Eiyanae

Eiyanae is an alternative alphabet for English created by Gariÿ Miktjijael Pestriÿkofv. He made this alphabet when he was 14 years old and based it losely on the Thai alphabet. As the vowels are placed above or below the consonants, texts in this alphabet take up less space than in the Latin alphabet, and Gariÿ used it mostly for notes to save space.

Notable features

Type of writing system: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: English, and other languages written with the Latin alphabet
Vowels are written above or below consonants, or on a vowel carry in words that begin with a vowel

Eiyanae alphabet

Eiyanae logographic script

Sample text

Sample text in Toki Pona in the Eiyanae syllabic script

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)

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