DRITOK

The Sound of
No Voice Speaking
A Work-in-Progress The Voiceless and Gestural Language
of the Drushek
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Don Boozer (librarian.don@gmail.com)

What is a Drushek?

Phonology

Stops: p t q
Ejectives: p t q s z n k r
Fricatives: f s l z c
Semi-vowels: x h r
Clicks: p* t* z* k*
Velopharyngeal: o

Orthography

Analogy: Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho
vs. Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan)
Dritok
tr.z*w. literally To share/sharing
Drushek
trw.cq. literally Beings (of) silence
Shekstan
cq.qs.tx:n. literally Quiet-ness (of the) mind

Gestures

10 Basic Hand Shapes

Written as capital letters

(C, D, I , L, P, Q, U, V, W, Y)

5 Basic Orientations
Written as numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Examples:
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5Q1, Q2

Syntax

Drushek trw.cq.
Q1= 1st person sing.: I, my, me
Q1=trw.cq. literally I am a Drushek.
Q1&=trw.cq. px:w.
We are all NOT Drushek.

Syntax
tr.t*w. P5=trw.cq. Q1&=s.t*.ql.

tr.t*w. Dritok
P5=trw.cq. to the Drushek (dative)
Q1&=s.t*.ql. We are speaking
We are speaking Dritok with the Drushek
Literally: We are giving form with our mouths to a
communication system with a Drushek.

P5^D2& Q1=k*.k*.
Thank You.