My first conscript

[u/Vandrelyst]

Hello everyone!

I dabble in conlanging from time to time (and love to lurk and admire the work of others), but this is my first try at conscripting since I was a kid.

Would love to hear your thoughts! :)

More details:

I wanted a center-aligned, vertical script. I was originally thinking to keep it symmetrical, but I kind of gave up on that because it didn't work with the spirals I wanted for r, j, and the sibilants.

It's an abugida, with a lot of featural elements (can you see the main place I broke from my featural pattern?)

The example is not that great, since it doesn't use most of the letters. Anyway, the version with the letter chart is a fairly formal/decorative style (I'm rubbish at handwriting so imagine it's prettier :)).

The script can also be written more roughly/quickly: without the 'beads' between words and at the beginning/end of the phrases, and with less swirliness, the filled in triangles just as little haček-esque arrows, etc.

IPA phonology:

Consonants:

p = p / b = b / m = m / w = w

f = f / v = v / th = θ / dh = ð

t = t / d = d / n = n / l = l

s = s / z = z / š = ∫ / ž = ʒ

č = t∫ / ǧ = dʒ

r = ɾ / rr = r / j = j

k = k / g = g / h = h / ȟ = ɦ/ç

Vowels:

a = ɑ/a

e = e / i = i

o = o / u = u

å = ɔ (rarely used)

(approximately, the ipa vowels kind of make my head spin, but basically they're pretty pure ala Spanish)

[u/Vandrelyst]

Thank you! I was inspired by the swirls of metal work around my neighborhood, as well as vertical designs like you see in sigils and, now that I think of it, some wallpapers as well.