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====== Cirth ======
**//Cirth//** (also "Certhas", Sindarin word for "runes") is a writing system invented by J.R.R. Tolkien for his fictional languages. The original //Certhas// were invented in The First Age by Grey Elves of Beleriand to better suit for carving and engraving on wood, stone or metal, than [[Tengwar]]. Single rune of Cirth is called "certh" in Sindarin, and unlike Tengwar vowels have their own runes. Cirth had runes for Quenya, but I'm unaware of any Cirth inscription in this language. By the Second Age Cirth were rarely used by elves, but became popular among Dwarves and later Men.

>The Cirth in their older and simpler form spread eastward in the Second Age, and **became known** to many peoples, to Men and Dwarves, and **even to Orcs**, all of whom altered them to suit their purposes and according to their skill or lack of it. (LOTR III, Appendix E, II: Writing)

> Then Nár turned the head [//of Thrór//] and saw branded on the brow **in dwarf-runes** so that he could read it the name **AZOG**. (LOTR III, Appendix A, III: Durin's Folk)

But in the chapter "The Departure of Boromir" this passage contradicts the quotes above:
>on the front of their iron helms was set an S-rune, wrought of some white metal.
>\_\_\_‘I have not seen these tokens before,’ said Aragorn. ‘What do they mean?’
>\_\_\_‘S is for Sauron,’ said Gimli. ‘That is easy to read.’
>\_\_\_‘Nay!’ said Legolas. ‘Sauron does not use the elf-runes.’
So I assume, that Cirth was used by Westron-speaking orcs of Misty Mountains (as Azog) and Isengard (‘S is for Saruman, I guess,’ - said Aragorn later).

Westron used a variant of Cirth called "Angerthas Erebor" invented in the beginning of Third Age, when Thráin I driven from Moria moved to Lonelely Mountain and established his kingdom there. 

Unlike Tengwar, Cirth is not so well organized into phonetical series (there is less correspondence between shapes of letters and their phonetical value). There are 60 basic runes and over 50 additional glyphs or modifications of basic runes in three major versions (Angerthas Daeron, Angerthas Moria, Angerthas Erebor).

===== Complete Chart of Cirth =====
While orcs probably used simplified Angerthas Erebor variant for their Debased Black Speech and Westron-Orkish pidgins, older versions contain runes better suitable for Classical Black Speech [[phonology|phonetics]], so I've decided to include them too. However, many additional runes for diphtongs (ai, au, oi) and consonant clusters frequently used in Black Speech (like //zg// or //sk//) are not used for several reasons:
  * Additional runes have very different meaning in various versions of Cirth;
  * Black Speech have a large number of consonant clusters, there is no reason for making separate runes for only few of them, especially when the most frequent one //rz// is missing anyway;
  * Not all fonts have additional runes;

