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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...

Reader 7

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 xpn.jn 7  Xipinin cani to hbj hipaca ifdv or ifc ifitafa or ifici ihl-V.jrv ihili-faon calafa !.jmd-A s1 tvh-A xQ ihl-V.jrv r.hbj ! Son camata-ha sico tifahi-ha xiqa ihl-faon calafa lan hibaca! kjt xQ wnv-V ifdv tvh-A xS wpf s3t hbj , tS s3 =-A x4Q wnb-V sv . Kicati xiqa wanifa-fao ifitafa tifahi-ha xisai wapifi sihoti hipaca, tisai siho xa-ha xiloqa wanipa-fao sifa. !.fkv-A , ih-A xQ wnb-V sv tvd s3t ihl-V.jrv r.hbj ! Son fikifa-ha, ihi-ha xiqa wanipa-fao sifa tifata sihoti ihili-faon calafa lan hipaca !

Reader 8

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xpn.jn 8         Xipinin cani xo hbj hipaca ifdv or ifc ifitafa or ifici ihl-V.jrv ihili-faon calafa !.jmd-A s1 tvh-A xQ ihl-V.jrv r.hbj ! Son camata-ha sico tifahi-ha xiqa ihili-faon calafa lan hibaca! kjt xQ wnv-V ifdv tvh-A xS wpf s3t hbj , tS s3 =-A x4Q wnb-V sv . Kicati xiqa wanifa-fao ifitafa tifahi-ha xisai wapifi sihoti hipaca, tisai siho xa-ha xiloqa wanipa-fao sifa. !.fkv-A , ih-A xQ wnb-V sv tvd s3t ihl-V.jrv r.hbj ! Son fikifa-ha, ihi-ha xiqa wanipa-fao sifa tifata sihoti ihili-faon calafa lan hipaca!

Holidays

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holiday (day-feel-up) hcj.b.f hicicam pan fi Christmas (day-birth-cross) hcj.rfh.tvv hicican lafihin tifafa Thanksgiving (day-feel-give) hcj.b.fjm hicican pan ficama Easter (day-up-cross) hcj.f.tvv hicican fin tifafa Halloween (day-imaginary person-see-through) hcj.idk.ih.flb hicican itakin ihin filipa New Year's Day (day-birth-year) hcj.rfh.fnn hicican lafihin finini Valentine's Day (day-love) hcj.bfg hicicam pafika Mother's Day hcj.rdsu or hcj.rjn hicican latasio or hicican lacani Father's Day hcj.rdsv or hcj.rkd hicican latasifa or hicican lakita It's a holiday, so school is closed. xS =-A x4Q hcj.b.f , p3S xQ d.fjm.jn =-A l-V . Xisai xa-ha xiloqa hicicam pan fi, pihosai xiqa tan ficaman cani xa-ha li-fao. On Independence Day, we go to the park to watch fireworks. sg.hbh hcj.xpt , sX1 fkv-A xQ fgm rnj ih-A fmv.t2S.ihl . Sikan hipahi hicican xipiti, sixaico fikifa-ha xiqa fikama lanica ihi-ha fimafan tifosain ihili. 

Reader 6

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         xpn.jn 6         Xipinin cani po xQ ifdu vff-A v5-A.fln xQ vgc . Xiqa ifita'o fafifi-ha fano-han filini xiqa fakaci. !.ih-A ! siu3 tvh-A xQ r.ibj . Son ihi-ha! sioho tifahi-ha xiqa lan ipaca. kjt xQ ifdu vff-A v5-A.fkl xQ vgc . Kicati xiqa ifita'o fafifi-ha fano-han fikili xiqa fakaci. !.jmd-A t-V s1 v5-A.fkl xQ vgc . Son camata-ha ti-fao sico fano-han fikili xiqa fakaci.

Feelings

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 feeling b pa happy (feel-up) b-V.f pa-faon fi sad (feel-down) b-V.f6 pa-faon fipo angry (much-feeling-against) t2S.b-V.rlr tifosaim pa-faon lalila excited (feeling-!-!) b-V.!.! pa-faon son so scared (feeling-down-doubt) b-V.f6.kjn pa-faon fipon kicani tired (need-rest) s1-V.bfv sico-faom pafifa anxious (feeling-up and down-doubt) b-V.fjj.kjn pa-faon ficacan kijani A tired person needs rest. x4Q s1-V.bfv s s1-A pfv . Xiloqa sico-faom pafifa si sico-ha pafifa. A sad person may cry. x4Q b-V.f6 s =-A.? ih-A.abr . Xiloqa pa-faon fipo si xa-han sa ihi-han apala.

Reader 5

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         xpn.jn 5         Xipinin cani no   ifdu [ifb] ifita'o [ifipa] r.hbj lan ipaca !.ih-A xQ vgc ! !.ih-A xQ ifdu . Son ihi-ha xiqa fakaci! Son ihi-ha xiqa ifita'o. !.ih-A ! xQ vgc tfh-A xQ r.hbj . Son ihi-ha! Xiqa fakaci tifihi-ha xiqa lan hipaca. vff-A xQ ifdu v7-A.fln xQ vgc ? Fafifi-ha xiqa ifita'o fano-han filini xiqa fakaci?

Basic Adjectives

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  new icl-V icili-fao beautiful (look-feeling-up) ih-V.b.f ihi-faom pan fi heavy (weight-down) wlg-V.f6 walika-faon fipo light (weight-little) wlg-V.wnv walika-faon wanifa big wnb-V wanipa-fao small wnv-V wanifa-fao long xbm-V xipama-fao short xbr-V xipala-fao   or hard (touch-table or difficult) v5-V.o or flj-V fano-faon   ao or filica-fao soft (touch-imprint) v5-V.xcd fano-faon xicita rough (lumpy) qcj-V kocica-fao smooth (touch-glass) v5-V.ovh fano-faon aofahi She has a beautiful bag. s3 tvh-A x4Q ih-V.b.f jtn . Siho tifahi-ha xiloqa ihi-faom pan fi catini. I wear a light jacket in the spring. s1 cgd-A x4Q wlg-V.wnv cgd.qck xpn xQ h1 . Sico cikata-ha xiloqa walika-faon wanifa cikatan kociki xipini xiqa hico. Should we watch a short movie together? xpv-V sX1 nsl-A.! x4Q xbr-V ifs.llr ? Xipifa-fao sixaico nisili-han so xiloqa xipala-fao ifisin lilila? The homework is very hard, and I need help from the teacher. xQ vdp.jn.d =-A t2S-V.t2S flj-V , tS s1 stm-A xcp xbs xQ ...