Old Hungarian closed e and naming of Old Hungarian standard

kovacs.h.viktor kovacs.h.viktor at gmail.com
Wed Jul 19 02:38:37 CDT 2023


  
  
  
Peter, I don't think that I understand, what you want to write in this message.
  

  

  

  
  
  
  
  
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> On 2023. júl. 19. at 9:12, Peter Constable  <pgcon6 at msn.com>  wrote:
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> Latin script is not used for only Latin. We shouldn’t get too hung up on the names.
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> From:   Unicode  <unicode-bounces at corp.unicode.org>  on behalf of Kovács Viktor via Unicode  <unicode at corp.unicode.org>
>   Date:  Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 7:31 AM
>   To:  unicode at corp.unicode.org  <unicode at corp.unicode.org>
>   Subject:  Old Hungarian closed e and naming of Old Hungarian standard
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> Dear members of Unicode comitte,
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>   There are a problematic symbol form 10C8A (capital) and 10CCA (small) letters „closed E”.
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>   Critics start from the misconception that the sound of these letters is closed. Unfortunately, this interpretation has been included in the standard under the alias of the letter ë.
>   In the Rudimenta example texts (prayers) there are words that contain the closed form of the letter e, the reading of which is perfectly clear to native Hungarian readers.
>   I propose to add the alias "Rudimenta e with closed form" to the upper and lower case "closed e" at 10C8A and 10CCA.
>   The shape of these letters should not be changed.
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>   If necessary, I will present a submission with pictures to prove my point.
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> In any form, the use of the adjective "Szekler-Hungarian rovas script" is incorrect, as it was not used only in Szeklerland.
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> It is also politically critical, as Szeklerland (or Székelyland) is the easternmost part of Transylvania, Transylvania being part of Romania since 1919.
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