The zinnetonatarma is an ancient script developed by commoners—especially hunters—for carving messages into trees and wooden surfaces. Deeply rooted in the natural world, each letter is named after a tree or plant, reflecting the close relationship between early Naucan society and the forest. The script is simple, practical, and designed for survival use: marking paths, claiming territory, or leaving warnings. Though now mostly replaced in formal writing, the Zinnetonatarma still survives in rural areas as a cultural and spiritual tradition.
The zinnetonatarma is written vertically from bottom to top, following the natural direction of tree growth. Most historical inscriptions do not mark vowel length, treating long and short vowels the same in writing. Additionally, the script typically lacks punctuation.
Shorts vowels
u
o
w
i
e
y
a
Long vowels
ū
ō
w
ī
е̄
y
ā
Punctuation in Naucan
Originally, texts were written as continuous vertical lines without any separation between words, phrases, or sentences.
Later, a punctuation system was developed and was gradually implemented. This system introduced marks to indicate sentence boundaries and word separation, but its usage is not yet universal.
Comma
Full stop
Question mark
Opening quotation mark o Opening parenthesis
Closing quotation mark o Closing parenthesis