Naljeogigeul

Naljeogigeul   
Naljeogigeul alphabet

Naljeogigeul is an alternative script for Korean created by Bae Jun
in summer 1994 when he was a high school student. It’s a syllabic system
based on Hangul, and the shapes of the letters are particially influenced
by Hangul, Hebrew, Cyrillic and other various scripts. The initial idea was
to construct an easily memorable secret code for writing Korean. Later Bae Jun
developed an alphabetic version of Naljeogigeul
to make it easier to write other languages.

Notable features

  • Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
  • Used to write: Korean, and other languages
  • Naljeogigeul means “diary script” in Korean. Bae Jun has used this
    script to write his diary since 1997.

Naljeogigeul script

Naljeogigeul script

Sample text in the Naljeogigeul alphabet

Sample text in the Naljeogigeul alphabet

Transliteration

Modeun Ingan-eun Tae-eonal ttaebuteo Jayuroumyeo Geu Jon-eomgwa Gwonrie
Iss-eo Dongdeunghada. Ingan-eun Cheonbujeog-euro Iseong-gwa Yangsim-eul
Bu-yeobad-ass-eumyeo Seoro Hyungje-ae-ui Jeongsin-euro Haengdongha-yeo-yahanda.

Transliteration

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)

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