[[##nurlam_s_chart_of_cirth|Shorter version]] of this table containing only runes used in Nûrlâm is presented at the end of this article.
^  № ^  Certh\\ (Rune)  ^  Key((for Dan Smith's Cirth Erebor font series))  ^  Key((for Bruce Kvan's Angerthas font))  ^  CSUR((HEX code of glyph in ConScript Unicode Registry, implemented in fonts Constructium and Fairfax))  ^  Phonetical values  ^^^^^^^^
^ ::: ^ ::: ^ ::: ^ ::: ^ ::: ^  Daeron\\ (default)  ^  Doriath  ^  Eregion\\ (Noldorin)  ^  Moria  ^  Erebor  ^  English\\ (phonetic)  ^  Zhâburi (([[writing_systems#angerthas_mordor|Angerthas Mordor]] aka Kirkhi, contains two unique runes missing in any Cirth fonts, thus not listed here))  ^  Nûrlâm  ^
^  Main series  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^   1 |  <wrap cirthe>1</wrap> <wrap cirtha>p</wrap>  |  <wrap key>1</wrap>  |  <wrap key>p</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E080</wrap>  |  p  ||||||||
^   2 |  <wrap cirthe>2</wrap> <wrap cirtha>b</wrap>  |  <wrap key>2</wrap>  |  <wrap key>b</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E081</wrap>  |  b  ||||||||
^   3 |  <wrap cirthe>3</wrap> <wrap cirtha>f</wrap>  |  <wrap key>3</wrap>  |  <wrap key>f</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E082</wrap>  |  f  ||||||||
^   4 |  <wrap cirthe>4</wrap> <wrap cirtha>v</wrap>  |  <wrap key>4</wrap>  |  <wrap key>v</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E083</wrap>  |  v  |  [v] (bh)  ||  v  ||||  [β] (bh), v((in borrowed words only))  |
^   5 |  <wrap cirthe>5</wrap> <wrap cirtha>W</wrap>  |  <wrap key>5</wrap>  |  <wrap key>W</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E084</wrap>  |  [ʍ] (hw), only in S.  |  (hw)  |  (wh)  |  [ʍ] (hw)  ||  wh  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^   6 |  <wrap cirthe>6</wrap> <wrap cirtha>m</wrap>  |  <wrap key>6</wrap>  |  <wrap key>m</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E085</wrap>  |  m  ||||||||
^   7 |  <wrap cirthe>7</wrap> <wrap cirtha>M</wrap>  |  <wrap key>7</wrap>  |  <wrap key>M</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E086</wrap>  |  [mb] in Q.\\ [ṽ] (mh) in S.((archaic))  |  (mb)  |  (mb), (mm)  |  (mb)  |||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  (mb)((rarely used))  |
^   8 |  <wrap cirthe>8</wrap> <wrap cirtha>t</wrap>  |  <wrap key>8</wrap>  |  <wrap key>t</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E087</wrap>  |  t  ||||||||
^   9 |  <wrap cirthe>9</wrap> <wrap cirtha>d</wrap>  |  <wrap key>9</wrap>  |  <wrap key>d</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E088</wrap>  |  d  ||||||||
^  10 |  <wrap cirthe>0</wrap> <wrap cirtha>þ</wrap>  |  <wrap key>0</wrap>  |  <wrap key>þ\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0254)</wrap></wrap>  |  <wrap key>E089</wrap>  |  [θ] (th, þ)  ||  [θ] (th)  |||  [θ] (th, þ)  |  [θ] (th)  ||
^  11 |  <wrap cirthe>!</wrap> <wrap cirtha>ð</wrap>  |  <wrap key>!</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ð\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0240)</wrap></wrap>  |  <wrap key>E08A</wrap>  |  [ð] (dh)  |||||  [ð] (th)  |  [ð] (dh)  ||
^  12 |  <wrap cirthe>@</wrap> <wrap cirtha>r</wrap>  |  <wrap key>@</wrap>  |  <wrap key>r</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E08B</wrap>  |  n  |  r  ||  [ʀ] or [ʁ] %%(r)%%  |  r  |||  [ʀ] or [ʁ] %%(r)%%  |
^  № ^  Certh\\ (Rune)  ^  Key((for Dan Smith's Cirth Erebor font series))  ^  Key((for Bruce Kvan's Angerthas font))  ^  CSUR((HEX code of glyph in ConScript Unicode Registry, implemented in fonts Constructium and Fairfax))  ^  Daeron\\ (default)  ^  Doriath  ^  Eregion\\ (Noldorin)  ^  Moria  ^  Erebor  ^  English\\ (phonetic)  ^  Zhâburi ((Angerthas Mordor aka Kirkhi))  ^  Nûrlâm  ^
^  13 |  <wrap cirthe>#</wrap> <wrap cirtha>C</wrap>  |  <wrap key>#</wrap>  |  <wrap key>C</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E08C</wrap>  |  [t͡ʃ] (ch) in VQ\\ [c⁽ȷ̊⁾] (ty) in NQ  |  (st)  ||  [tʃ] (ch)  ||  (ts)  |  s  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |
^  14 |  <wrap cirthe>$</wrap> <wrap cirtha>j</wrap>  |  <wrap key>$</wrap>  |  <wrap key>j</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E08D</wrap>  |  [d͡ʒ] (j) in VQ\\ [ɟj] (dy) in NQ  |  (zd)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [dʒ] (j)  |  (dz)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  15 |  <wrap cirthe>%</wrap> <wrap cirtha>S</wrap>  |  <wrap key>%</wrap>  |  <wrap key>S</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E08E</wrap>  |  (sh)\\ [ʃ] (hy) in VQ\\ [ç] (hy) in NQ  |  s((see also #25))  |  s  |  [ʃ] (sh)  ||  s  |  [ʃ] (sh)  ||
^  16 |  <wrap cirthe>q</wrap> <wrap cirtha>Z</wrap>  |  <wrap key>q</wrap>  |  <wrap key>Z</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E08F</wrap>  |  (zh)\\ [ʒ] in VQ\\ [ʝ] in NQ  |  z  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [ʒ] (zh)  |  z  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [ʒ] (zh)  |
^  17 |  <wrap cirthe>w</wrap> <wrap cirtha>z</wrap>  |  <wrap key>w</wrap>  |  <wrap key>z</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E090</wrap>  |  (ndy) in Quenya\\ [nd͡ʒ] in VQ\\ [ɲj], [ɲɟj] in NQ\\ (ny) in Noldorin  |  [ŋw], [nw]((see also #54))  |  [nw]((see also #54 - preferrable))  |  z  |  (ks)  |  (ñ)  |  z  ||
^  18 |  <wrap cirthe>e</wrap> <wrap cirtha>k</wrap>  |  <wrap key>e</wrap>  |  <wrap key>k</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E091</wrap>  |  k (k, c)  |  [k] (k or c)((see also #35))  |  [k] %%(c)%%((see also #35))  |  k  |||||
^  19 |  <wrap cirthe>r</wrap> <wrap cirtha>g</wrap>  |  <wrap key>r</wrap>  |  <wrap key>g</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E092</wrap>  |  g  |  [ks] (x)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  g  |  g((see also #29))  ||  g  ||
^  20 |  <wrap cirthe>t</wrap> <wrap cirtha>K</wrap>  |  <wrap key>t</wrap>  |  <wrap key>K</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E093</wrap>  |  [x] (kh)  |  h  |  [x] (ch)  |  [x] (kh)  |||||
^  21 |  <wrap cirthe>y</wrap> <wrap cirtha>G</wrap>  |  <wrap key>y</wrap>  |  <wrap key>G</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E094</wrap>  |  [ɣ] (gh)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [ɣ] (gh)  |  [ɣ] (gh)((see also #30))  ||  [ɣ] (gh)  ||
^  22 |  <wrap cirthe>u</wrap> <wrap cirtha>n</wrap>  |  <wrap key>u</wrap>  |  <wrap key>n</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E095</wrap>  |  [ŋ]  |  n((see also #53))  |  n((see also #53 - preferrable))  |  n  |  n((see also #53)), 5  |  n   |||
^  № ^  Certh\\ (Rune)  ^  Key((for Dan Smith's Cirth Erebor font series))  ^  Key((for Bruce Kvan's Angerthas font))  ^  CSUR((HEX code of glyph in ConScript Unicode Registry, implemented in fonts Constructium and Fairfax))  ^  Daeron\\ (default)  ^  Doriath  ^  Eregion\\ (Noldorin)  ^  Moria  ^  Erebor  ^  English\\ (phonetic)  ^  Zhâburi ((Angerthas Mordor aka Kirkhi))  ^  Nûrlâm  ^
^  23 |  <wrap cirthe>i</wrap> <wrap cirtha>q</wrap>  |  <wrap key>i</wrap>  |  <wrap key>q</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E096</wrap>  |  [kʷ₍w̥₎] (kw, qu)  |  e((see also #50 - preferrable))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [kʷ] (kw)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [kʷ] (qu)((only in Shadowlandian and foreign words))  |
^  24 |  <wrap cirthe>o</wrap> <wrap cirtha>Q</wrap>  |  <wrap key>o</wrap>  |  <wrap key>Q</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E097</wrap>  |  [ɡʷw] (gw)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [gʷ] (gw)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  25 |  <wrap cirthe>p</wrap> <wrap cirtha>=</wrap>  |  <wrap key>p</wrap>  |  <wrap key>=</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E098</wrap>  |  (khw)\\ [ʍ] (hw) in Q.  |  s((rarely, see also #15))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [xʷ] (khw)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  26 |  <wrap cirthe>Q</wrap> <wrap cirtha>></wrap>  |  <wrap key>Q</wrap>  |  <wrap key>></wrap>  |  <wrap key>E099</wrap>  |  (ghw)\\ [w] in Q.  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [ɣʷ] (ghw)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  27 |  <wrap cirthe>W</wrap> <wrap cirtha>?</wrap>  |  <wrap key>W</wrap>  |  <wrap key>?</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E09A</wrap>  |  [ŋɡʷw] (ngw)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [oj] (oi)((rarely used))  |  [ŋɡʷ] (ngw)  ||  [oj] (oi)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  28 |  <wrap cirthe>E</wrap> <wrap cirtha>/</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E</wrap>  |  <wrap key>/</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E09B</wrap>  |  [nʷw], [ŋʷw] (nw, ñw)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  (eo)((rarely used))  |  [nʷ] (nw)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  29 |  <wrap cirthe>R</wrap> <wrap cirtha>J</wrap>  |  <wrap key>R</wrap>  |  <wrap key>J</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E09C</wrap>  |  r  |  g  ||  [dʒ] (j)  |  g((see also #19))  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  30 |  <wrap cirthe>T</wrap> <wrap cirtha>R</wrap>  |  <wrap key>T</wrap>  |  <wrap key>R</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E09D</wrap>  |  [r̥] (rh)  |  [ʒ] (zh)  |  [ɣ] (gh)  |  [ʒ] (zh)  |  [ɣ] (gh)((see also #21))  ||  (zh)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |
^  31 |  <wrap cirthe>a</wrap> <wrap cirtha>l</wrap>  |  <wrap key>a</wrap>  |  <wrap key>l</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E09E</wrap>  |  l  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  l((preferrable, see also #60, #85))  |  l  |||||
^  31((doubled ligature)) |  <wrap cirthe>:</wrap>  |  <wrap key>:</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E09E,\\ 200D,\\ E09E</wrap>((intended way, not supported by fonts))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||  (ll)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  32 |  <wrap cirthe>s</wrap> <wrap cirtha>L</wrap>  |  <wrap key>s</wrap>  |  <wrap key>L</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E09F</wrap>  |  [l̥] (lh)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [ɬ] (lh)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  î  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |
^  33 |  <wrap cirthe>d</wrap> <wrap cirtha>D</wrap>  |  <wrap key>d</wrap>  |  <wrap key>D</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0A0</wrap>  |  [ŋg] (ng)  |  (nd)  |  (nd), (nn)  |  (nd)  ||   (nd)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  (nd)((rarely used))  |
^  33*((see also #70)) |  <wrap cirthe>å</wrap>  |  <wrap key>å\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0229)</wrap></wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0CC</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>   ||||| ::: |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  34 |  <wrap cirthe>f</wrap> <wrap cirtha>h</wrap>  |  <wrap key>f</wrap>  |  <wrap key>h</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0A1</wrap>  |  s  |  [x] (ch)  |  h  |  h((values of #34 and #54 were sometimes swapped))  |  s  |  [ʌ]  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  s  |
^  35 |  <wrap cirthe>g</wrap> <wrap cirtha>s</wrap>  |  <wrap key>g</wrap>  |  <wrap key>s</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0A2</wrap>  |  s  |  [k] (k or c)((see also #18))  |  [k] %%(c)%%((see also #18))  |  [ʔ] (glottal stop, ')  | ::: |  h  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  | ::: |
