Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The Toto orthography, developed beginning in 2014, was created to address the inadequacies of using Bengali and Latin alphabets for writing Toto. These scripts failed to represent certain phonological features, such as front-rounded vowels and breathy vowels, posing challenges for accurate writing. The newly designed orthography, reflecting community input, unambiguously represents Toto phonology. Development of this writing system supports cultural identity, promotes literacy, and aids in educational efforts. Despite standardization, several challenges remain, such as transcribing elision, standardizing word breaks, long vowels, numbers and math symbols, punctuation, etc.
Source: Nepalese Linguistics
Authors: Toby Anderson, Jonathan P Evans
Institutions: SIL Global, Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404488172