Pesato


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Pesato was created by Carl Buck for his personal constructed language
Kala. It was inspired by the Chinese and Mongolian Seal scripts as well as Hangul.

Notable features

  • Type of writing system: syllabic
  • Quasi-featural
  • Direction of writing: left to right in vertical columns running from top to bottom or in horizontal rows top to bottom
  • Used to write: Kala

Design elements

  • Pesato = pe – dot, mark, point | sa’o – nine | to – way, method, manner
  • Using a 9 dot matrix
  • Connect each dot to at least one other dot (except numerals)
  • No crossing lines
  • Try to convey phonetic value (when possible)
  • No diagonal lines

Pesato syllables

Pesato alphabet

Diacritics

Pesato diacritics

Pesato numerals

Pesato numerals

Sample text in Pesato

Sample text in Pesato

Transliteration

kua tlana tsiya ma’a katsi ma kueli soto nasa kam tlitsi ma omato yoha ma kanku ma’a tsaku te otauan ketahe

A recording of this text by Carl Buck

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)

Link

Information about Pesato and Kala
http://kala.wikkii.com/wiki/Main_Page

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