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The [[D'ni language]] includes its own alphabet and character set which are distinctly different from ours. In order to display text in the D'ni alphabet, you can use the <pre><nowiki><dni></dni></nowiki></pre> tag. For example:
The [[D'ni language]] includes its own alphabet and character set which are distinctly different from ours. In order to display text in the D'ni alphabet, you can use the <pre><nowiki><dni></d'ni></nowiki></pre> tag. For example:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! You get
! You get
|-
|-
|<nowiki><dni>Sora</dni></nowiki>
|<nowiki><dni>Sora</d'ni></nowiki>
|<dni>Sora</dni>
|<dni>Sora</d'ni>
|}
|}


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==A note on spelling==
==A note on spelling==
==="Old Transliteration Standard" spelling===
==="Old Transliteration Standard" spelling===
It is important to note that the D'ni language has a variety of specific vowel symbols that go beyond our own "a, e, i, o, u, y" set. To represent these phonetically in the Latin alphabet, multiple letters have traditionally been used, such as "ee" for "<dni>E</dni>". This has the benefit of making it easy to read and get phonetically-accurate representations of words, but the use of multiple letters for vowels is often inconsistent if doing so would disrupt the "look" or legibility of the word. For example, "Ahlsendar" actually has two "ah" (or "<dni>a</dni>") sounds in it, but the second is represented only by an "a", not an "ah".
It is important to note that the D'ni language has a variety of specific vowel symbols that go beyond our own "a, e, i, o, u, y" set. To represent these phonetically in the Latin alphabet, multiple letters have traditionally been used, such as "ee" for "<dni>E</d'ni>". This has the benefit of making it easy to read and get phonetically-accurate representations of words, but the use of multiple letters for vowels is often inconsistent if doing so would disrupt the "look" or legibility of the word. For example, "Ahlsendar" actually has two "ah" (or "<dni>a</d'ni>") sounds in it, but the second is represented only by an "a", not an "ah".


When writing text out in the D'ni font, using this "old" transliteration process will often result in incorrect D'ni spellings of words. The correct D'ni spelling of "shorah", for instance, only has four letters (as depicted in the earlier example), but literally transliterating the Latin equivalent back into D'ni would have it spelled with six.
When writing text out in the D'ni font, using this "old" transliteration process will often result in incorrect D'ni spellings of words. The correct D'ni spelling of "shorah", for instance, only has four letters (as depicted in the earlier example), but literally transliterating the Latin equivalent back into D'ni would have it spelled with six.
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! D'ni Font character
! D'ni Font character
|-
|-
| <dni>v</dni>
| <dni>v</d'ni>
| <u>v</u>ibe
| <u>v</u>ibe
| v
| v
| v
| v
|-
|-
| <dni>b</dni>
| <dni>b</d'ni>
| <u>b</u>it
| <u>b</u>it
| b
| b
| b
| b
|-
|-
