Hrvatsku Glagoljicu (ⱈⱃⰲⰰⱅⱄⰽⱆ ⰳⰾⰰⰳⱁⰾⱐⰻⱌⱆ)

Hrvatsku Glagoljicu is way to write Croatian with the Glagolitic script devised by Aahan Kotian. Knowing the extensive use of Glagolitic in Croatia up until the early 19th century, longer than any other country, Aahan decided to adapt Glagolitic to the Croatian language to see what it may look like if it were ever written in a phonemic fashion and presently used in the current day. Knowing that Glagolitic is an important heritage script in Croatia, he thought it fitting to create a format for Croatians to write there language in this script.

Notable features

Type of writing system: Alphabets
Writing direction: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: Croatian (hrvatski)

Hrvatsku Glagoljicu alphabet

Download a script chart for Hrvatsku Glagoljicu (Excel)

Notes

The Latinate version of the letter Myslite (Ⱞⱞ) is used over the standard version (Ⰿⰿ) to emphasize Croatia’s Catholic, Latin heritage on top of being easier to write.
The letter Jer (Ⱐⱐ), or soft sign, when placed after the letters Naš (Ⱀⱀ) and Ljudje (Ⰾⰾ) changes their pronunciation to /ɲ/ and /ʎ/ respectively.
The dental and postalveolar affricates known as /tʃ/ and /tɕ/ along with /dʒ/ and /dʑ/ are written with the Cyrillic letters Dzhe (Џџ) and Che (Чч) along with Tshe (Ћћ) and Dje (Ђђ) respectively. Standard Glagolitic does not distinguish these phonemes.

Sample text

Ⱄⰲⰰ ⰾⱓⰴⱄⰽⰰ ⰱⰻћⰰ ⱃⰰђⰰⱓ ⱄⰵ ⱄⰾⱁⰱⱁⰴⱀⰰ ⰻ ⱔⰴⱀⰰⰽⰰ ⱆ ⰴⱁⱄⱅⱁⱑⱀⱄⱅⰲⱆ ⰻ ⱂⱃⰰⰲⰻⱞⰰ. Ⱁⱀⰰ ⱄⱆ ⱁⰱⰴⰰⱃⰵⱀⰰ ⱃⰰⰸⱆⱞⱁⱞ ⰻ ⱄⰲⰻⱔⱎћⱆ ⰻ ⱅⱃⰵⰱⰰ ⱔⰴⱀⰻ ⱂⱃⰵⱞⰰ ⰴⱃⱆⰳⰻⱞⰰ ⰴⰰ ⱂⱁⱄⱅⱆⱂⰰⱓ ⱆ ⰴⱆⱈⱆ ⰱⱃⰰⱅⱄⱅⰲⰰ.

Transliteration

Sva ljudska bića rađaju se slobodna i jednaka u dostojanstvu i pravima. Ona su obdarena razumom i sviješću i treba jedni prema drugima da postupaju u duhu bratstva.

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)

You can ask Aahan more about this adaptation at aahankotian[at]proton[dot]me

Information about the Glagolitic alphabet

Adapted scripts by Aahan Kotian

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