West Eurolex

West Eurolex was designed by Punya Pranava Pasumarty to be easy to read, write and spell. The name literally means "West European Script", and it is best suited for languages spoken in Western Europe, such as English, French and Spanish. It also works for other languages like German, Latin and Greek as well.

Notable features

Type of writing system: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Number of letters: 27, plus 3 'hook' letters modified sounds
Letters shapres are derived mainly from Coptic
Used to write: English, French, Spanish and other languages of Western Europe
Spelling rules are not strict in West Eurolex since the aim is to encode one's pronunciation as faithfully as possible,

West Eurolex alphabet

Diphthongs and Digraphs

West Eurolex diphthongs and digraphs

Sample texts in West Eurolex (block letter version)

Sample texts in West Eurolex

Sample texts in West Eurolex (cursive version)

Sample texts in West Eurolex

Transliteration (English)

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)

Transliteration (French)

Tous les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux en dignité et en droits. Ils sont doués de raison et de conscience et doivent agir les uns envers les autres dans un esprit de fraternité

Transliteration (Spanish)

Todos los seres humanos nacen libres e iguales en dignidad y derechos y, dotados como están de razón y conciencia, deben comportarse fraternalmente los unos con los otros.

More details of the West Eurolex alphabet (PDF)

Scripts created by Punya Pranava Pasumarty

Bhāratalipi Unified Indian Script (BLUIS), Charunagari, Deccan Lipi, Devadeshi, Ethiofarsi, Españabugida, Farsi Alefbet, Featural Lojban Abjad, Haruf-e-Tana, Palimukhi, Neobrahmi, SEAscript, West Eurolex

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