Unnamed conscript. This is a sample from a script that I've been working on for a while. It's not entirely finished yet, although the majority of it is fleshed out.
The transcription of it is "Rasjana nītjel e kelennon." which basically means "I strike the bird's tree." Just a random phrase that I came up with to try out word order and the genitive case in my conlang. :) Here's a letter-for-letter transliteration:
I suppose the script would be called an abjad, since the vowels are represented by vertical strokes added to the consonant glyphs, like this:
Oh, and here's a de-construction of the script phrase:
Rasjana nītjel e kelennon. I strike the bird's tree.
The verb is rasjana "I strike, attack". The verb stem is classified as a "palatal-stem": rasj- "strike, attack". It is conjugated in the simple present tense, active-voice with the suffix -a: rasja- "strike (once, in the moment)". The subject pronoun suffix is -n- with thematic vowel -a to match the stem vowel.
The direct object is kelennon "tree". It is in the Objective case, which is formed with the suffix -non. Thus, the singular nominative form of the word is kelen. It is preceded by the definite article e: e kelen "the tree".
The final piece is nītjel "bird's". It is in the Genitive case, indicating possession. The suffix is -jel, while the nominative singular of the word is niti "bird": niti + -jel = *nitijel > nītjel (with lengthening of stem vowel due to contraction).
I hope to have more finished soon! Any thoughts?
-t
Sano- 07-23-2008
I'd like to see a complete phoneme map.
Some X-Sampa or IPA, and perhaps a longer sample.
Tolkienaic- 07-25-2008
Alright, I've got a partial chart of the script done (this is only half of the total number of glyphs):
And in terms of a phoneme map:
The second and fifth characters in the first, third, and fifth rows are simply alternate forms of the preceding letter.
p_h, (p_h), t_h, ts, (ts), k_h
b, d, dz, g
f, (f), s, S, (S), h
v, z, Z, G,
m_0, (m_0), n_0, J_0, (J_0), N_0
m, n, J, N
I hope that's clear enough. I tried to use X-Sampa, but I'm afraid I'm really rusty on it...
-t
Sano- 08-01-2008
I'm not sure that I like the curly aspect, or that your voiced/unvoiced pairs are mostly just mirrored.
It is, overall, a good script.
I would suggest you try to write a couple of common phrases out, practice them repeatedly and see what "natural" changes might take place.
Alonocus- 08-02-2008
I like the glyphs used, I'm just worried about how often the tails of the glyphs overlap: it creates a distraction from the text for me. Would it be possible to extend the tails of the glyphs when they would usually overlap, or would this alter the glyphs too much?
brank- 11-12-2008
This is surprisingly close to a script I've been working on for a few years. I like the look of it together in word form, but the individual chart shows what I consider an unhealthy reliance on mirror-flipping to create letters.
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