Meaning- vs sound-based spelling

Meaning-based spelling emphasizes the relatedness of words. For example, both of the words meaning ‘are racing’ have DE…AǪHAˀ, and both the words meaning ‘wash’ have OHAE

Sound-based spelling emphasizes pronunciation instead. For example, the first part of the words meaning ‘are racing’ is spelled either as T or as DE, and the part meaning ‘wash’is spelled either as WÁE or OHAE.