^  36 |  <wrap cirthe>h</wrap> <wrap cirtha>N</wrap>  |  <wrap key>h</wrap>  |  <wrap key>N</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0A3</wrap>  |  [sː] (ss) in S. and Q.,\\ [z] in other languages  |  [ŋ]  |  [ŋk] (nc, nk),\\ [ŋ] (ng)((sometimes instead of #43))  |  [ŋ]  ||  [ŋ] or [ŋg]((probably, glyphs #36 and #43 were swapped in Dan Smith's description))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [ŋ]((rarely used)) in (ng), (nk), (nt)  |
^  37 |  <wrap cirthe>j</wrap> <wrap cirtha>[</wrap>  |  <wrap key>j</wrap>  |  <wrap key>[</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0A4</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [ŋgw] (ngw)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [ŋg] (ng)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [ŋg] (ng)((rarely used))  |
^  38 |  <wrap cirthe>k</wrap> <wrap cirtha>\</wrap>  |  <wrap key>k</wrap>  |  <wrap key>\</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0A5</wrap>  |  (nd)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [u:] (ú)  |  [ndʒ] (nj)  |  (ou), (ow)  |  [u:] (ú)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  38* |  <wrap cirthe>J</wrap> <wrap cirtha>]</wrap>  |  <wrap key>J</wrap>  |  <wrap key>]</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0A6</wrap>  | ::: | ::: |  [ej] (ei)((rarely used))  | ::: | ::: |  [ej] (ei)  |  :::  | ::: |
^  38%%**%% |  <wrap cirthe>K</wrap>  |  <wrap key>K</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0D5</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||  (eu), (ew)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  | ::: | ::: |
^  № ^  Certh\\ (Rune)  ^  Key((for Dan Smith's Cirth Erebor font series))  ^  Key((for Bruce Kvan's Angerthas font))  ^  CSUR((HEX code of glyph in ConScript Unicode Registry, implemented in fonts Constructium and Fairfax))  ^  Daeron\\ (default)  ^  Doriath  ^  Eregion\\ (Noldorin)  ^  Moria  ^  Erebor  ^  English\\ (phonetic)  ^  Zhâburi ((Angerthas Mordor aka Kirkhi))  ^  Nûrlâm  ^
^  39 |  <wrap cirthe>l</wrap> <wrap cirtha>i</wrap>  |  <wrap key>l</wrap>  |  <wrap key>i</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0A7</wrap>  |  [i] (i),\\ [j] (y)  |  i  |||  i, 1  |  i  ||  [i] (i),\\ [j] (y)  |
^  40 |  <wrap cirthe>;</wrap> <wrap cirtha>y</wrap>  |  <wrap key>;</wrap>  |  <wrap key>y</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0A8</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [i:] (í)  |  [j] (y)  ||  [i:] (í)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [i:] (î)  |
^  41 |  <wrap cirthe>A</wrap> <wrap cirtha>Y</wrap>  |  <wrap key>A</wrap>  |  <wrap key>Y</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0A9</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||  [j̊] or [ç] (hy)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [j]((y + vowel, diphtongs //ai//, //oi//, rarely used, see rune #39))  |
^  42 |  <wrap cirthe>S</wrap> <wrap cirtha>u</wrap>  |  <wrap key>S</wrap>  |  <wrap key>u</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0AA</wrap>  |  u  ||||||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  u  |
^  43 |  <wrap cirthe>D</wrap> <wrap cirtha>U</wrap>  |  <wrap key>D</wrap>  |  <wrap key>U</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0AB</wrap>  |  [u:] (ú, û)  |  [ŋg] (ng)  |  [ŋ] (ng)((sometimes #36 was used instead))  |  [u:] (û)  |  z  |  [ŋ] or [ŋg]((probably, glyphs #36 and #43 were swapped in Dan Smith's description))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [u:] (û)  |
^  44 |  <wrap cirthe>F</wrap> <wrap cirtha>w</wrap>  |  <wrap key>F</wrap>  |  <wrap key>w</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0AC</wrap>  |  w  ||||||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  w((only in foreign words and diphtong <au>))  |
^  45 |  <wrap cirthe>G</wrap> <wrap cirtha>ü</wrap>  |  <wrap key>G</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ü\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0252)</wrap></wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0AD</wrap>((treated as glyph variant of #76))  |  [y] (ü)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [y] (ü)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  45* |  <wrap cirthe>L</wrap>  |  <wrap key>L</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0AE</wrap>((treated as glyph variant of #77))  | ::: | ::: |  :::  | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: |
^  46 |  <wrap cirthe>z</wrap> <wrap cirtha>e</wrap>  |  <wrap key>z</wrap>  |  <wrap key>e</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0AF</wrap>  |  e  |  [i] (i),\\ [j] (y)  ||  e  ||  [i] (i)((in diphtongs)),\\ [j] (y)((consonantal, before other vowels))  |  u  |  e((in borrowed words only))  |
^  47 |  <wrap cirthe>x</wrap> <wrap cirtha>E</wrap>  |  <wrap key>x</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0B0</wrap>  |  [e:] (é, ê)  |  (hy)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [e:] (ê)  |  (ee)  |  (hy)  |  û  |  [e:] (ê)((in borrowed words only))  |
^  48 |  <wrap cirthe>c</wrap> <wrap cirtha>a</wrap>  |  <wrap key>c</wrap>  |  <wrap key>a</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0B1</wrap>  |  a  ||||||||
^  49 |  <wrap cirthe>v</wrap> <wrap cirtha>A</wrap>  |  <wrap key>v</wrap>  |  <wrap key>A</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0B2</wrap>  |  [a:] (á, â)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [a:] (á)  |  [a:] (â)  |  (aa)  |  [a:] (á)  |  [a:] (â)  ||
^  50 |  <wrap cirthe>b</wrap> <wrap cirtha>o</wrap>  |  <wrap key>b</wrap>  |  <wrap key>o</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0B3</wrap>  |  o  |  e((preferrable, see also #23))  |  e  |  o  |  o((probably also numeral 2))  |  e  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  o  |
^  51 |  <wrap cirthe>n</wrap> <wrap cirtha>O</wrap>  |  <wrap key>n</wrap>  |  <wrap key>O</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0B4</wrap>  |  [o:] (ó, ô)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [o:] (ô)  |  (oo)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [o:] (ô)  |
^  51* |  <wrap cirthe>M</wrap>  |  <wrap key>M</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0B5</wrap>  | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  52 |  <wrap cirthe>m</wrap> <wrap cirtha>ö</wrap>  |  <wrap key>m</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ö\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0246)</wrap></wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0B6</wrap>  |  [œ] (ö)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [œ] (ö)  |  [œ] (ö), 3  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  52* |  <wrap cirthe>%%<%%</wrap>  |  <wrap key>%%<%%</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0B7</wrap>  | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: |  [œ] (ö)  | ::: | ::: | ::: |
^  № ^  Certh\\ (Rune)  ^  Key((for Dan Smith's Cirth Erebor font series))  ^  Key((for Bruce Kvan's Angerthas font))  ^  CSUR((HEX code of glyph in ConScript Unicode Registry, implemented in fonts Constructium and Fairfax))  ^  Daeron\\ (default)  ^  Doriath  ^  Eregion\\ (Noldorin)  ^  Moria  ^  Erebor  ^  English\\ (phonetic)  ^  Zhâburi ((Angerthas Mordor aka Kirkhi))  ^  Nûrlâm  ^
^  53 |  <wrap cirthe>,</wrap> <wrap cirtha>~</wrap>  |  <wrap key>,</wrap>  |  <wrap key>~</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0B8</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  n((see also #22))  |  n((preferrable, see also #22))  |  n  |  n((preferrable, see also #22))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  54 |  <wrap cirthe>.</wrap> <wrap cirtha>{</wrap>  |  <wrap key>.</wrap>  |  <wrap key>{</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0B9</wrap>  |  h  |  [ŋw], [nw]((see also #17))  |  [nw]((preferrable, see also #17))  |  s((values of #34 and #54 were sometimes swapped))  |  h  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  h  |
^  55 |  <wrap cirthe>/</wrap> <wrap cirtha>ë</wrap>  |  <wrap key>/</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ë\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0235)</wrap></wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0BA</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||  [ə]((unstressed "schwa"))  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  55* |  <wrap cirthe>></wrap>  |  <wrap key>></wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0BB</wrap>  | ::: |  :::  | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: |
^  56 |  <wrap cirthe>Z</wrap> <wrap cirtha>}</wrap>  |  <wrap key>Z</wrap>  |  <wrap key>}</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0BC</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||  [ʌ]((stressed "schwa"))  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>   |||
^  56* |  <wrap cirthe>?</wrap>  |  <wrap key>?</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0BD</wrap>  | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: |
^  57 |  <wrap cirthe>X</wrap> <wrap cirtha>P</wrap>  |  <wrap key>X</wrap>  |  <wrap key>P</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0BE</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||  ps  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  58 |  <wrap cirthe>C</wrap>  |  <wrap key>C</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0BF</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||  ts  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  59 |  <wrap cirthe>V</wrap> <wrap cirtha>|</wrap>  |  <wrap key>V</wrap>  |  <wrap key>|</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0C0</wrap>  |  [◌ʰ] (+h)((marks aspiration))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [◌ʰ] (+h)((marks aspiration))  ||  [ə]  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [◌ʰ] (+h)((marks aspiration, only in some subdialects))  |
^  60 |  <wrap cirthe>B</wrap> <wrap cirtha>&</wrap>  |  <wrap key>B</wrap>  |  <wrap key>&</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0C1</wrap>  |  &  |  l((see also #69 - preferrable, #85))  |  l((see also #31 - preferrable, #85))  |  &  ||  &((see also #85 - preferrable))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  № ^  Certh\\ (Rune)  ^  Key((for Dan Smith's Cirth Erebor font series))  ^  Key((for Bruce Kvan's Angerthas font))  ^  CSUR((HEX code of glyph in ConScript Unicode Registry, implemented in fonts Constructium and Fairfax))  ^  Daeron\\ (default)  ^  Doriath  ^  Eregion\\ (Noldorin)  ^  Moria  ^  Erebor  ^  English\\ (phonetic)  ^  Zhâburi ((Angerthas Mordor aka Kirkhi))  ^  Nûrlâm  ^
