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@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ Now try writing one word in your language for each letter of the neighboring or
There are several ways to deal with this issue.
1. If there are letters in the other language that represent sounds in that language the your language does not have, you may be able to use one of those letters to represent a sound in your language.
1. If there are letters in the other language that represent sounds that your language does not have, you may be able to use one of those letters to represent a different sound in your language.
2. If a sound in your language is similar to another sound in your language then you may be able to use one letter for both sounds, but modify that letter for one of the sounds by changing its shape a little or by adding a mark to the letter. For example, if you have a sound represented by *s*, and a similar sound that the other language does not have, you could add a mark to the letter to represent that sound, such as *š*, *ṣ*, or *ș*.
2. If a sound in your language is similar to another sound in your language, you may be able to use one letter for both sounds, but modify that letter for one of the sounds by changing its shape a little or by adding a mark to the letter. For example, if you have a sound represented by *s*, and a similar sound that the other language does not have, you could add a mark to the letter to represent that sound, such as *š*, *ṣ*, or *ș*.
3. Another way is to combine the letter with another, such as is done in English with *ch*, *sh*, *th*, and *ng*.