Character guidelines

This page outlines some guidelines for adding characters to Nsibidi Wiki.

Naming
See SIL FLEx taxonomy.

Image

 * Use the character template provided here: Helpful files
 * Dimensions: 415 x 475 pixels
 * File type: PNG/ SVG (Until SVG is supported by all browsers, PNG images only)
 * Background: transparent
 * Please link to the original vector file in the description of the image (e.g. *.ai, *.svg)

Character Status
Each character must be placed in the appropriate character status category:
 * Original: Nsibidi created before the Nsibiri Project
 * Compound
 * Phono-Semantic Compound
 * Simplified
 * New: new Nsibidi made from the radicals
 * Modified Form: original Nsibidi whose form has been modified
 * Modified Meaning: original Nsibidi whose meaning has been modified
 * Modified All: original Nsibidi whose form and meaning has been modified
 * Imported: Nsibidi imported from Uli designs
 * Experimental: Nsibidi created unofficially, outside of the Nsibiri Project

Semantic Domain
Refer to the SIL FLEx taxonomy for a list of semantic categories.

Dictionary
For the time being, dictionary categories need to be added manually, with an asterisk (*) after the definition.

Example: is in categories come*, chu*, and bya*