^  Long series (additional cirth)  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^  61 |  <wrap cirthe>Ü</wrap>  |  <wrap key>Ü\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0220)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0C2</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  (sp)  |  (sp) or (sb)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  (ps)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  62 |  <wrap cirthe>Ý</wrap>  |  <wrap key>Ý\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0221)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0C3</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  (zb) or (sb)  | ::: |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  (bs) or (bz)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  63 |  <wrap cirthe>Þ</wrap>  |  <wrap key>Þ\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0222)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0C4</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  (sk)  |  (sk) or (sg)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  (ks)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  64 |  <wrap cirthe>ß</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ß\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0223)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0C5</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  (zg)  | ::: |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  (gz)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  65 |  <wrap cirthe>à</wrap>  |  <wrap key>à\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0224)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0C7</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  (kw) or (cw)  |  (cw)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [tʃ] (ch)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  66 |  <wrap cirthe>á</wrap>  |  <wrap key>á\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0225)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0C8</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  (gw)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [dʒ] (j)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  67 |  <wrap cirthe>â</wrap>  |  <wrap key>â\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0226)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0C9</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [xw] (chw)  |  (chw)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [ʃ] (sh)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  68 |  <wrap cirthe>ã</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ã\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0227)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0CA</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [ʒw] (zhw)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||  [ʒ] (zh), (zj)((probably a typo in Dan Smith's files))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  69 |  <wrap cirthe>ä</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ä\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0228)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0CB</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  l((preferrable, see also #60, #85))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||||
^  70((see #33*)) |  <wrap cirthe>å</wrap>  |  <wrap key>å\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0229)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0CC</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||||  (nd)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  71 |  <wrap cirthe>æ</wrap>  |  <wrap key>æ\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0230)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0C6</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||||  (ndzh)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  № ^  Certh\\ (Rune)  ^  Key((for Dan Smith's Cirth Erebor font series))  ^  Key((for Bruce Kvan's Angerthas font))  ^  CSUR((HEX code of glyph in ConScript Unicode Registry, implemented in fonts Constructium and Fairfax))  ^  Daeron\\ (default)  ^  Doriath  ^  Eregion\\ (Noldorin)  ^  Moria  ^  Erebor  ^  English\\ (phonetic)  ^  Zhâburi ((Angerthas Mordor aka Kirkhi))  ^  Nûrlâm  ^
^  75 |  <wrap cirthe>ê</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ê\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0234)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0CF</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  (iu)((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||||
^  76 |  <wrap cirthe>ë</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ë\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0235)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0AD</wrap>((treated as glyph variant of #45))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||||  (iu)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  77 |  <wrap cirthe>ì</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ì\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0236)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0AE</wrap>((treated as glyph variant of #45*))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  (ui)  |||  (ui)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  || 
^  78 |  <wrap cirthe>í</wrap>  |  <wrap key>í\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0237)</wrap></wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0D0</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [aj] (ai)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [aj] (ai)((see also #95))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  79 |  <wrap cirthe>î</wrap>  |  <wrap key>î\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0238)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0DA</wrap>((treated as variant of glyph #98))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  (eu)((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  (eu)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  80 |  <wrap cirthe>ï</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ï\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0239)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0DB</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [ow] (ou)((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [ow] (ou)((see also #84))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  81 |  <wrap cirthe>ð</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ð\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0240)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0D6</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  o  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  o  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  82 |  <wrap cirthe>ñ</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ñ\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0241)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [e:] (é)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [e:] (é)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  83 |  <wrap cirthe>ò</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ò\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0242)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0D8</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [o:] (ó)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [o:] (ó)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  84 |  <wrap cirthe>ó</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ó\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0243)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0D9</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||   (io)((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [ow] (ou)((see also #80))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  || 
^  85 |  <wrap cirthe>ô</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ô\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0244)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0DF</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  l((see also #60, #69 - preferrable))  |  l((see also #31 - preferrable, #60))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  "and"((see also #60))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  № ^  Certh\\ (Rune)  ^  Key((for Dan Smith's Cirth Erebor font series))  ^  Key((for Bruce Kvan's Angerthas font))  ^  CSUR((HEX code of glyph in ConScript Unicode Registry, implemented in fonts Constructium and Fairfax))  ^  Daeron\\ (default)  ^  Doriath  ^  Eregion\\ (Noldorin)  ^  Moria  ^  Erebor  ^  English\\ (phonetic)  ^  Zhâburi ((Angerthas Mordor aka Kirkhi))  ^  Nûrlâm  ^
^  86 |  <wrap cirthe>õ</wrap>  |  <wrap key>õ\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0245)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0DC</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||   (oe)((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||||
^  87 |  <wrap cirthe>ö</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ö\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0246)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0E0</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||||  (preposition "of")  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  88 |  <wrap cirthe>÷</wrap>  |  <wrap key>÷\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0247)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0E4</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||   [ý] (y, ui)((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||| 
^  89 |  <wrap cirthe>ø</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ø\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0248)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0E1</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||   [y]((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [y] (ü)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  90 |  <wrap cirthe>ù</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ù\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0249)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0E2</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||   :::  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||| 
^  92 |  <wrap cirthe>û</wrap>  |  <wrap key>û\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0251)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0D3</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||   [æ] (ae)((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  [æ]  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  || 
^  93 |  <wrap cirthe>ü</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ü\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0252)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0E5</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||   [ö] (oe)((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  (ö)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  || 
^  94 |  <wrap cirthe>ý</wrap>  |  <wrap key>ý\\ <wrap lo>(Alt + 0253)</wrap> </wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0E6</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||   [œ] (oe)((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||||
^  95 |  <wrap cirthe>&</wrap>  |  <wrap key>&</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0D2</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||  (ae)((rarely used))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [aj] (ai), (ay)  |  [aj] (ai)((see also #78))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  96 |  <wrap cirthe>*</wrap>  |  <wrap key>*</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0D1</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [aw] (au)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |  [aw] (au)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  97 |  <wrap cirthe>(</wrap>  |  <wrap key>(</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0D4</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||  (ea)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  98 |  <wrap cirthe>)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>)</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0DA</wrap>((treated as variant of glyph #79))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||  (oa)  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  99 |  <wrap cirthe>+</wrap>  |  <wrap key>+</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0D7</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||  4 ((numeral, no phonetic value))  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  |||
^  100 |  <wrap cirthe>%%"%%</wrap>  |  <wrap key>%%"%%</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(none)</wrap>  |  <wrap key>E0DE</wrap>  |  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||||  (definite article, the)  ||  <wrap gray>(not used)</wrap>  ||
^  № ^  Certh\\ (Rune)  ^  Key((for Dan Smith's Cirth Erebor font series))  ^  Key((for Bruce Kvan's Angerthas font))  ^  CSUR((HEX code of glyph in ConScript Unicode Registry, implemented in fonts Constructium and Fairfax))  ^  Daeron\\ (default)  ^  Doriath  ^  Eregion\\ (Noldorin)  ^  Moria  ^  Erebor  ^  English\\ (phonetic)  ^  Zhâburi ((Angerthas Mordor aka Kirkhi))  ^  Nûrlâm  ^

