Grespanic (Γρεσπανικά)

The Grespanic alphabet was created by Daniel Fregoso Bañuelos as a way to write his native language, Spanish, using the Greek alphabet. He got the idea when studying Greek and realized that there were a lot of similarities between how the Greeks pronounce their letters and how Hispanics pronounce their letters. The idea grew from there, and it is now a unique and foolproof alphabet with sensible patterns.

Notable features

Type of writing system: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right
Used to write: Spanish
Punctuation marks are the same as in the Latin alphabet

Grespanic alphabet

Notes

Γ = "hard g" sound (g before a,o,u and gu before e,i)
Θ = "soft c" sound (c before e,i) (makes a "th" sound in Castilian Spanish)
Κ = "hard c" sound (c before a,o,u and qu before e,i)
Χ = "soft g" sound (g before e,i)
If Ω comes before another vowel it becomes a short "u" sound (cual = κωαλ)
To transliterate a silent H, use the smooth breathing mark (ahora = αὀρα)
To transliterate "hu" like in "hubo", use 'οὐ'

Download an alphabet chart for Grespanic (Excel)

Sample text

Τοδος λος σερες οὐμανος ναθεν λιβρες ε ιγωαλες εν διγνιδαδ υ δερεψος υ, δοταδος κομο εστάν δε ραζόν υ κονθηνθια, δεβεν κομπορταρσε φρατερναλμεντε λος ουνος κον λος οτρος.
(Αρτίκουλο 1 δε λα Δεκλαραθιόν Ουνιβερσαλ δε Δερεψος Οὐμανος)

Transliteration

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.
(Artículo 1 de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos)

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)

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Scripts invented by Dan Fregoso Bañuelos

Choyuck, Demano, Grespanic, Hanguñol, Kaalbhuuxa, Shqiprillic, Thaipañol

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