Kitonyo

Kitonyo was creatied by DJ Hipsher in 2004. It is a cypher for English. He was inspired by reading the Lord of the Rings to create an alphabet that looked old and could be something you would find in an ancient manuscript or book. Originally he wrote the alphabet by hand using a thick marker pen, but couldn't convert the handwritten letters to electronic format so manipulated a Russian letter that was similar to the way he was drawing it. He named the alphabet after the conlang he's worked on for years.

Notable features

Type of writing system: abjad
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Vowels are written over the consonant they follow, or over the vowel carrier if they don't follow a consonant.
Word are separated by a word separator symbol

Kitonyo alphabet

Sample text in Kitonyo

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 would like to more about Kitonyo, you can contact DJ Hipsher at thrumaegosti@yahoo.co.uk

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