==== Diacritics ====
Diacritics were introduced in Angerthas Erebor. They present only in Dan Smith's fonts. 

^  English name  ^  Meaning  ^  Variants  ^^^^
^ ::: ^ ::: ^  single-stroke  ^  narrow  ^  normal  ^  wide  ^
|  circumflex  |  long \\ (doubled) or\\ nasalized \\ consonant  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>l</wrap>È</wrap>\\ <wrap key>È (Alt + 0200)</wrap>\\ *  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>a</wrap>É</wrap>\\ <wrap key>É (Alt + 0201)</wrap>  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>1</wrap>Ê</wrap>\\ <wrap key>Ê (Alt + 0202)</wrap>  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>d</wrap>Ë</wrap>\\ <wrap key>Ë (Alt + 0203)</wrap>\\ *  |
|  macron below/\\ under-bar  |  long vowel  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>l</wrap>Ì</wrap>\\ <wrap key>Ì (Alt + 0204)</wrap>  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>a</wrap>Í</wrap>\\ <wrap key>Í (Alt + 0205)</wrap>\\ *  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>S</wrap>Î</wrap>\\ <wrap key>Î (Alt + 0206)</wrap>  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>n</wrap>Ï</wrap>\\ <wrap key>Ï (Alt + 0207)</wrap>  |
|  under-dot  |  numeral  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>l</wrap>Ð</wrap>\\ <wrap key>Ð (Alt + 0208)</wrap>  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>a</wrap>Ñ</wrap>\\ <wrap key>Ñ (Alt + 0209)</wrap>\\ *  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>b</wrap>Ò</wrap>\\ <wrap key>Ò (Alt + 0210)</wrap>  |  <wrap cirthe><wrap ghost>+</wrap>Ó</wrap>\\ <wrap key>Ó (Alt + 0211)</wrap>  |
* only for demonstration purposes

