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Published: 2010-10-23 04:06:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 663; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 7
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Description [Thanks and credit go to for her helpful and smart suggestions in refining and improving my web-as-symbol-of-order/chaos concept. THANK YOU! <3 ]

The concepts of order and chaos in diyari-di symbolism, with their symbols, words, and diyari-di language equivalents.

The symbol for Order/Good is an intact web. The symbol for Chaos is a web with one edge broken and curled up, order and beauty marred by an error.

The word for Chaos, iruta is spelled with an H at the end. The H is to denote the word for "Protection", to nullify the power of Chaos even in writing the word. In the second line of the title, the symbol for Order is placed before the word for Chaos, for the same reason.

The angular style is Codex Style, which is the way the script is written in their books, and the less angular style is Natural Style, which is how the script appears printed on diyari-di skins and on diyari-di plants and animals. The Order-symbol doesn't exist in the Natural Style script, so is omitted here.
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Comments: 5

AmnioticOef [2011-09-24 01:50:40 +0000 UTC]

I love these fictional scripts.

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Sarelm [2010-12-22 06:49:11 +0000 UTC]

o_o Wow. That's... A lot of info behind something not many people would look into. The detail's fascinating.

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demonchild4unow [2010-10-23 06:04:06 +0000 UTC]

Have you considered getting ideas from conlangs like Lojban and Blissymbolics?

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StrandedAlien In reply to demonchild4unow [2010-10-30 02:31:46 +0000 UTC]

No, I haven't actually. I might try that. I have an idea for what I want in the language: As much simplicity and consistency as I can manage, to fit their psychology, and the fact that their creators didn't want to use an overly complex language to program them.

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Megami-of-Nekro [2010-10-23 04:15:24 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome for being OCD. Good to know that it came in useful for something.

By the way. Your chaos symbol is open. It should be closed. And the line shouldn't be curled.

I'm going to close this page now before I'm stuck tapping my screen. In exchange, I will leave you with this little emoticon that looks vaguely like someone masturbating.

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