▁v owel ▁length ▁was ▁formally ▁accepted , ▁the ▁ac ute ▁acc ent . ▁The ▁bar red - i ▁ ▁for ▁sch wa ▁is ▁sometimes ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁more ▁common ▁circum flex - i ▁. ▁In ▁Mi <0xEA> <0x9E> <0x8C> k ma q ▁orth ography , ▁an ▁apost rop he ▁marks ▁long ▁v ow els ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sch wa , ▁and ▁the ▁letter ▁ ▁is ▁used ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁letter ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁Pac ifique ▁orth ography ▁om its ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁using ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁for ▁these . ▁It ▁also ▁ign ores ▁v owel ▁length . ▁The ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁orth ography ▁of ▁Sil as ▁T ert ius ▁Rand , ▁using ▁characters ▁from ▁Isaac ▁Pit man ' s ▁Ph on ot yp ic ▁Al phabet , ▁is ▁also ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁below ; ▁this ▁orth ography ▁is ▁more ▁complex ▁than ▁the ▁table ▁suggests , ▁particularly ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁v owel ▁quantity ▁and ▁quality ▁is ▁concerned , ▁employ ing ▁various ▁letters ▁such ▁as ▁ <0xE2> <0x8C> <0xA9> a <0xE2> <0x8C> <0xAA> , ▁ <0xE2> <0x8C> <0xA9> à <0xE2> <0x8C> <0xAA> , ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁ <0xE2> <0x8C> <0xA9> u <0xE2> <0x8C> <0xAA> , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Number ▁system ▁▁ 1 – 1 0 ▁ ▁Mi <0xEA> <0x9E> <0x8C> k ma q ▁uses ▁a ▁decimal ▁numer al ▁system . ▁Every ▁multiple - digit ▁number ▁is ▁formed ▁by ▁using ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁nine ▁numer als ▁as ▁a ▁prefix ▁or ▁a