Nûrlâm do not use long consonants, but circumflex may be used for nasalized consonants (mb, mp, nt, nd, nk, ng) instead of dedicated runes. Macron below is the preferred way of expressing long consonants to avoid confusion with other Cirth modes.

==== Numerals ====
Unfortunately, we don't know the complete numerical system of Cirth. The only source that has numbers is the [[tg>Book_of_Mazarbul|Book Of Mazarbul]], and it has only 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
^  Number  ^  Glyph  ^  Alphabetical value  ^  Key((for Dan Smith's fonts))  ^
|  1  |  <wrap cirthe>l</wrap>  |  i  |  <wrap key>l</wrap> (small L)  |
|  2  |  <wrap cirthe>b</wrap>((extrapolated by Dan Smith))  |  o  |  <wrap key>b</wrap>  |
|  3  |  <wrap cirthe>m</wrap>  |  ö((not used in Nûrlâm))  |  <wrap key>m</wrap>  |
|  4  |  <wrap cirthe>+Ó</wrap>  |  (none)  |  <wrap key>+</wrap>, <wrap key><Alt + 0211></wrap>  |
|  5  |  <wrap cirthe>u</wrap>  |  n  |  <wrap key>u</wrap>  |
|  6  |  <wrap cirthe>llllll</wrap>  |    |  <wrap key>llllll</wrap>  |

