Accentuation
Diacritic Marks
|
Mark |
Usage
|
| The Bantaq (
' ) |
used to shorten the vowel in the
syllable in which it occurs |
| Treysap (
~ ) |
used to convert first series consonants
to second series consonants |
| Mousekatoan (
" ) |
used to convert second series
consonants to first series consonants |
| Sanyok
Sanha ( = ) |
used in some words from Pali or
Sanskrit |
| Robaat (
` ) |
Used in some Sanskrit words |
Adapted from Northern Illinois University,
Center
for Southeast Asian Studies, 2003.
|
