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==Punctuation==
==Punctuation==
Only three printable ASCII characters are not defined in the syllable chart, and are, ''de facto'', virtually always used as [[punctuation]] in the same way as in {{tp|[[sitelen Lasina]]}}.
Only three {{w|Printable character|printable}} ASCII characters are not defined in the syllable chart, and are, ''de facto'', virtually always used as [[punctuation]] in the same way as in {{tp|[[sitelen Lasina]]}}.


The ASCII {{w|Whitespace character|space}} (<code> </code>) is used to separate words. The period (<code>.</code>) and the colon (<code>:</code>) are generally used as sentence separators. Any other [[punctuation]] would be lost due to conflicting with syllable characters or being out of the ASCII range.
The ASCII {{w|Whitespace character|space}} (<code> </code>) is used to separate words. The period (<code>.</code>) and the colon (<code>:</code>) are generally used as sentence separators. Any other [[punctuation]] would be lost due to conflicting with syllable characters or being out of the ASCII range.