Probably under-dots should be used not only for number 4, but for other digits too.
==== Punctuation and Decoration ====
The following characters may be used as punctuation marks (without conventional meaning) or for decorative purposes. Usually single middle-aligned dot represent a space character, and every additional dot is used to denote a longer pause.
^  Glyph  ^  Key((for Dan Smith fonts))  ^
|  <wrap cirthe>I</wrap>  |  <wrap key>I</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe>O</wrap>  |  <wrap key>O</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe>P</wrap>  |  <wrap key>P</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe>{</wrap>  |  <wrap key>{</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe>}</wrap>  |  <wrap key>}</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe>=</wrap>  |  <wrap key>=</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe>\</wrap>  |  <wrap key>\</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe>U</wrap>  |  <wrap key>U</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe>]</wrap>  |  <wrap key>]</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe>|</wrap>  |  <wrap key>%%|%%\\ (Shift + \)</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe1>`</wrap> ((not visible space character with Cirth Erebor font, but may produce interesting effects with Cirth Erebor-1 and Cirth Erebor-2 stroked fonts))  |  <wrap key>`</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe1>^</wrap> ((not visible space character with Cirth Erebor font, but may produce interesting effects with Cirth Erebor-1 and Cirth Erebor-2 stroked fonts))  |  <wrap key>^</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe1>Y</wrap> ((not visible space character with Cirth Erebor font, but may produce interesting effects with Cirth Erebor-1 and Cirth Erebor-2 stroked fonts))  |  <wrap key>Y</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe1>H</wrap> ((not visible space character with Cirth Erebor font, but may produce interesting effects with Cirth Erebor-1 and Cirth Erebor-2 stroked fonts))  |  <wrap key>H</wrap>  |
|  <wrap cirthe1>N</wrap> ((not visible space character with Cirth Erebor font, but may produce interesting effects with Cirth Erebor-1 and Cirth Erebor-2 stroked fonts))  |  <wrap key>N</wrap>  |

