Dalorm alphabet   

The Dalorm alphabet is the creation of Isak Sellanrå. The name Dalorm is Norwegian for "Valley Worm" and Isak chose it because the alphabet looks like a mixture of valleys and worms. The alphabet is designed to write Norwegian.

Notable features

• The letters have different shapes depending on their position in a word. Only vowels have an initial form.
• The letters are written on a series of sloping lines, with the consonants below and the vowels above. Each line can have up to three consonants. Below is an illustration of how this works.

  

• This alphabet originally had no vowels, but Isak decided to make it easier to understand so devised a way to combine vowels with the consonants.
• Written from left to right in horizontal lines.
• Word division is indicated by a small apostrophe-like symbol.

Sample texts

Transliteration

Man skal ikke selge skinnet før bjørnen er skutt.

Translation

You shall not sell the skin before the bear has been shot.

Transliteration

Alle mennesker er født frie og med samme menneskeverd og menneskerettigheter. De er utstyrt med fornuft og samvittighet og bør handle mot hverandre i brorskapets ånd.

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)

If you have any questions about Dalorm, you can contact Isak Sellanrå at IsakSellanraa@hotmail.com. UDHR sample provided by Jack Walker.

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