Contents 1 Written Alethi 1.1 Easter Eggs 1.2 Example 2 Navani's Notebook Translation 2.1 Page One 2.2 Page Two 3 References

Written AlethiEdit

In modern Alethkar, Alethi script is typically written and read only by women, while men make use of ideographic glyphs.

The Alethi alphabet is rather elegant in the way it organizes phonemes. Graphemes are systematically derived from the sound properties of their corresponding phonemes, rather than simply being arbitrary symbols. Each grapheme has two elements that describe its sound properties: shape and height. The resulting script is visually similar to the graphical representation of the sound waves in speech.^[1]

Easter EggsEdit

Alethi written works often include margin notes intended solely for women readers and scribes. These annotations provide additional supplemental information regarding the main text.

In a similar vein, there are two examples of the Alethi script in The Way of Kings. Both are excerpts from Navani's notebook. These illustrations were done by Isaac Stewart and provide interesting insights into the nature of fabrial creation.

"The person who translated these books into English treated certain art pages different ways in order to tailor it to the English-speaking audience. The Navani pages are meant to give a flavor for what the writing looks like, yet still be something readers can figure out and understand."

— Peter Ahlstrom explains some of the script on TWG ^[2]

Although no translation was included in The Way of Kings, it wasn't long before fans deciphered the script and revealed the hidden messages.

Example Edit

Once the code had been cracked, Peter Ahlstrom and Isaac Stewart revealed further details regarding the Alethi language:

• Since Alethi has no W or X, the respective English transliterations are U and KS.
• The English letter C is written as either S or K depending on its pronunciation.
• H may not quite sound like an H, but it's being used to represent H in English transliteration.
• The letter J is pronounced exactly like Y in modern Alethi. There may have been a sound change involved there. It's being used here as a J sound. ^[3]

Navani's Notebook TranslationEdit

Much of this translation is from the work of Harakeke on timewastersguide.com.

See the information and process here: Navani's Notebook Translation *MAJOR SPOILERS*

Page OneEdit

The first page of Navani's notebook explains how different types of spren are used to power fabrials (cut gems), which in turn power machines.

An example of such a machine is the pain knife, a non-lethal weapon used for self defense.

Text:

The cut and type of the gem determines what kind of spren are attracted to it and can be imprisoned in it.

There must be thousands of possible combinations. Once a spren is captured and the gem infused with Stormlight the fabrial can be used in machines.

Pain Knife

The pain knife is used as a means of protection. Sharp blades pierce an attacker’s clothing and cause crippling pain.

cold gravity pain heat wind

Flamespren trapped in emerald

Removable outer covering to infuse fabrial with Stormlight

Fabrial Retractable blades cause crippling pain. Dial pushes blades to four set lengths.

Page TwoEdit

The second page describes the design and operation of a fabrial-powered bracelet (presumably of Navani's own invention) that can be used to read the emotions of nearby people.

Text:

Examples of stormlight patterns

Patterns of stormlight filtered through the fabrial determine the power of the gem

Fabrials allow creation of things like the emotion bracelet made of ten fabrials working together

The pattern cannot be seen by the naked eye

Man betrayed by a close friend Woman who has just been proposed to Man who discovered his betrothed lies to him Mother at wedding of only son

Anticipation anger disgust sadness

love hate

joy trust fear surprise

The trick of the emotion fabrials is first learning to read it and second learning to tell if the bracelet is reading your emotions, your subject's emotions, or the emotions of the people in the next room over

References Edit