Harta
Harta was invented as an alternative alphabet for Hungarian by Balázs
Radványi. It is designed to write the language with as few letters as possible.
Harta stands for the Hungarian Artifical
Alphabet.
Notable Features
- Type of writing system: abjad
- Direction of Writing: left to right in horizontal lines
- Used to write: Hungarian
- Vowels are written with diacritics which appear above the consonants or above
vowel carriers when the vowels come at the beginning of words, or on their own.
Harta (Hungarian Artifical Alphabet)
Sample Texts
Transliteration
Miatyánk (részlet)
Mi Atyánk, aki a mennyekben vagy,
Szenteltessék meg a Te neved,
Jöjjön el a Te országod,
Legyen meg a Te akaratod,
Amint a Mennyben, úgy a földön is!…
…Ámen
Translation
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.!…
…Amen
Transliteration
Minden emberi lény szabadon születik és egyenlő
méltósága és joga van. Az emberek, ésszel
és lelkiismerettel bírván, egymással szemben
testvéri szellemben kell hogy viseltessenek.
Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason
and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)