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A mark that changes the vowel.
The script marking a vowel change on a Baybayin letter.
Changes the inherent vowel of a Baybayin letter to one of two others according to whether it sits above or below.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Position rather than shape does the work, so the same mark means two different vowels and the letter is read by where the dot sits — the same principle as the Devanagari matra and reached independently.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
A small mark set above the letter for one vowel and below it for another, the position alone carrying which.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.