Nunik (alphabet)

The Nunik alphabet is the standard set of written characters used throughout the Niriad. It was originally designed for use for the spoken lanugage of Nowaton Akenakik (Nunik), however its usage has become universally used beyond its root language. Nunik comprises of 10 joining characters, 14 core consonant (anchor) characters, and 5 complex anchor characters, as well as a few variations that indicate voicing or pronunciation rules.



Usage
The Nunik alphabet requires anchor characters to be assembled with joining characters sounds in order to create full 'syllables'. There are 210 core syllables that can be created with the Nunik alphabet, which overall are able to capture and accurately transpose multiple spoken languages throughout The Niriad. It's versatility has let to the adoption of the alphabet among languages outside of the original use of the characters.