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'''Narayani''', or '''Narani''', is the language of the people of [[Narayan]]. Very little is known about the language except for various excerpts of the written form. Words are represented by symbols composed of arc-shaped stroke patterns<ref>{{cite web|url=http://isomerica.net:80/~mlah/narayan/index.html|title=linking to Narayan...|website=a page about Narayani language and symbols|access-date=December 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209170036/http://isomerica.net:80/~mlah/narayan/index.html|archive-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref>. These words can be combined into poems, all known examples of which are made up of four symbols arranged in a circle.
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'''Narayani''', or '''Narani''', is the language of the people of [[Narayan]]. Very little is known about the language except for various excerpts of the written form. Words are represented by symbols composed of arc-shaped stroke patterns<ref>{{cite web|url=http://isomerica.net:80/~mlah/narayan/index.html|author=M'lah Sihfay|title=Introduction|website=The Symbols of Narayan|access-date=December 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209170036/http://isomerica.net:80/~mlah/narayan/index.html|archive-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref>. These words can be combined into poems, all known examples of which are made up of four symbols arranged in a circle.
  
 
Narayani symbols can be typed using the [https://www.guildofarchivists.org/utilities/fonts/ Narayani Light] font.
 
Narayani symbols can be typed using the [https://www.guildofarchivists.org/utilities/fonts/ Narayani Light] font.

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Narayani, or Narani, is the language of the people of Narayan. Very little is known about the language except for various excerpts of the written form. Words are represented by symbols composed of arc-shaped stroke patterns[1]. These words can be combined into poems, all known examples of which are made up of four symbols arranged in a circle.

Narayani symbols can be typed using the Narayani Light font.

Narayani is the IC language of Narayan; Narani is language invented by Jack Wall for Myst III: Exile's soundtrack[2].

References[edit]

  1. M'lah Sihfay. "Introduction", The Symbols of Narayan, accessed December 1, 2019. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018.
  2. Anna Catherine, "Myst III & IV Soundtrack lyrics", Myst Online forums, July 1, 2010.