Wyrmish

The Wyrmish script was invented by Wesley King and is used in his fantasy world, Valadris. It is primarily used to write the Wyrmish language (referred to as Shov'tamór, "language of dragons"), but can also be used to write other languages. The Wyrmish language is spoken by a race of humanoid dragons called wyrms. The language is in danger of dying out due to the dwindling population of wyrms in Valadris.

Notable features

Type of script: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: Wyrmish

Wyrmish alphabet

Notes

Stress is usually placed on the second-to-last syllable of a word, except in the case of the adjectival ending “-iya,” in which both the final syllables are unstressed. A vowel can also be marked as stressed by a dot accent above the letter. The accent is considered part of the spelling, and is always written regardless of whether it would change the emphasis.
All the vowels except U and Ø form diphthongs with the letter Y, as follows: AY = [aɪ̯],EY = [eɪ̯], IY = [ɪə̯], OY = [ɔɪ̯]

Sample text

Sample text in the Wyrmish

Transliteration

Kol homin chornos bumiya da ratsaniya ich sholgatex da chevíyzin. O yasó vos chaltir manex da valex da yasó walchus o daynim osh an gajim ke viyramex.

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)

Download Wyrmish fonts (OpenType, 400K)

Fonts are based on Times New Roman and Arial and include full support for English, Spanish, and Esperanto, as well as partial support for German, Danish/Norwegian, and others.

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