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Mnemonics
| Glyph | Latin | Name | Mnemonic Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bb | Bb | Bean | Bean in a pod (looks like B) |
| Bd | Bd | Foot | Legs and big foot |
| Bg | Bg | Staff | Shepherd's staff |
| Bl | Bl | Hide | Leather hanging to dry |
| Bw | Bw | Dead | Grave marker / Cross |
| By | By | Bee | Bee w/ stinger |
| Bx | Bx | Cup | Cup (shape of U) |
| Bn | Bn | Cloth | Cloth rolled up |
| Db | Db | Taste | Droplet on tongue |
| Dd | Dd | Sit | Sat in a dining chair |
| Dg | Dg | Plead | Bowed to the left pleading |
| Dl | Dl | Tell | Lips telling |
| Dw | Dw | You | You better listen (Ear) |
| Dy | Dy | Breast | Beast / small letter 'b' |
| Dx | Dx | Sow | A seed sown underground |
| Dn | Dn | House | Doorway / House frame |
| Gb | Gb | Head | Profile of a head |
| Gd | Gd | Hand | Hand grabbing |
| Gg | Gg | Hook | Fishing hook |
| Gl | Gl | Gold | Coin slot / letter g for gold |
| Gw | Gw | Lie | Lie on a pillow |
| Gy | Gy | Horns | Bull horns |
| Gx | Gx | Desire | Cross my heart and hope |
| Gn | Gn | Tooth | Sharp fang |
| Lb | Lb | Lip | Lips opening to eat |
| Ld | Ld | Roll | Rolled up paper |
| Lg | Lg | Collect | Collected in basket |
| Ll | Ll | Bridge | Two paths bridged |
| Lw | Lw | Flow | Water flowing downhill |
| Ly | Ly | Wash | Water washing over clothes |
| Lx | Lx | Measure | Ruler marks |
| Ln | Ln | Sunrise | Sun rising over horizon |
| Wb | Wb | Cattle | Cow udders |
| Wd | Wd | Passion | Anatomical heart |
| Wg | Wg | Ice | Shimmering ice rink |
| Wl | Wl | Brick | Stacked bricks |
| Ww | Ww | Group | Bracket / Grouping |
| Wy | Wy | Lil Bird | Bird foot on ground |
| Wx | Wx | Lil Animal | Little monkey hunched over |
| Wn | Wn | Big Bird | Long neck (Ostrich) |
| Yb | Yb | Weave | Thread/Needle crossing |
| Yd | Yd | Speak | An ear hearing you speak |
| Yg | Yg | Strength | Flexed muscle |
| Yl | Yl | Eye | Eye shape |
| Yw | Yw | Big Animal | Wildcat's tail |
| Yy | Yy | Manner | In a straight manner |
| Yx | Yx | Centre | Dot in centre of box |
| Yn | Yn | Fruit | Fruit up a branch |
| Xb | Xb | At | Pointing up at the sky |
| Xd | Xd | Campfire | Crossed logs and smoke |
| Xg | Xg | Horse | Horse w/ long neck |
| Xl | Xl | Balance | Scale / Balance beam |
| Xw | Xw | Mark | X marks the spot |
| Xy | Xy | Hollow | Empty box |
| Xx | Xx | Feather | Quill feather |
| Xn | Xn | Snake | Coiled snake |
| Nb | Nb | Navel | Belly button / navel |
| Nd | Nd | Nose | Pointy nose |
| Ng | Ng | Mix | Stirring spoon in circles (from above) |
| Nl | Nl | Frog | Frog w/ eyes |
| Nw | Nw | Growth | Sprout growing above ground |
| Ny | Ny | Plant | Sprout gaining leave |
| Nx | Nx | Tie | Rope knot |
| Nn | Nn | Star | 5-pointed star |
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