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'''Kwang characters''', or '''Quoncograms''', are logographs used to write the Kwang languages and others from regions that had or is still under the Qonklese cultural sphere. | '''Kwang characters''', or '''Quoncograms''', are logographs used to write the Kwang languages and others from regions that had or is still under the Qonklese cultural sphere. | ||
Kwang characters, ironicallly, has since been abolished in [[Qonklaks]] in favour of the phonetic [[Qonklese alphabet]], whose adoption led to an unprecidented boost in literacy in said country. | |||
== History == | |||
=== Divinatory script === | |||
The '''divinatory script''', the earliest attested ancestor of Kwang characters, consists of around several thousand inscriptions found on relics from the Wa-Hiang period. It is thought that the earliest inscriptions evolved from an earlier pictographic stage. | |||
[[File:Wahiangscript.png|thumb|204x204px|The characters for 'Wa' and 'Hiang' in the divinatory script.]] | |||
=== High script === | |||
The '''high script''', known contemporarily as the '''regular script''', is the standardized form that was developed in the Lya Dynasty | |||
Revision as of 17:25, 23 September 2024
Kwang characters, or Quoncograms, are logographs used to write the Kwang languages and others from regions that had or is still under the Qonklese cultural sphere.
Kwang characters, ironicallly, has since been abolished in Qonklaks in favour of the phonetic Qonklese alphabet, whose adoption led to an unprecidented boost in literacy in said country.
History
Divinatory script
The divinatory script, the earliest attested ancestor of Kwang characters, consists of around several thousand inscriptions found on relics from the Wa-Hiang period. It is thought that the earliest inscriptions evolved from an earlier pictographic stage.
High script
The high script, known contemporarily as the regular script, is the standardized form that was developed in the Lya Dynasty