Gorean Alphabet

al-ka: first letter of the Gorean alpha- bet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'A'

ar: a letter of the Gorean alphabet

ba-ta: second letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'B'

eta: a letter of the Gorean alphabet; apparently adapted from the Greek alphabet; sometimes used as a name for slavegirls

homan: a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from the Cretan alphabet

ina: a letter of the Gorean alphabet

kef: a letter of the Gorean alphabet, analogous with the Earth letter 'K'; the first letter of the Gorean words for male and female slaves, and hence often used as a brand

nu: a letter of the Gorean alphabet; apparently adapted from the Greek alphabet

omnion: a letter of the Gorean alphabet

shu: a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from oriental calligraphy; represents the sh sound

sidge: a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from cuneiform

tau: a letter of the Gorean alphabet

tun: a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from demotic Egyptian

val: a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from demotic Egyptian