| <dni>t</dni>
| <dni>t</d'ni>
| <u>t</u>on
| <u>t</u>on
| t
| t
| t
| t
|-
|-
| <dni>s</dni>
| <dni>s</d'ni>
|<u>s</u>ea
|<u>s</u>ea
| s
| s
| s
| s
|-
|-
| <dni>S</dni>
| <dni>S</d'ni>
| <u>sh</u>ip
| <u>sh</u>ip
| sh
| sh
| S
| S
|-
|-
| <dni>j</dni>
| <dni>j</d'ni>
| <u>j</u>u<u>dg</u>e
| <u>j</u>u<u>dg</u>e
| j
| j
| j
| j
|-
|-
| <dni>g</dni>
| <dni>g</d'ni>
| <u>g</u>as
| <u>g</u>as
| g
| g
| g
| g
|-
|-
| <dni>y</dni>
| <dni>y</d'ni>
| <u>y</u>es
| <u>y</u>es
| y
| y
| y
| y
|-
|-
| <dni>k</dni>
| <dni>k</d'ni>
| lo<u>ch</u>
| lo<u>ch</u>
| kh
| kh
| k
| k
|-
|-
| <dni>K</dni>
| <dni>K</d'ni>
| <u>k</u>i<u>ck</u>
| <u>k</u>i<u>ck</u>
| k
| k
| K
| K
|-
|-
| <dni>a</dni>
| <dni>a</d'ni>
| f<u>a</u>ther
| f<u>a</u>ther
| ah
| ah
| a
| a
|-
|-
| <dni>I</dni>
| <dni>I</d'ni>
| p<u>ie</u>
| p<u>ie</u>
| ie or I
| ie or I
| I (capital i)
| I (capital i)
|-
|-
| <dni>f</dni>
| <dni>f</d'ni>
| <u>f</u>ire
| <u>f</u>ire
| f
| f
| f
| f
|-
|-
| <dni>p</dni>
| <dni>p</d'ni>
| <u>p</u>o<u>p</u>
| <u>p</u>o<u>p</u>
| p
| p
| p
| p
|-
|-
| <dni>i</dni>
| <dni>i</d'ni>
| p<u>i</u>t
| p<u>i</u>t
| i or ih
| i or ih
| i
| i
|-
|-
| <dni>E</dni>
| <dni>E</d'ni>
| s<u>ee</u>
| s<u>ee</u>
| ee
| ee
| E
| E
|-
|-
| <dni>e</dni>
| <dni>e</d'ni>
| p<u>e</u>t
| p<u>e</u>t
| eh
| eh
| e
| e
|-
|-
| <dni>A</dni>
| <dni>A</d'ni>
| b<u>ai</u>t
| b<u>ai</u>t
| ai
| ai
| A
| A
|-
|-
| <dni>r</dni>
| <dni>r</d'ni>
| <u>r</u>oa<u>r</u>
| <u>r</u>oa<u>r</u>
| r
| r
| r
| r
|-
|-
| <dni>m</dni>
| <dni>m</d'ni>
| <u>m</u>o<u>m</u>
| <u>m</u>o<u>m</u>
| m
| m
| m
| m
|-
|-
| <dni>T</dni>
| <dni>T</d'ni>
| <u>th</u>ing
| <u>th</u>ing
| th
| th
| T
| T
|-
|-
| <dni>d</dni>
| <dni>d</d'ni>
| <u>th</u>is
| <u>th</u>is
| dh
| dh
| d
| d
|-
|-
| <dni>D</dni>
| <dni>D</d'ni>
| <u>d</u>ee<u>d</u>
| <u>d</u>ee<u>d</u>
| d
| d
| D
| D
|-
|-
| <dni>h</dni>
| <dni>h</d'ni>
| <u>h</u>at
| <u>h</u>at
| h
| h
| h
| h
|-
|-
| <dni>o</dni>
| <dni>o</d'ni>
| b<u>oa</u>t
| b<u>oa</u>t
| o
| o
| o
| o
|-
|-
| <dni>O</dni>
| <dni>O</d'ni>
| b<u>oy</u>
| b<u>oy</u>
| oy
| oy
| O
| O
|-
|-
| <dni>c</dni>
| <dni>c</d'ni>
| <u>ch</u>ild
| <u>ch</u>ild
| ch
| ch
| c
| c
|-
|-
| <dni>w</dni>
| <dni>w</d'ni>
| <u>w</u>ind
| <u>w</u>ind
| w
| w
| w
| w
|-
|-
| <dni>u</dni>
| <dni>u</d'ni>
| b<u>u</u>n
| b<u>u</u>n
| uh
| uh
| u
| u
|-
|-
| <dni>U</dni>
| <dni>U</d'ni>
| p<u>oo</u>l
| p<u>oo</u>l
| oo
| oo
| U
| U
|-
|-
| <dni>x</dni>
| <dni>x</d'ni>
| <u>ts</u>ade
| <u>ts</u>ade
| ts
| ts
| x
| x
|-
|-
| <dni>l</dni>
| <dni>l</d'ni>
| <u>l</u>et
| <u>l</u>et
| l
| l
| l
| l
|-
|-
| <dni>å</dni>
| <dni>å</d'ni>
| b<u>a</u>g
| b<u>a</u>g
| a
| a
| å<br />ALT+0229 (Win)<br />Opt+A (Mac)
| å<br />ALT+0229 (Win)<br />Opt+A (Mac)
|-
|-
| <dni>z</dni>
| <dni>z</d'ni>
| <u>z</u>oo
| <u>z</u>oo
| z
| z
| z
| z
|-
|-
| <dni>n</dni>
| <dni>n</d'ni>
| <u>n</u>ight
| <u>n</u>ight
| n
| n
| n
| n
|-
|-
| <dni>'</dni>
| <dni>'</d'ni>
| apostrophe
| apostrophe
| '
| '
| '
| '
|-
|-
| <dni>.</dni>
| <dni>.</d'ni>
| period
| period
| .
| .
| .
| .
|-
|-
| <dni>-</dni>
| <dni>-</d'ni>
| hyphen
| hyphen
| -
| -
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