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Re: Shukaraz - new script

From:Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...>
Date:Monday, July 12, 2004, 18:55
Hallo!

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 04:59:14 -0700,
"B. Garcia" <madyaas@...> wrote:

> So, i've got another conscript (or Neography as they're called at > langmaker.com) ready to show. This one i've worked at getting the > aesthetics right *for me*. I've called it "Shukaraz" as a tentative > name (which may stick) because i particularly like the sound > (/Su'karaz/) and i like how it looks written out in the script (and > yes, the name is supposed to sound vaguely Semitic). > > The script appears at first glance to be a kind of Aramaic script or > related to Arabic. However, i did not just pull letters from Aramaic, > or Arabic, or Mandaic, i simply took inspiration from letter forms in > all of those scripts (and yes i've taken some of the forms, but others > are mine). It is not at all an abugida, it is a pure alphabet, and it > also is written from left to right, rather than right to left. > > I haven't got a conlang to go with it, and i often will write short > words or phrases from other languages in it (Spanish and Tagalog work > well with it). Overall i've kept it fairly simple. No major irregular > forms (actually, most of the glyphs keep their exact form whether > initial, medial, final, or alone). The sound inventory isn't highly > unusual or very unique (but i prefer simple sounds, and don't have > much passion for "exotic" (according to what I speak) sounds. > > The image link below shows the script. In the script you'll see in > columns each of the letter forms: unconnected, initial, medial, final. > > http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/language/scripts/shukaraz.jpg
Superbly beautiful! Greetings, Jörg.