Piasvak

Piasvak is the invention of Connie Reece, aka Narghargs, and is the official, traditional script of the Vikti language. The name comes from Old Vikti piahvaq meaning "epigraph". Piahvaq is also the Old Vikti name of the archaic alphabet system from which modern Piasvak characters are derived.

Notable features

Type of writing system: abugida
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: Vikti
Syllables with /æ/ as the nuclear vowel are unmarked and written using the onset consonant only, while other vowels and coda consonants are written as diacritics around the onset consonant.

Piasvak script

Sample text

Sample text in Piasvak in Tamil

Transliteration

Ilcoi iscaca tincaji ji polzai valttocait ji jioicocoit vaisuixiusus. Xiíra supikpum ji caálcitampum vaionsutcaiusus, ji vilvira hahavit tispiíltaktin varasusus.

A recording of this text by Connie Reece

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)

More information about Piasvak and Vikti
https://conlang.fandom.com/wiki/Vikti

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