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Mnemonics
| Glyph | Latin | Name | Mnemonic Meaning | Mnemonic sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb | Bb | Bean | Bean in a pod (looks like B) | Fava Bean |
| Bd | Bd | Foot | Legs and big foot | Boot |
| Bg | Bg | Staff | Shepherd's staff | Baguette |
| Bl | Bl | Hide | Leather hanging to dry | Flag |
| Bw | Bw | Dead | Grave marker / Cross | Boo! a ghost! |
| By | By | Bee | Bee w/ stinger | Bee |
| Bx | Bx | Cup | Cup (shape of U) | Pass more water |
| Bn | Bn | Cloth | Cloth rolled up | Funny taco |
| Db | Db | Taste | Droplet on tongue | Soap |
| Dd | Dd | Sit | Sat in a dining chair | Sit |
| Dg | Dg | Plead | Bowed to the left pleading | Dog wants a treat |
| Dl | Dl | Tell | Lips telling | Tale |
| Dw | Dw | You | You better listen (Ear) | Thou |
| Dy | Dy | Breast | Breast / small letter 'b' | Sea (in french mer and mère are pronounced the same, dunno lol) |
| Dx | Dx | Sow | A seed sown underground | Tackle work |
| Dn | Dn | House | Doorway / House frame | Den |
| Gb | Gb | Head | Profile of a head | Capital |
| Gd | Gd | Hand | Hand grabbing | Get me this |
| Gg | Gg | Hook | Fishing hook | Caca |
| Gl | Gl | Gold | Coin slot / letter g for gold | Gold |
| Gw | Gw | Lie | Lie on a pillow | Come hither |
| Gy | Gy | Horns | Bull horns | Shimmery |
| Gx | Gx | Desire | Cross my heart and hope | Gah! my heart |
| Gn | Gn | Tooth | Sharp fang | Canine |
| Lb | Lb | Lip | Lips opening to eat | Lip |
| Ld | Ld | Roll | Rolled up paper | Late i gotta roll |
| Lg | Lg | Collect | Collected in basket | Collect |
| Ll | Ll | Bridge | Two paths bridged | ? |
| Lw | Lw | Flow | Water flowing downhill | L'eau |
| Ly | Ly | Wash | Water washing over clothes | Limpid |
| Lx | Lx | Measure | Ruler marks | ? |
| Ln | Ln | Sunrise | Sun rising over horizon | ? |
| Wb | Wb | Cattle | Cow udders | ? |
| Wd | Wd | Passion | Anatomical heart | ? |
| Wg | Wg | Ice | Shimmering ice rink | ? |
| Wl | Wl | Brick | Stacked bricks | The city of Ur |
| Ww | Ww | Group | Bracket / Grouping | oooooo so many |
| Wy | Wy | Lil Bird | Bird foot on ground | Weeee a birdie |
| Wx | Wx | Lil Animal | Little monkey hunched over | A look a Wah |
| Wn | Wn | Big Bird | Long neck (Ostrich) | ? |
| Yb | Yb | Weave | Thread/Needle crossing | IF i poke myself with a needle one more time i swear |
| Yd | Yd | Speak | An ear hearing you speak | Yes? |
| Yg | Yg | Strength | Flexed muscle | The Yack is massive |
| Yl | Yl | Eye | Eye shape | You'll see! |
| Yw | Yw | Big Animal | Wildcat's tail | YO get this away from me |
| Yy | Yy | Manner | In a straight manner | EEEk that's coming close to me! |
| Yx | Yx | Centre | Dot in centre of box | Year |
| Yn | Yn | Fruit | Fruit up a branch | ? |
| Xb | Xb | At | Pointing up at the sky | ? |
| Xd | Xd | Campfire | Crossed logs and smoke | ? |
| Xg | Xg | Horse | Horse w/ long neck | Equine |
| Xl | Xl | Balance | Scale / Balance beam | Algebra |
| Xw | Xw | Mark | X marks the spot | Ouch! |
| Xy | Xy | Hollow | Empty box | ? |
| Xx | Xx | Feather | Quill feather | ? |
| Xn | Xn | Snake | Coiled snake | ? |
| Nb | Nb | Navel | Belly button / navel | Navel |
| Nd | Nd | Nose | Pointy nose | Nose |
| Ng | Ng | Mix | Stirring spoon in circles (from above) | Make |
| Nl | Nl | Frog | Frog w/ eyes | ? |
| Nw | Nw | Growth | Sprout growing above ground | New |
| Ny | Ny | Plant | Sprout gaining leave | ? |
| Nx | Nx | Tie | Rope knot | ? |
| Nn | Nn | Star | 5-pointed star | ? |
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