sitelen sinpin lili is a conscript i made for toki pona. it is a very funky alphabet which writes all words as faces, and can fit up to 7 toki pona syllables per face. the syllables are divided like so:
*from the perspective of the viewer, not the face itself
for all syllables except for the first, the consonant denotes the basic shape of the feature, the vowel denotes some detail about it, and coda -n denotes another detail. for the first syllable, the vowel is the base instead, since initial consonants can be dropped (i.e. "ike," "ona," etc).
all consonants have 2 numbers associated with them, from 1 to 3:
this determines how the consonants are written.
the vowel determines the shape of the mouth:
the first number of the consonant corresponds with the number of teeth:
the second number of the consonant corresponds with the position of the tongue:
coda -n is represented by a chin:
the empty space in the mouth can be filled.
in 1 syllable words, which could be represented with only a mouth, the eyes are 2 dots, without eyelashes or eyebrows:
the first number of the consonant corresponds with the shape of the eye:
the second number of the consonant corresponds with the shape of the eyebrow:
the vowel corresponds with the eyelashes:
for words that could be written with only 1 eye (2 syllable words), the second eye is drawn with the same shape as the first, but without eyelashes or eyebrows.
coda -n is written with a line underneath the eye.
the first number of the consonant corresponds with the shape of the nose:
the second number of the consonant corresponds with the bridge of the nose:
the vowel corresponds with the nose ring:
coda -n is written with a small nostril.
the first number of the consonant corresponds with the shape of the ear:
the second number of the consonant corresponds with the inside of the ear:
the vowel and coda -n corresponds with the earrings:
for words that could be written with only 1 ear (5 syllable words), the second ear is drawn with the same shape as the first, but without an inside or earrings.
the first number of the consonant corresponds with the shape of the hat:
the second number of the consonant corresponds with the topper of the hat:
the vowel corresponds with the stripes on the hat:
coda -n is drawn as a tassel on the hat:
