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Hsilgne- The Sassawassis Language and Alphabet (Kelly)__**

// Rough Draft (Kelly): They call this language Hsilgne (HUH-SILL-GUH-NEE) It is somewhat based on English. They write sentences and words like they do in human language. There are 26 symbols in the alphabet. Each has a corresponding English letter. When written, they do not understand English, or any other human language. But when spoken, they can understand only English. Because each Sassawassis letter has a corresponding English letter, they both sound the same. For writing tools, they make a pen like instrument made of silk worm silk. You are taught to make and use these in your early schooling years. Almost every Sassawassis goes to school, except the extremely poor families, therefore ever one knows how to read and write. //

// Good Copy // // In the //// land //// of //// Lapaloopalis ////, the Sassawassis creatures speak a language called Hsilgne (pronounced HUH-SILL-GUH-NEE). If you look carefullt at that name, you will notice it's English backwards. It is this way because the language of Hsilgne is based so much on English. When the first Sassawassis travelers came to Lapaloopalis, the found a large piece of stone with these strange markings on them that they now use as their alphabet. No one knows how the markings got there, or who put them there. They write words and sentences like they do in English. In the English and Hsilgne alphabet, there are 26 letters. Each Hsilgne letter has a corresponding English letter. When the letters are spoken by themselves, (Like Z or A or K) they are pronounced differently. But when said in a word, it sounds the exact same as in English. So "cat" is pronounced the same in both languages, but "c" is pronounced differently. Because they are not written the same, Sassawassis do not understand English when written, but they do when it is spoken. Unfortunately, that is the only human language they can speak. For their writing tools, they construct a pen like instrument made of silk from silk worms. In your early schooling years, you are taught to not only use but also make these pens. Only extremely poor families do not attend school, so almost the entire population can read and write fluently in Hsilgne. Also, the language of Hsilgne is written in only capital letters. Here is the pronunciation of each letter. The corresponding English letter is written beside the pronunciation. A- Aray B- Bloosh C- Ceewok D- Dity E- Ewash F- Fluper G- Gretch H- Haypt I- Ingler J- Jubkay K- Kluck L- Luffer M- Moosh N- Noop O- Ooshie P- Powies Q- Quatwe R- Rask S- Siger T- Tutlie U- Uty V- Vlub W- Weey X- Xop Y- Yung Z- Zebo //