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Irolan — Elven Script
Published: 2014-08-19 20:50:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 20234; Favourites: 58; Downloads: 140
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This is a rather old script of mine. I wanted to create an elegant, cursive handwriting. The lower case letters have too many long vertical lines, but it was an early attempt.This was the "new" Elven script, used until their extinction on Antaros.
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Very pretty. It owuld be cool to se a smaple text to see how they work together and connect.
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This is very pretty. Do I see some Georgian influence?
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No, I think it was only slightly influenced by Tengwar.
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What's the difference between c and k? Does it work the same as in English? If so, I'd presonally just go with k for when it's /k/, and s for when it's /s/ (or maybe go the Tolkein/Celtic route where c is always /k/, making k useless.) Unless theres some cool beans chronological explanation, which would be hella rad, I say stick with either just c or just k.
As for q, if its just a glorified c/k after a u+vowel, then that's cool and I'm fine with it for aesthetic purposes. However, if it's /q/, that would be even hellaciouser.
What does ß represent? Thats an honest question, as I'm not sure what it's supposed to represent in languages like German and... German.
What phonemes do ä, ö and ü represent? Is it /ε/, /œ/ and /ʏ/, as in German, which, judging by the ß, has at least minimal influence on this language?
Otherwise, this script looks real hella and curly. It might be a little hard to read, what with all the similar looking-ish letters, but that just seems to be a running theme with elves.
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Well, like I said, it's an old attempt, I'm better at it now. As with C, K, umlauts and so on, back then I wanted a complete script which I could use without having to replace letters. Since I'm German, that includes umlauts. So yes, that's what the phonemes are. The Elves didn't have them in their language though, that was just for me back then.
The ß, that's a "sharp s", also called "sz". It's basically a non-vocal [s] which, I think, is German exclusive. It is relatively equal to "ss" in German, however, since a double consonant usually means that the preceeding vowel is short, it is used when the vowel is supposed to be normal or long. It is also common after diphthongs and umlauts.
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