Inazuman Script

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The Inazuman Script (unofficial name) refers to the writing system of Inazuma.

The script is based on the Teyvat alphabet^[1] and appears to be inspired by Japanese hiragana. It can be found written vertically from top-to-bottom, right-to-left, as with various traditional East Asian scripts, or it can be written horizontally. The glyphs used in the Inazuma script correspond to letters of the Latin alphabet instead of Japanese kana. The texts written in this script are based on romanized Japanese.

Deciphering[]

While the Inazuman alphabet is used to represent romanized Japanese, in most cases, the Inazuman text does not correspond directly to each letter of the romaji. Typically, only the first letter of each syllable is rendered in Inazuman. Therefore, all syllables that start with the same consonant are typically rendered the same. For example, か, き, く, け, and こ (ka, ki, ku, ke, and ko) would all be written as the Inazuman symbol for "K" (よ⇁). There is a large variation in which other letters are rendered. Voicing is sometimes ignored, such that て (te) may be written with the symbol of "D" instead. Long vowels and ん (n) are sometimes omitted. The letters in consonant digraphs such as sh, ch, and ts are sometimes both written. Further complicating matters, in longer texts which correspond to Japanese, some Inazuman symbols which would normally not be expected in romanized Japanese such as "L," "V," or "X" show up and may actually represent other sounds instead. This ambiguity and variation makes it difficult to decipher Inazuman texts, especially without context.