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===== Nûrlâm's Chart of Cirth =====
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<todo>add some explanation text</todo>
</WRAP>
^  Labial   |  p\\ <wrap cirthe>1</wrap>\\ <wrap key>1</wrap>  |  b\\ <wrap cirthe>2</wrap>\\ <wrap key>2</wrap>  |  f\\ <wrap cirthe>3</wrap>\\ <wrap key>3</wrap>  |  bh, v\\ <wrap cirthe>4</wrap>\\ <wrap key>4</wrap>  |  m\\ <wrap cirthe>6</wrap>\\ <wrap key>6</wrap>  |  mb\\ <wrap cirthe>7</wrap>\\ <wrap key>7</wrap>  |
^  Dental   |  t\\ <wrap cirthe>8</wrap>\\ <wrap key>8</wrap>  |  d\\ <wrap cirthe>9</wrap>\\ <wrap key>9</wrap>  |  th\\ <wrap cirthe>0</wrap>\\ <wrap key>0</wrap>  |  dh\\ <wrap cirthe>!</wrap>\\ <wrap key>!</wrap>  |  n\\ <wrap cirthe>u</wrap>\\ <wrap key>u</wrap>  |  nd\\ <wrap cirthe>d</wrap>\\ <wrap key>d</wrap>  |
^  Palatal  | | |  sh\\ <wrap cirthe>%</wrap>\\ <wrap key>%</wrap>  |  zh\\ <wrap cirthe>q</wrap>\\ <wrap key>q</wrap>  |  | |
^  Velar    |  k\\ <wrap cirthe>e</wrap>\\ <wrap key>e</wrap>  |  g\\ <wrap cirthe>r</wrap>\\ <wrap key>r</wrap>  |  kh\\ <wrap cirthe>t</wrap>\\ <wrap key>t</wrap>  |  gh\\ <wrap cirthe>y</wrap>\\ <wrap key>y</wrap>  |  [ŋ]\\ <wrap cirthe>h</wrap>\\ <wrap key>h</wrap>  |  ng\\ <wrap cirthe>j</wrap>\\ <wrap key>j</wrap>  |
^  other    |  r\\ <wrap cirthe>@</wrap>\\ <wrap key>@</wrap>  |  l\\ <wrap cirthe>s</wrap>\\ <wrap key>s</wrap>  |  s\\ <wrap cirthe>f</wrap> or <wrap cirthe>g</wrap>\\ <wrap key>f</wrap> or <wrap key>g</wrap>  |  z\\ <wrap cirthe>w</wrap>\\ <wrap key>w</wrap>  |  h\\ <wrap cirthe>.</wrap>\\ <wrap key>.</wrap>  |  [◌ʰ]\\ <wrap cirthe>V</wrap>\\ <wrap key>V</wrap>  |
^  Approximants    |  [j]\\ <wrap cirthe>A</wrap>\\ <wrap key>A</wrap>  |  [w]\\ <wrap cirthe>F</wrap>\\ <wrap key>F</wrap>  | | | |  [kʷ] (qu)\\ <wrap cirthe>i</wrap>\\ <wrap key>i</wrap>  |
^  Short\\ vowels  |  i, y\\ <wrap cirthe>l</wrap>\\ <wrap key>l</wrap>  |  u\\ <wrap cirthe>S</wrap>\\ <wrap key>S</wrap>  |  e\\ <wrap cirthe>z</wrap>\\ <wrap key>z</wrap>  |  a\\ <wrap cirthe>c</wrap>\\ <wrap key>c</wrap>  |  o\\ <wrap cirthe>b</wrap>\\ <wrap key>b</wrap>  |  |
^  Long\\ vowels   |  î\\ <wrap cirthe>;</wrap> or <wrap cirthe>lÌ</wrap>\\ <wrap key>;</wrap> or <wrap key>lÌ</wrap>  |  û\\ <wrap cirthe>D</wrap> or <wrap cirthe>SÎ</wrap>\\ <wrap key>D</wrap> or <wrap key>SÎ</wrap>  |  ê\\ <wrap cirthe>x</wrap> or <wrap cirthe>zÎ</wrap>\\ <wrap key>x</wrap> or <wrap key>zÎ</wrap>  |  â\\ <wrap cirthe>v</wrap> or <wrap cirthe>cÎ</wrap>\\ <wrap key>v</wrap> or <wrap key>cÎ</wrap>  |  ô\\ <wrap cirthe>n</wrap> or <wrap cirthe>bÏ</wrap>\\ <wrap key>n</wrap> or <wrap key>bÏ</wrap>  |  |

==== Example ====
[[Orcish curse]] "Uglúk u bagronk sha pushdug Saruman-glob búb-hosh skai" will look like this in Cirth:
<WRAP cirthe>{SraDeISI2cr@bheI%cI1S%9SrIgc@S6cursb2I2D2.b%Igecl{</WRAP>

<WRAP center round todo 60%>
<todo !>make example with phrase like "Quick brown fox" using all the letters</todo>
</WRAP>

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===== Links =====
  * [[wp>Cirth|Cirth at Wikipedia]]
  * [[tg>Cirth|Cirth at Tolkien Gateway]]
  * [[http://blackspeech.ru/transcriber/index.php|BSSScribe]] -- Nûrlâm's official transcriber (see also [[bssscribe|documentation page]])
  * [[https://glaemscrafu.jrrvf.com/english/glaemscribe.html|Glǽmscribe – The Tolkien language transcriber]]
  * [[Tengwar]]
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