Editing Soyombo script (section)

== Alphabet ==

===Consonants===
Soyombo contains the full set of letters to reproduce Mongolian as well as additional letters ({{langx|mn|гали|galig}}) used in transcribing  Sanskrit and Tibetan.<ref name="L215004"/> Some letters represent different sounds in Mongolian, Sanskrit, and Tibetan. The primary difference between the three occurs in Mongolian, where letters for Sanskrit voiceless sounds are used for voiced [[Stop consonant|stops]], while the letters for voiceless [[Aspirated consonant|aspirated]] sounds are used for voiceless stops.<ref name="L215004"/> 

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩜|note=ka}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩝|note=kha }}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩞|note=ga }}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩟|color=gold|note=gha{{efn|name=s|group=consonants|Letters used for Sanskrit transcription.}}}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩠|note=ṅa }}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩡|note=ca }}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩢|note=cha }}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩣|note=ja }}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩤|color=gold|note=jha{{efn|name=s}}}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩥|note=ña}}
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩦|color=gold|note=ṭa{{efn|name=s}}}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩧|color=gold|note=ṭha{{efn|name=s}}}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩨|color=gold|note=ḍa{{efn|name=s}}}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩩|color=gold|note=ḍha{{efn|name=s}}}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩪|color=gold|note=ṇa{{efn|name=s}}}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩫|note=ta}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩬|note=tha}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩭|note=da}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩮|color=gold|note=dha{{efn|name=s}}}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩯|note=na}}
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩰|note=pa}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩱|note=pha}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩲|note=ba}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|color=gold|ch=𑩳|note=bha{{efn|name=s}}}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩴|note=ma}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|color=teal|ch=𑩵|note=tsa{{efn|name=t|group=consonants|Letters used for Tibetan transcription.}}}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|color=teal|ch=𑩶|note=tsha{{efn|name=t}}}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|color=teal|ch=𑩷|note=dza{{efn|name=t}}}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|color=teal|ch=𑩸|note=źa{{efn|name=t}}}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩹|note=za}}
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|color=teal|ch=𑩺|note='a{{efn|name=t}}}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩻|note=ya}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩾|note=va}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩼|note=ra}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩽|note=la}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩿|note=śa}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|color=gold|ch=𑪀|note=ṣa{{efn|name=s}}}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪁|note=sa}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪂|note=ha}} 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|color=gold|ch=𑪃|note=kṣa{{efn|name=s}}}}
|}

{{notelist|group=consonants}}

====Mongolian====

Mongolian employs a subset of Soyombo consonants, with Mongolian-specific pronunciations. 
{| class="wikitable"
|+Mongolian Soyombo consonants
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩜|note=ɡa/ɢa}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩝|note=ka/qa}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩠|note=ŋa}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩣|note=ja}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩢|note=ca}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩥|note=ña}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩫|note=da}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩬|note=ta}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩯|note=na}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩰|note=ba}}
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩱|note=pa}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩴|note=ma}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩻|note=ya}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩼|note=ra}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩾|note=va}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩽|note=la}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩿|note=sha}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪁|note=sa}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪂|note=ha}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪃|note=ksa}}
|}

In Mongolian, a final consonant is written with a simplified variant of the basic letter in the bottom of the frame. In cases where it would conflict with the vowels u or ü the vowel is written to the left.

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪊|note=aɡ}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪋|note=ak}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪌|note=aŋ}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪍|note=ad/at}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪎|note=an}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪏|note=ab/ap}}
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪐|note=am}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪑|note=ar}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪒|note=al}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪓|note=aš}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪔|note=as}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪕|note=ah}}
|}

====Sanskrit and Tibetan====
In Sanskrit and Tibetan, consonant clusters are usually written by stacking up to three consonants vertically within the same frame. 

