# Last edited on 2002-01-02 14:48:08 by stolfi
# SERA-based encoding of the Fidel (Ethiopian Syllabary)
# 
#       1     2     3     4     5     6     7       8         9       10     11     12
#      g`Iz  ka`Ib sals  rab`I hams  sads  sab`I  diqala -->
# 
#  1    he    hu    hi    ha    hE    h     ho
#  2    le    lu    li    la    lE    l     lo    lW/lWa
#  3    He    Hu    Hi    Ha    HE    H     Ho    HW/HWa
#  4    me    mu    mi    ma    mE    m     mo    mW/mWa
#  5   `se   `su   `si   `sa   `sE   `s    `so   `sW/`sWa
#  6    re    ru    ri    ra    rE    r     ro    rW/rWa
#  7    se    su    si    sa    sE    s     so    sW/sWa
#  8    xe    xu    xi    xa    xE    x     xo    xW/xWa
#  9    qe    qu    qi    qa    qE    q     qo    qWe       qW/qWu    qWi    qWa    qWE
#  10  `qe   `qu   `qi   `qa   `qE   `q    `qo
#  11   Qe    Qu    Qi    Qa    QE    Q     Qo    QWe       QW/QWu    QWi    QWa    QWE
#  12   be    bu    bi    ba    bE    b     bo    bW/bWa
#  13   ve    vu    vi    va    vE    v     vo    vW/vWa
#  14   te    tu    ti    ta    tE    t     to    tW/tWa
#  15   ce    cu    ci    ca    cE    c     co    cW/cWa
#  16  `he   `hu   `hi   `ha   `hE   `h    `ho    hWe       hW/hWu    hWi    hWa    hWE
#  17   ne    nu    ni    na    nE    n     no    nW/nWa
#  18   Ne    Nu    Ni    Na    NE    N     No    NW/NWa
#  19    e/a*  u     i     a     E    I      o     ea
#  20   ke    ku    ki    ka    kE    k     ko    kWe       kW/kWu    kWi    kWa    kWE
#  21  `ke   `ku   `ki   `ka   `kE   `k    `ko
#  22   Ke    Ku    Ki    Ka    KE    K     Ko    KWe       KW/KWu    KWi    KWa    KWE
#  23   Xe    Xu    Xi    Xa    XE    X     Xo
#  24   we    wu    wi    wa    wE    w     wo
#  25   `e    `u    `i    `a    `E   `I     `o
#  26   ze    zu    zi    za    zE    z     zo    zW/zWa
#  27   Ze    Zu    Zi    Za    ZE    Z     Zo    ZW/ZWa
#  28   ye    yu    yi    ya    yE    y     yo    yW/yWa
#  29   de    du    di    da    dE    d     do    dW/dWa
#  30   De    Du    Di    Da    DE    D     Do    DW/DWa
#  31   je    ju    ji    ja    jE    j     jo    jW/jWa
#  32   ge    gu    gi    ga    gE    g     go    gWe       gW/gWu    gWi    gWa    gWE
#  33  `ge   `gu   `gi   `ga   `gE   `g    `go
#  34   Ge    Gu    Gi    Ga    GE    G     Go    GWe       GW/GWu    GWi    GWa    GWE
#  35   Te    Tu    Ti    Ta    TE    T     To    TW/TWa
#  36   Ce    Cu    Ci    Ca    CE    C     Co    CW/CWa
#  37   Pe    Pu    Pi    Pa    PE    P     Po    PW/PWa
#  38   Se    Su    Si    Sa    SE    S     So    SW/SWa
#  39  `Se   `Su   `Si   `Sa   `SE   `S    `So
#  40   fe    fu    fi    fa    fE    f     fo    fW/fWa
#  41   pe    pu    pi    pa    pE    p     po    pW/pWa
# 
# 
# (*) ``a'' is only valid for (e) in transcription for Amharic.
# 
# Extremely Rare Characters
# 
#    mYa, rYa, fYa
# 
# Equivalents
# 
# Consonant Series   Special Series     Lone Vowels
# 
#    B   =   b         s2   =   `s       O   =   o
#    F   =   f         h2   =   `h      `O   =  `o
#    J   =   j         S2   =   `S       U   =   u
#    L   =   l         e2   =   `e      `U   =  `u
#    M   =   m         q2   =   `q       A   =   a
#    R   =   r         g2   =   `g      `A   =  `a
#    V   =   v
#    Y   =   y
# 
# W = when not preceded by a consonant as defined above; it is left to
# the specific application to interpret.  -- It may be ignored or
# given an additional phonetic character if available.
# 
# Punctuation and Numbers in Fidel Text Zones
# 
#   ,    Ge'ez Comma
#   ;    Ge'ez Semicolon
#  `:    Ge'ez Wordspace
#  :-    Ge'ez Preface Colon
#  -:    Ge'ez Colon
#   :    Ge'ez Wordspace OR Ge'ez Colon, depending on default settings
#  ::    Ge'ez Full Stop
#  <<    Ge'ez Left Quote
#  >>    Ge'ez Right Quote
#  :|:   Ge'ez Paragraph Terminator
#  `!    Ge'ez Sarcasm Mark
#  `|    Ge'ez 3-Dot Question Mark
#  `?    Ge'ez 3-Dot Question Mark OR Ge'ez Stylized Question Mark,
#           depending on default settings
#   ?    Ge'ez Stylized Question Mark OR Ge'ez 3-Dot Question Mark,
#           depending on default settings
#   .    Ge'ez Stylized Dot
# 
#  \\    Latin BackSlash
#  \,    Latin Comma
#  \;    Latin Semicolon
#  \:    Latin Colon
#  \.    Latin Full Stop
#  \'    Latin Apostrophe
#  \`    Latin Backquote
# 
#  ''    Geminates character on left
#  `'    Voiced Sads Vowel
#        ('' and `' are for phonetic use and ignored in most software)
# 
#  '     is always ignored (used as syllable separator when needed)
#  `     is ignored unless a special vowel, consonant, or
#        punctuation follows (s,S,h,g,q,e,u/U,i,a/A,E,I,o/O,?)
# 
#   0...9  Arabic Numerals
#  `1..`9  Ethiopic Numerals