Fraser alphabet
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The Fraser alphabet is a Latin-based script devised in the early 20th century by missionaries to write the Lisu language, and is now widely used by Lisu communities in China and Southeast Asia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
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writing system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lisu Latin script
NERFINISHED
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Old Lisu script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Latin letters ⓘ |
| coCreator |
Lisu Christian converts
ⓘ
missionaries of the China Inland Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | James O. Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| direction | left-to-right ⓘ |
| encodedIn | Unicode Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDevelopedIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct letters for Lisu consonants
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distinct letters for Lisu vowels ⓘ tone marking with punctuation-like symbols ⓘ use of rotated and inverted Latin letters ⓘ |
| hasISO15924Code | Lisu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Lisu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUser |
Lisu Christians
NERFINISHED
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Lisu speakers in China ⓘ Lisu speakers in India ⓘ Lisu speakers in Myanmar ⓘ Lisu speakers in Thailand ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Roman alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfUse | Yunnan, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUserCommunity | Lisu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purposeOfCreation |
to support Christian missionary work
ⓘ
to write the Lisu language ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | local authorities in parts of China ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
India
NERFINISHED
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Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptCodeStandard | ISO 15924 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Latin script ⓘ |
| timeOfIntroduction | circa 1910s ⓘ |
| unicodeVersionEncoded | Unicode 5.2 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Bible translation
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Lisu-language publications ⓘ education in some Lisu communities ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| usesScriptType | alphabetic ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Lisu language ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | widely used by Lisu communities ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | missionary-devised script ⓘ |
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