Galderish

The Galderish Alphabet was invented by Wesley King over a period of several years. Originally an alternative to English, it is now used for other purposes. It is intended for use in an untitled book he is writing. In the book, this is the language of an alien race of dragons. The humans discriminate against the dragons, similar to the world of the movie "District 9." There is a cultural revolution, and the dragons gradually become more accepted over time.

Notable features

Type of script: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: English and Galderish

Galderish alphabet

Notes

ä is pronounced as in father
a is pronounced as in human
ĉ is pronounced as in cheese
ħ is pronounced as a simultaneous h and l
ĵ is pronounced as in vision
ŝ is pronounced as in fish
u is pronounced as in book
ü is pronounced as in zoo
There is a capital letter at both the beginning and the end of a sentence
Number system is base 12. As well as stemming from the fact that the dragons have a total of 12 digits, this makes it much easier to do basic math.
The letters q and c were designed only for the font; they are never used in the Galderish language.

Galderish numerals and puncuation

Sample text

Sample text in the Galderish

Transliteration

Na ĉutalväyin vüs ħüsta bümïa gädï na ezlam ŝep na räĵakifï worfï näxï häjed.

Translation

The colors are flying freely above the house with the mostly blue blessed altar.

This is a pangram in the Galderish language, containing every letter of the alphabet.

Download Galderish fonts (OpenType, 400K)

Other constructed scripts

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