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Ancient spelling
Read on this page about how the Bengenese spelling has evolved since its beginnings.
Letters that are no longer used
This section is preceded by a single letter: ĉ. This letter made the sound [k] and formed a digraph with the letter h: ĉh, which received the sound [t͡ʃ]. This letter is now deprecated, replaced by the letters k and č, which make the same sounds as ĉ.
Graphs that are no longer used
In this section we find graphs such as "ii", "sh", "oe", "ou" and "au". All these graphics have been replaced with more modern ones. The list is shown below:
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á replaced au
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í replaced ai
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ó replaced oe
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ú replaced ou
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č replaced ĉh
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š replaced sh
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y replaced ii
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j has replaced y as a consonant
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