Areil Cirith

Areil Cirith is an alphabet created by Heather Reyes in 2006. She designed the alphabet as a means of writing her conlang, Kulionth. It was originally inspired by Tolkien's Tengwar, but does not much resemble Tengwar in its present form. The script was designed to look flowing and elegant, while still being practical to write.

Notable features

Type of writing system: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: Kulionth (conlang)
Vowels are diacritics which are written over the consonants that precede them
When a word begins with a vowel, or when there are two vowels in a row, a vowel holder is used
The order of the consonants is based on the degree of closure. For example, the first set of consonants are stops, the second and third sets are fricatives, and the fourth set is made up of approximants.
There are special letters for "en" and "eth," the Kulionth words for "a" and "the".

Areil Cirith alphabet

Areil Cirith

Sample text in the Areil Cirith alphabet

Sample text in the Areil Cirith alphabet and the Kulionth language

Sample text in the Areil Cirith alphabet

Transliteration

Alcairi i elataru arasatei eir. Ecolet i cirith alas tol as, i lei sarei tol soldier.

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)

If you have any questions about Areil Cirith, please contact Heather at: fuzzy_the_boing@yahoo.com

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