Richard:

I've been checking through my materials and the consonant coda-final
distinctions are definitely from the recommendations made by the Dai Le
Script Reform Committe.

When I get a chance, I'll post (with translation) the summary.

-patrick


Richard Wordingham wrote:

> --- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, Michael Everson <everson@...> wrote:
>
> > I think the final consonants differ by having an end-stroke, which
> > happens to end in a circular finial in some fonts.
>
> Looking at the reference glyphs, those with descenders (NG, N, M, D)
> have just an extra loop at the end of the descender; those without
> descenders (V, K, B) have a connector to the end of the final loop,
> which is roughly below right. How are those with descenders
> distinguished in fonts without terminal loops?
>
> Much more to the point, though - what is the origin of this diacritic?
> Is it a little used and thus overlooked feature of the Old Tai Lue
> script? Or is it an innovation added as part of the script reform?
>
> Richard.