n áã-n yebg-ef qşúq-ut ũ.
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