Oktyr

Oktyr was created by Nikolozi Zistoksovshvili (ნიკოლოზი ზისტოქსოვშვილი) to write a constructed language by the same name. It was inspired by the traditional Mongolian and Manchu scripts.

Notable features

Type of writing system: alphabet
Direction of writing: from top to bottom in vertical columns running from left to right
Used to write: Oktyr (a constructed language)
The shapes of letters change depending on their position in a word. They have different initial, medial and final forms which are shown in the first, second and third rows respectively of the script charts below.

The Oktyr alphabet

Oktyr alphabet

Sample text

Sample text in the Oktyr alphabet

Transliteration

ćaku dēstæistvœ amråv yêlikćiłikatnev iistnyênkev sâdkoviv šnago’tyłeinćiv ag yēlikć đžæšyžniihdiv amråv lskłyiniv.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
(Part of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

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