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Example consonant clusters
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩣𑪙𑩠|tops=𑩣 + 𑩪|note=jṅa }}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩜𑪙𑩿|tops=𑩜 + 𑩿|note=kśa}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩭𑪙𑩾|tops=𑩭 + 𑩾|note=dva}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩯𑪙𑩭|tops=𑩯 + 𑩭|note=nda}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩲𑪙𑪁𑪙𑩜|tops=𑩲 + 𑪁 + 𑩜|note=bska}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩜𑪙𑪀𑪙𑩴|tops=𑩜 + 𑪀 + 𑩴|note=kṣma}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩭𑪘|tops=𑩭 + 𑩭|note=dda}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩴𑪘|tops=𑩴 + 𑩴|note=mma}}
|}

In consonant clusters beginning with {{angbr|{{script|Soyo|𑩼}}}} ''ra'', {{angbr|{{script|Soyo|𑩽}}}} ''la'', {{angbr|{{script|Soyo|𑩿}}}} ''śa'' or {{angbr|{{script|Soyo|𑪁}}}} ''sa'', the first consonant can be reduced to a small prefix written to the left of the next letter's main triangle. For example, the syllable {{angbr|{{script|Soyo|𑩼𑪙𑩜}}}} ''rka'' can also be written {{angbr|{{script|Soyo|𑪆𑩜}}}}.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Example prefixed consonants
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪆|note=r-}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪇|note=l-}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪈|note=ś-}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪉|note=s-}}
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪆𑩜|note=rka}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪇𑩜|note=lka}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪈𑩜|note=śka}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑪉𑩜|note=ska}}
|}

===Vowels===
As in other Brahmic scripts, a consonant in the Soyombo script carries an inherent vowel, ''a'', so, for example, the letter {{angbr|{{Script|Soyo|𑩜}}}} is pronounced ''ka''. Syllables with other vowel sounds are constructed by adding a vowel mark to the base character. So, for example, the syllable {{angbr|{{Script|Soyo|𑩜𑩑}}}} ''ki'' is formed by adding the diacritic {{angbr|{{Script|Soyo|𑩑}}}} to a {{angbr|{{Script|Soyo|𑩜}}}}. The first character of the alphabet {{angbr|{{Script|Soyo|𑩐}}}} acts as a null consonant or vowel carrier, allowing formation of syllables beginning with a vowel sound. On its own, it represents a short ''a''. Syllables starting with other vowels are constructed by adding a vowel mark to {{angbr|{{Script|Soyo|𑩐}}}}. 

Mongolian uses seven vowels, all of which have a short and a long form. The long form is indicated with the length mark. 
Diphthongs are represented by adding one of the diphthong markers to a syllable.
{|
|
{| class="wikitable"
|+Vowels combined with {{angbr|{{Script|Soyo|𑩐}}}}
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐|note=a}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩑|note=i}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩔|note=e}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩒|note=ü}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩓|note=u}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩕|note=o}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩖|note=ö}}
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩛|note=ā}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩑𑩛|note=ī}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩔𑩛|note=ē}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩛𑩒|note=ǖ}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩛𑩓|note=ū}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩕𑩛|note=ō}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩖𑩛|note=ȫ}}
|}
|
{| class="wikitable" 
|+Diphthongs
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=◌𑩗|note=-i}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=◌𑩘|note=-u}}
|- 
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩗|note=ai}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩘|note=au}}
|}
|}

Sanskrit also includes the [[syllabic consonants]] ṛ and ḷ, which are treated as vowels and may be short or long. Sanskrit transcription also requires two additional diacritics, the ''[[anusvara]]'' {{angbr|{{script|Soyo|◌𑪖}}}}, which indicates that a vowel is nasalised, and the ''[[visarga]]'' {{angbr|{{script|Soyo|◌𑪗}}}}, which indicates post-vocalic aspiration.<ref name="Ch14.7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/ch14.pdf#G41941|title=The Unicode Standard, Chapter 14.7: Soyombo|date=June 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩙|note=ṛ}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩙𑩛𑩙|note=ṝ}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩚|note=ḷ}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑩚𑩛|note=ḹ}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪖|note=aṃ}}
|{{letter|s=Soyo|ch=𑩐𑪗|note=aḥ}}
|}