Salian

The Salian script was invented by Mina McVinnie to write her constructed language, Sala. It is an abugida or syllabic alphabet in which consonants have an inherent vowel /ə/.

Notable features

Type of writing system: abugida
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: Sala
The inherent vowel /ə/ is written e in the middle of a syllable and o at the end of a syllable
Letters have isolate, initial, medial and final forms, like in the Arabic script. Only the isolate and medial forms are shown below.
When a word starts with a vowel, it is preceded by a glottal stop

Salian alphabet

Download an alphabet chart for the Salian (Excel)

Sample text

Sample text in Salian

Transliteration

Múfrukàqúhàl ùjúhi traskáqa húmusàpan sùmbumwi hai ðjúlumindu hai pravìqávìlindi íñùli. Roþwàlaqáhàl la núrhùlindu hai cágonodendeh hàjá bùl sársomáqeh ajùwírohonjeh súsùruðjundu azbástinàñen.

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)

Links

Download a font for Salian
https://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/1875675/salian

Constructed scripts by Mina McVinnie

Blox, Canthai, lshucid, Salian, Stox

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