10.4.3 Orthographies Kayah Li has no established written form, although orthographies for Kayah languages have been devised. A Roman- letter orthography has been developed by Catholic missionaries for a language of the western portion of the Kayah area, and several prayer books exist in this orthography. The language is either a type of Western Kayah or one of the transitional dialects between Kayah and Kayaw (Lehman 1967 mentions a Catholic script used for Manaw; this is probably a reference to the same orthography). 304 Dialects, Position in Karen, and Orthographies There also exists a script of recent invention used princi pally by members of the indigenous self-determination organiza tion, the Karenni National I Progressive Party. The following chart displays the characters in alphabeti- cal order: Consonants r\ k F5 t n r 9 kh d th ^ J R g ยง n QJ 1 c g e p b w a s R ph s e 7\ sh u m ^ h [3 ? z d M V a ji n h n c Vowels Tones Digraphs E a - (high*) ine ie U 9 Z low be uo 3 i - mid mu m9 B X+ej breathy phonation E m E 8 E U E e E 305 1.1 Phonology Kay ah Li is a tone language, with some 'tones' including phonation; as well as pitch features. The transcription is generally IPAfor segments. Tones are marked with macron (x) for mid level, acute accent (x) for high level, grave accent (x) for low falling, and no mark (x) for low level. Eastern Kayah Li Grammar, Texts, Glossary David B. Solnit H University of Hawai*i Press