New English (Nū Iŋglıx)

The New English alphabet was invented by Richard Parry as a proposal of moving English to a more logical and consistent spelling. When writing in other writing systems and conscripts, he uses the New English letter mappings as a base; to add another layer of encoding to personal documents.

Work started on the alphabet back in 2008 and tweaked until 2015, when it was fully usable for all real-world examples. It can be used to write English, act as a phonetic guide for current English spelling, and can transcribe words from other languages into Anglicised pronunciations.

Notable features

Type of writing system: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: English - RP English as standard, but can write any dialect
Fully phonetic
There are two forms: the New orthography, that is short but requires new letters, and the Full orthography, that only uses the existing letters, but isn't truly phonetic.

New English

New English - basic letters

Download an alphabet chart for New English (Excel)

Sample text (New orthography)

Ōl hyūmən bī'ıŋz ā bōn frī and īkwəl ın dıgnıtī and ruıts. Ðeı ā ındaod wıđ rīzən and konxəns and xưd akt təwōdz wun ənuđə ın ə spırıt ov bruđəhưd.

Sample text (Full orthography)

Ool hyuumeun bii'ingz aa boon frii and iikweul in dignitii and ruits. Nhei aa indaod winh riizeun and konxeuns and xu'd akt teuwoodz wun eununheu in eu spirit ov brunheuhu'd.

Standard English Spelling

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)

More information about New English (PDF)

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