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Thoughts on [m, g] as [in, ain]? (Stolfi)
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Yes, the two glyphs are comparable with Latin abbreviations for d- r-. Actually, the downward stroke is often used for truncation, and can stand for anything (but '-is', is frequent, in particular in -tis that looks somehow like EVA:k k). But several Voynichese characters look like Latin abbreviations, even when they don't seem to behave like abbriations (e.g. EVA:k,t,sh).

You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. gives a few examples for 'd' abbreviations similar to g (but the ductus is different). Most of his examples for 'r' are based on the capital version R. Here are a couple of examples from You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ('moribus', 'aeris').

   

I remember discussing the two Voynich characters in the past, but I don't remember the details. Their position at the end of line does suggest abbreviations, but Patrick's point about general left/right preferences is a good one. A possible approach to test abbreviations could be going page by page and checking the words that correspond to the same word prefix (the part before m/g) and seeing what can appear in place of m/g.
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RE: Thoughts on [m, g] as [in, ain]? (Stolfi) - by MarcoP - 20-10-2024, 07:56 PM

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