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Blissymbols as a Spoken Language

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A naturally more common way of trying to communicate between people who do not share a common language is to draw pictures either by signing with the hands or by drawing with pencil and paper. Blissymbolics has therefore produced a more effective way of bridging the language gap than other attempts at international communication such as Esperanto and computer translators . Of course the setback with using Blissymbols are: 1) They are useless over radio and other voice-only methods of communication. 2) Blissymbols have still not been included in Unicode , and cannot be transmitted as text. I hope what I am doing here will encourage the addition of Blissymbols into Unicode. Whereas other languages both natural and man-made translate words from one language to another by corresponding series of sounds made with the mouth and tongue to another series of sounds made with the mouth and tongue, this language instead corresponds sounds to pictures - something understood more internationall...

The Fox and the Cat

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         xQ vgc.wnv.n6 tS xQ vgf         Xiqa fakacin wanifan nipo tisai xiqa fakafi  A Fox was boasting to a Cat of its clever devices for escaping its enemies. x4Q vgc.wnv.n6 i-) b-V.qck rnk x4Q vgf rnd s3t j-V.! vS-X.tvm rnj fkp-A.! s3t s-X.fkh . Xiloqa fakacin wanifan nipo i-kiho pa-faon kociki laniki xiloqa fakafi lanita sihoti ca-faon so fasai-xain tifama lanica fikipi-han so sihoti sixain fikihi. "I have a whole bag of tricks," he said, "which contains a hundred ways of escaping my enemies." " s1 tvh-A x4Q lmk-V jtn rnd jnn-X ," s3 ih-) , " rnj fkp-A.! s1t s-X.fkh ." "Sico tifahi-ha xiloqa limiki-fao catini lanita canini-xai," siho i-) , " lanica fikipi-han so sicoti si-xain fikihi." "I have only one," said the Cat; "but I can generally manage with that." " s1 tvh-A =-V.1 1 ," vgf i-) ; s9S s1 vff-A idv-V jnn-A.vdp r9S xgk ." "Sico tifahi-ha xa-faon co co," fakafi i-kiho; ...

Reader 15

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         xpn.jn 15         Xipinin cani cono          fph fipihi ! , xQ h vcv-).f6 . xS =-A abd-V kjt . So, xiqa hi facifa-kihon fipo. Xisai xa-ha apata-fao kicati.  !.jmd-A sX1 vcv-A.!.f3 , tS fph-A ! s1 j-A xS =-A b-V.f vcv-A.!.f3 , fpl-A , tS fph-A . Son camata-ha sixaico facifa-han son fiho , tisai fipihi-ha! Sico ca-ha xisai xa-ha pa-faon fi facifa-han son fiho , fipili-ha , tisai fipihi-A . !.ih-A xQ ihs.vdk wpf xQ adc ! so3t j6.vdj.hbc =-A f-V wpf xQ wll , wmc xQ p4S . Son ihi-ha xiqa ihisin fataki wapifi xiqa ataci! Siohoti capon fatacan hipaci xa-ha fi-fao wapifi xiqa walili, wamaci xiqa pilosai.

Geography

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  geography (knowledge-earth) jn.hct canin hiciti mountain  p4 pilo river adf atafi ocean (much-much-ground water) t2S.t2S.adc tifosain tifosain ataci desert (ground-minus-water) G.wS.ac kaon wasain aci forest (many-many-tree) t2S.t2S.kdr tifosain tifosain kitala island adj ataca lake (much-ground water) t2S.adc tifosain ataci valley pbj pipaca glacier (ice-river) acd.adf acitan atafi

Reader 14

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         xpn.jn 14         Xipinin cani colo xQ h =-A f-V . xQ sv fjm-).ihs xQ xsg-V vdj.ihs tS xQ ihl-V.jrv ihs.kdk . Xiqa hi xa-ha fi-fao. Xiqa sifa ficama-kihon ihs xiqa xisika-fao fatacan ihisi tisai xiqa ihili-faon calafa ihisin kitaki. kjt xQ kdk flb-(.ac lmd xQ adc . xQ vdj cvc-).f3.! rnk s3t j6.hbc.vdj . Kicati xiqa kitaki filipa-kiyon aci limata xiqa ataci. Xiqa fataca cifaci-kihon fihon so laniki sihoti capon hipacin fataca. !.jmd-A sX1 wS.! flc-A rnf xQ adc kjt , p3S.? xS =-A abd-V . Son camata-ha sixaico wasain so filici-ha lanifi xiqa ataci kicati, pihosain sa xisai xa-ha apata-fao. !.ih-A ?.t2S wS.fkl-V xS =-A ! sX1 flf-( rnj ih-A xQ ifdv tS s3t ucr.l.b . Son ihi-ha san tifosai wasain fikili-fao xisai xa-ha! Sixaico filifi-kiyo lanica ihi-ha xiqa ifitafa tisai sihoti ucilan lim ba.

Reader 13

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         xpn.jn 13         Xipinin cani coho !.ih-A xQ ifdv tS s3t vgc ! xQ vgc tvh-A x4Q ihl-V.jrv q wpf s3t rmf . vS-A s2 j-A s3S s3 =-A x4Q b-V.f vgc ? Son ihi-ha xiqa ifitafa tisai sihoti fakaci! Xiqa fakaci tifahi-ha xiloqa ihili-faon calafa ko wapifi sihoti lamafi. Fasai-ha sifo ca-ha sihosai siho xa-ha xiloqa pa-faon fi fakaci? xQ ifdv tvh-A x4Q wnb-V b.f.ucr tS . xS =-A wpf xQ lms tvd xQ ifd.p . Xiqa ifitafa tifahi-ha xiloqa wanipa-fao pan fin ocila tisai. xisai xa-ha wapifi xiqa limasi tifata xiqa ifitam pi.

Reader 12

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         xpn.jn 12         Xipinin cani cofo vg.b fakam pa i-A.ikk i-han ikiki l.lll lin lilili wlf-A walifi-ha xQ ifdu tvh-A x4Q b-V.jnv.! vg.b . xS vff-A i-A.ikk ihn-V . Xiqa ifita'o tifahi-ha xiloqa pa-faon canifan so fakam pa. Xisai fafifi-ha i-han ikiki ihini-V . su3 fjm-) kjt xS . Sioho ficama-kiho kicati xisai. su3 wpf-( xS lmd xQ l.lll , tS wlf-( xQ l.lll f-V . kjv xQ vgf vff-A wS.! v5-A.fln xS . Sioho wapifi-kiyo xisai limata xiqa lin lilili, tisai walifi-kiyo xiqa lin lilili fi-fao. Kicafa xiqa fakafi fafifi-ha wasain so fano-han filini xisai.

School subjects

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  subject (part-knowledge) qcn.jn kocinin cani art (make-feeling) p.b pim pa biology (science-life) jpb.hck capipan hiciki chemistry (science-chemical) jpb.xdr capipan xitala computer (machine-digital) grp.xcm kalapin xicima English (language-flower-love) eht.iff.bfg aihitin ififim pafika geography (science-world) jpb.hct capipan hiciti history (knowledge-past) jn.k3 canin kiho mathematics (knowledge-number) jn.c1 canin cico music e.ikk ain ikiki physics (knowledge-energy) jn.vjm canin facama I am studying computers at the university. s1 vS-A.fnp.jn grp-X.xcm rnf xQ d.fjn.jn . Sico fasai-han finipin cani kalapi-xain xicima lanifi xiqa tan ficinin cani.