Duployan Letter L

It is an L-type sign, but its reading depends on the shorthand. In the core Duployan inventory, 𛰆 is a line consonant drawn up and to the right. The Pernin adaptation assigns this same sign to R, so its L label does not settle every reading.

Duployé's system was published in 1860 as French stenography, a way to write speech quickly by hand. Later adaptations served English, German, Spanish, and Romanian. LeJeune adapted and expanded the inventory for Chinook languages in interior British Columbia; the Kamloops Wawa was published from 1891-1923.

Can I read 𛰆 by itself?

No; identify the shorthand before reading it. Duployan letters usually join into words, and vowels can change their orientation around neighboring consonants. A lone 𛰆 identifies a sign, but not the word, language, or adaptation that determines its reading.

Joining also affects its appearance on screen. Fonts may draw the sign differently, and a font without Duployan support may show a box. Read the surrounding outline together with the shorthand system.