Emoel

Emoel gugu   Emoel gugu was invented by Bae Jun in 1999 to write his conlang, Emoel, which means curved or rounded, while gugu means script. It was inspired by the Tamil alphabet. He also intended to use it to write Korean, though never really did so. Notable features Type of script: alphabet Direction of…

Embet

Embet    Embet is a phonetic alphabet invented by Erick Merchant in January of 2006. Consonants An Embet consonant has two parts, which together describe the consonant’s articulation. The head notes the consonant’s place of articulation. The tail notes the consonant’s manner of articulation. Unvoiced consonants have white heads, while voiced consonants have heads that…

Elian script

Elian Script / Conceptual Calligraphy The Elian Script is the creation C. C. Elian. It began as code by which Claudine could, at a glance, differentiate writings in her notebooks that were still in finished form from those still in the works. Over time it has developed into a form of calligraphy. The structure of…

Elian Script

Elian Script / Conceptual Calligraphy The Elian Script is the creation C. C. Elian. It began as code by which Claudine could, at a glance, differentiate writings in her notebooks that were still in finished form from those still in the works. Over time it has developed into a form of calligraphy. The structure of…

Elhanin

Elhanin   Elhanin was created by Heather Reyes in 2007. It was inspired by Kapunuan and its method of creating consonants by combining different parts of characters. Its name means “thorn” in Heather’s conlang Kulionth. Notable Features Type of writing system: alphabet Direction of writing: top left to bottom right in rows going from right…

Elfdalian

Elfdalian (Övkallmål / Övdalsk) Elfdalian or Övdalian is a North Germanic language spoken by about 3,000 people in the Älvdalen Municipality in Northern Dalarna in central Sweden. Elfdalian is considered to be a separate language by some linguists, but many others believe it to be a dialect of Swedish. It has developed in relative isolation…

Elektrum

Elektrum    Elektrum was invented by Ian James in October 2011, as part of a series of regularly-formed alphabets founded on phonetic principles. The name comes from the ancient alloy made of silver and gold, and hints at a mix of pre-classical epigraphy and modern phonology. Notable features Type of writing system: alphabet, with simple…

Elbasan

Elbasan    The Elbasan alphabet was invented around the middle of the 18th century and named after the city of Elbasan in central Albania. It was used mainly in a document called the Elbasan Gospel Manuscript, or Anonimi i Elbasanit (The Anonymous of Elbasan) in Albanian, which was created at St Jovan Vladimir’s Church, published…

Elamite

Elamite scripts Proto-Elamite Old Elamite Elamite Cuneiform Proto-Elamite The oldest Elamite script, known as Proto-Elamite, first appeared in about 3100 BC in Suse (Susa), the capital of Elam, in south-western Persia (modern Iran). The Proto-Elamite script is thought to have been developed from an early Sumerian script. The Proto-Elamite script consists of about 1,000 signs…

Eigana

Eigana (えいがな) Eigana is an alternative method of writing English using Japanese hiragana devised by David, who is currently studying Japanese. Eigana alphabet Notes Whenever a vowel is found, it represents any sound it makes by its self in English. Sounds that the letter ‘a’ represents: [a] and [æ], doubling the letter makes: [a:] Sounds…