Old Turkic

Created in September 06, 2021

2021   ·   linguistics   thought

/k/ & /q/ sounds were distinguished in Old Turkic, unlike now. Also they had different glyphs for the same consonant depending on if it followed a back or a front vowel. Turkic people have been obsessed with vowels and their harmony since at least 800 AD.

I guess one'd write my name like this, right? (Old Turkic Script) No h and f, I guess.