Pangeul

Pangeul is an alternative way to write Esperanto inspired by Korean Hangeul and invented by Paoli Mbongo. It can also be used to write French.

Notable features

Type of writing system: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: Esperanto and French
Consonants have different shapes depending on where they appear in a syllable. When there are two consonants at the beginning of a syllable, their small horizontal forms are stacked on top of each other.
The first consonant is used when a syllable begins with a vowel.

Pangeul alphabet

Download a font for Pangeul
Download an alphabet chart for Pangeul (Excel)

Sample text

Sample text in the Pangeul alphabet in Esperanto

Transliteration

Ĉiuj homoj estas denaske liberaj kaj egalaj laŭ digno kaj rajtoj. Ili posedas racion kaj konsciencon, kaj devus konduti unu la alian en spirito de frateco.

Transliteration

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)

Scripts by Paoli Mbongo

Nkoma, Pangeul

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