Methwendii s a constructed script developed by Angga Perdana beginning in 2014 and revised through several iterations until its current form, last updated in early 2026. It was originally created for his first conlang, Savlandic — a project that was later abandoned — and was subsequently adapted for his more developed conlang, Lwendic. Methwendi was inspired by other constructed scripts such as Ayeri and Tolkien's Tengwar, as well as real-world scripts including Javanese, Balinese and Georgian.
In-universe, the name Methwendi comes from a pangram poem written in Middle Lwendic titled “Methwendhi”, meaning “Like the Swan.” It became the standard ordering of the letters in the script (me the dhe … and so on), similar in function to Javanese hanacaraka and Japanese iroha.
The counting system is base-12. Since there is no symbol for "0", numerals take diacritics to indicate their positional notation.
The script has semi-featural elements: labials are marked by a half-circle theme shape, fricatives by a U-like shape, velar-glottals by a backward C-like shape, nasals by a short stroke, and voiced consonants usually contain a tall stroke.
Gaun fildendi in edh e in gwirsedh dran eithes e dran hel. Illeihen outanna anco e ircö, e theiresti eihen lürvelde an avano n'elengwin.
Hear a recording of this text:
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)
Methwendhi'
Methwendhi, can nare i forgo, ungle pa síle,
duhan lhinjo e bro, jan chen táve.
'Like the swan'
Like the swan, upon the river of fate, be steadfast yet remain humble,
in the valley and the heights, amid the ripples of life.
(The pangram poem “Methwendhi” written in Middle Lwendic, which became the standard ordering for Methwendi letters)
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