HAZ punctuation

Punctuation:

Probably one of the strangest conventions of Hanian is that punctuation is spoken and written out as part of the sentence. This is done by using specific words. These words convey additional meaning and even direct response from time to time.

It may seem as exotic as an eagle speaking, but it’s one of the cooler features of Hanian.

So instead of this little dot . as seen here in Hanian it’s pha

It’s why when someone who looks at a block of Hanian will be utterly lost. There aren’t little commas and periods that are visibly different to the untrained eye.

period   .  : pha

It’s used like in English to end a concept or sentence without any special conditions.

exclamation point   !    : dop

Used for emphasis like the English version. Quite rare in Hanian actually as most words which would use it already have this naturally present as per the definition thereof. Examples of this are commands, there is no need to dop them unless you’re really trying to make a point or getting really impatient.

Comma    ,  : nid

A comma in Hanian isn’t just used like a regular comma. It’s literally used as a segment break too. In complex sentences they break the mini concepts apart. That way speakers can easily tell what adjective or modifier goes with which words. It’s hard to explain, you’ll just have to see it in use. Lot’s of them will be found in many passages. A non Hanian speaker will likely translate a nid into a the.

Question Mark     ?   : tuv

General use of a question mark. Solicits an answer but in a gentle form than the much more pushy and demanding pud.

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Modern, Exotic and Different. This is what Hanian is and it will unify the world if we let it!

If it was only that, then perhaps it wouldn’t be so foreign. It gets much more interesting than that though. There are several other punctuation forms which do not actually exist in contemporary languages. We also have the pud, the ah, the ped, the dep, the vid and the she ; la to choose from for our needs.

demanding question: pud

This is a demand and a question at once, when it’s used you not only want a response you demand the same. See it as if you’d use ?!! in contemporary.

Implied Period: ah

The concept ends here and you know what to do with it. I’d like to say more but won’t now. You don’t have to answer, as we already know. It’s hard to explain because it doesn’t exist.

Questioning Period: ped

The energy ends here but I’d like to hear your thoughts on it sometime. See it kind of as a .? sorta thing that invites the person to write or speak up on the topic and give one’s opinion or experience on it.  This is not used for a question, but an overall topic of discussion. Can also translate to : your thoughts on X.

period but: dep

It’s a period to end one sentence but my energy continues on the same topic. Usually used to tie together multiple related topics (dep) rather than using a very complicated sentence. Can also show multiple things happening in one location or at one time. See an example above, some commas and some semi colons will become dep in Hanian.

half period: vid

A rare form of punctuation that’s used to signal a concept within a concept. This can be a long excerpt of something, a quote, in character comment, a dream being described or a message within a message. In addition a vid can be used to separate two very related concepts which are usually found together. Think of the conjunction kez and you’ll get the drift on the use of this one.

Energy ends here: she ; la

This is an absolute end on a topic or energy thereof before going to the next one. See it almost like ending a chapter and going to the next piece. Relatively rare in Hanian as most of the time the message would be over at this point in time too. It can be used for emphasis, such as if you don’t want to speak on something again or if you’re way done with that.