10.4.3 Orthographies Kayah Li has no established written form, although A orthographiesforKayah languages have been devised. Roman- letter orthography has been developed by Catholic missionaries for a language of the western portion of the Kayah area, and several prayer books exist in this orthography. The language is either a type ofWestern Kayah or one ofthe transitional dialects between Kayah and Kayaw (Lehman 1967 mentions a Catholic script used for Manaw; this is probably a reference to the same orthography). 304 Dialects, Position in Karen, and Orthographies There also exists a 1.1 Phonology Kayah Li is a tone language, with some 'tones' including phonation; as well as pitch features. The transcription is generally IPAfor segments. Tones are marked with macron (x) for mid level, acute accent (x) for high level, grave accent (x) for low falling, and no mark (x) for low level. Kayah Eastern Li Grammar, Texts, Glossary David B. Solnit H University ofHawai*i Press