Re: Alphabet

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>I see a lot of people discussing ways to write their
>languages using Roman letters.  Do most people here
>tend to create new alphabets or do they stick to
>established writing systems?  I suppose that each would
>have its benefits.  Even if I created a beautiful and
>supremely useful new alphabet, I'd still get more
>instight out of looking at my language-to-be in the
>Roman alphabet, which speaks more directly to me.
>
> - John
I have two languages i'm working on, Montreiano, and Saalangal. Saalangal
is currently undergoing a revision :). Montrei is the newest, and is a
Romance Language, so it practically demands the roman alphabet be used for
it. I derived for Saalangal an alphasyllabary based upon a sample of
Grantha I had encountered on the web. Again i think i'm going to revise
that as well (i got some good info on making a proper indic script from
the fine folks on this list!).

But for most purposes it's easier to use the roman alphabet, especially
since no one but me has the script, and also i dont feel like making a
font for it (or spending the money on the purchase of a fonting program).

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