Sympol The Sympol alphabet was invented by Charles McLaughin, who tried to make as simple and intuitive as possible. It has only 12 basic symbols and the few people he has shown it to found it quite easy to pick up. The letters are built up of symbols representing the tongue, teeth and lips…
Syriac alphabet The Syriac alphabet developed from the Aramiac alphabet and was used mainly to write the Syriac language from about the 2nd century BC. There are three major forms of the Syriac alphabet: Esṭrangelā (ܐܣܛܪܢܓܠܐ), Serṭā (ܣܪܛܐ) and Maronite. Esṭrangelā, meaning ‘rounded’, is the oldest form and is now used mainly in scholarly publications,…
T-8 Bae Jun created the T-8 alphabet while serving in the Air Force. It is named after his detachment’s alias. He originally devised T-8 to write a conlang he was working on, but has since abandoned that conlang project. T-8 was modelled mainly on Arabic, Runes and Ogham. Notable features Type of writing system: alphabet…
Tabassaran (табасаран чIал) Tabassaran is a North East Caucasian language spoken by about 100,000 people mainly in the Russian republic of Dagestan, where it is one of the 14 official state languages. There are also speakers of Tabassaran in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. There are two main dialects of Tabassaran: Southern Tabassaran and Northern…
Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) Saanich is a member of the Salishan or Salish family of languages spoken by about 20 people mainly on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island in Canada, and also in Washington State in the USA. Efforts are currently being made to preserve the language and to pass it on to Saanich children. The…
Sabaean alphabet Origin The Sabaean or Sabaic alphabet is one of the south Arabian alphabets. The oldest known inscriptions in this alphabet date from about 500 BC. Its origins are not known, though one theory is that it developed from the Byblos alphabet. The Sabaean alphabet is thought to have evolved into the Ethiopic script.…
h1>Sadhain Sadhain is yet another alphabet created by the people in Dardaniell, the fictional world invented by Pieter Rottiers. Sadhain actually is no Dardain word, its name is a distortion of the name of the inventors girlfriend (whom he loves very much, of course!). It is a fully vocalized abjad, and like most abjads…
h1>Sakao Sakao is spoken by about 4,000 people on the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. It is a member of the Santo subgroup of the Oceanic branch of the Malayo-Polynesian languages and is closely related to Tolomako, though the two languages are mutually unintelligible. Sakao speakers call their island Laðhi. Sakao pronunciation Tower of…
Salar (Salırça) Salar is a Turkic language spoken by about 60,000 people in China, mainly in Qinghai and Gansu provinces, and also in Xinjiang. The Salar people arrived in China during the 14th century, and according to Salar legend they came from Samarkand. The Salar language is thought to be related to western Turkic or…
Samaritan alphabet Origins The Samaritan alphabet was derived from the Paleo-Hebrew alphabet. According to the Bible, the Samaritans came originally from Mesopotamia, then moved to Palestine at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC and adopted the Jewish religion and culture. The Samaritans themselves claim descent from the northern tribes of Israel. Evidence from recent…
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