EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLOSED CULTURES.
SYMBOLS.
THESE ARE ALL SYMBOLS YOU SHOULD NOT USE:
Devanagari
७ ॑ ़ ं ् ऻ ः ॰ ॢ ॄ ॐ
Bengali
ৎ ৫ ৶
Telugu
౨
Hangul
ᄋ
Gujarati
૮ઇઉ
Sinhala
ෆ
Tibetan
࿐ ༄ ༘ ༉ ༺ ༻ ࿓
Brahmi
𑁬
Cherokee
Ꭰ Ꭱ Ꭲ Ꭳ Ꭴ Ꭵ Ꭶ Ꭷ Ꭸ Ꭹ Ꭺ Ꭻ Ꭼ Ꭽ Ꭾ Ꭿ Ꮀ Ꮁ Ꮂ Ꮃ Ꮄ Ꮅ Ꮆ Ꮇ Ꮈ Ꮉ Ꮊ Ꮋ Ꮌ Ꮍ Ᏽ* Ꮎ Ꮏ Ꮐ Ꮑ Ꮒ Ꮓ Ꮔ Ꮕ Ꮖ Ꮗ Ꮘ Ꮙ Ꮚ Ꮛ Ꮝ Ꮜ Ꮞ Ꮟ Ꮠ Ꮡ Ꮢ Ꮣ Ꮤ Ꮥ Ꮦ Ꮧ Ꮨ Ꮩ Ꮪ Ꮫ Ꮬ Ꮭ Ꮮ Ꮯ Ꮰ Ꮱ Ꮲ Ꮳ Ꮴ Ꮵ Ꮶ Ꮷ Ꮸ Ꮹ Ꮺ Ꮻ Ꮼ Ꮽ Ꮾ Ꮿ Ᏸ Ᏹ Ᏺ Ᏻ Ᏼ
Georgian
ღ ა
Oriya
ୠ ଓ ଘ ପ ଫ ୧ ୨ ୭ ଅ ଆ ଇ ଈ ଉ ଊ ଋ ଌ ଏ ଐ ଔ ୡ କ ଖ ଗ ଙ ଚ ଛ ଜ ଝ ଞ ଟ ଠ ଡ ଢ ଣ ତ ଥ ଦ ଧ ନ ବ ଭ ମ ଯ ର ଲ ଳ ଶ ଷ ସ ହ ଡ଼ ଢ଼ ୟ କଁ କଂ କଃ କ଼ କ ଽ କା କି କୀ କୁ କୂ କୃ କେ କୈ କୋ କୌ କ୍କୖ କୗ ୰ ୦ ୩ ୪ ୫ ୬ ୮ ୯
Yi Radicals
꒦ ꒧꒰꒱꒷ꉂ ꒐꒑꒒꒓꒔꒕꒖꒗꒘꒙꒚꒛꒜꒝꒞꒟꒠ ꒡ ꒢ ꒣ ꒤ ꒥꒨꒩꒪꒫꒬꒭꒮꒯꒲꒳꒴꒵꒶ ꒸꒹꒺꒻꒼꒽꒾꒿꓀꓁꓂꓃꓄꓅꓆ꈊ ꏍ
Hiragana
いつ あうえ お か きくけこが ぎ ぐ ご さ し す せ そ ざ じ ず ぜ ぞ た ち て と だ ぢ づ で ど な に ぬ ね の は ひ ふ へ ほ ば び ぶ べ ぼ ぱ ぴ ぷ ぺ ぽ ま み む め も や ゆ よ ら り る れ ろ わ を ん゛
Katakana
シツノミアイウエオカキクケコガギグゲゴサスセソザジズゼゾタチテトダヂヅデドナニヌネハヒフヘホバビブベボパピプペポマムメモヤユヨラリルレロワヲン・
Khmer
៚ ៸៸
Bamum Supplement
𖡼 𖤣 𖥧 𖥦 𖥸 𖦹 𖤐 𖠗 𖧷 𖧧
New Tai Lue + Thai
᧙ ฅ ๑ฺ ᥫ
Tai le
ᥐ
Lao
◌໋ ໒
Malayalam
മ യ ഢ ഇ ഉ ഏ എ ഒ ഔ ഈ ം ൹ ഽ ശ ഷ സ മ്മ ് ഴ റ ർ ഋ
Vai
ꔫ ꕤ ꕥ ꗃ ꔛ
Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
ᗜ ᘐ ᘏ ᘂᘃ ᘎ ᐛ ᗢ ᐢ ᕳ ᕲ ᕱ ᕰ ᘄ ᘅ ᘆ ᘇ ᘈ ᗩ ᘉ ᘜ ᑕ ᘊ ᗰ ᗴ ᘋ ᘍ ᘐ ᑌ ᘑ ᖇ ᑎ ᐟ ᕕ ᕗᘛ ᘚ
Gurmukhi
ੈ ੭
Kannada
೫ ಂಃಠಥರ ಾ ಿ ೀ ು ೂ ೃ ೄ ೆ ೇ ೈ ೊ ೋ ೌ ್ ೕ ೖ ೦
Arabic
۰ؠ٥٭ࢼت
Javanese
꧁꧂
Buginese
ᨒ
Hebrew
֩
An explanation of why not to use language symbols.
How to check symbols to make sure they aren't language symbols.
CLOSED NAMES.
- https://stopusingthesenames.carrd.co/
- https://asian-names.carrd.co/
- https://bit.ly/3DaVnLY
- https://altersintrojectsandpocnames.carrd.co/
LIST OF CLOSED CULTURES / RELIGIONS.
Cultures
- Many Native American cultures
- Many African cultures
- Saami (in Finland)
- Celtic Cultures
- Most Asian Cultures
- Scandinavian Cultures
- Mayan
- Indigenous Cultures
Religions
- Shinto (There are branches of Shinto practice that are open, but this kind of practice should be approached with a high level of respect, and some branches are definitely closed. Jinja Shinto would be to most prominent example of an open denomination)
- Druidism (proper not neo)
- Gardnerian and Alexandrian Wicca
- Haitian Vodou
- Hawaiian
- Some parts of African Vodou (It depends on the section/group/family etc.)
- Hinduism (There are denominations of Hinduism that are open and available, just as there are sects that are closed. Some of the “open sects are highly problematic, and so it does one to be very careful when looking at joining a sect of Hindu faith. Dharmic law is part of what makes this a little sticky to navigate, so best to be approached with deference and caution. )
- Hopi
- Inuit
- Judaism (You must earn the right to be called Jewish)
- Raastafari Movement
Tribal (almost all) - Voodoo (Dependent on the group which you decide to learn from)
- Voudon
- Zoroastrianism
Practices Requiring Education
- Kemetic Orthodox- This does not require an initiation persay, but does require a rite of passage of sorts and there is a series of coursework that should be completed.