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The '''women's script''' is a writing system used in [[Vorin]] nations, such as [[Alethkar]], [[Jah Keved]], and [[Kharbranth]], on [[Roshar]]. The script is a phonetic alphabet, meaning each symbol, or "grapheme", denotes a particular sound, or "phoneme". The meaning of each letter is determined by both shape and size. As is indicated by the name, it is a writing system used, almost exclusively, by women, a byproduct of writing being considered a feminine pursuit. The women's script is distinctly different from the [[glyphs]], which are a more symbolic method of writing.
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* The only samples of Alethi script currently available are three excerpts from [[Navani's notebook]] and on a sketch depicting a lait in [[Shallan's sketchbook]]
* It was designed by [[Isaac Stewart]], to look like waveforms.
* Neither [[Brandon]] nor Isaac can read
* The women's script is often erroneously referred to as the "Alethi script" among fans. This term is never used in the books, and is demonstrably false as the script is also used in places such as Jah Keved and Kharbranth, at the very least.
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