Vargish Runes

The Vargish-Runes (Vurgi-Rasna) was constructed in 2018 by C. S. De Silva, a.k.a Ken D. It is used by the fictional Vargr (created by Ken D) to write their native Vargish tongue. The alphabet can also be used to write English, Latin and any other script with basic spelling systems.

Historical background (fictional)

The language was devised Vargrheim, home of the Vargr/Vurgi, a race of Uthvathig (meaning "half-man"). The simple script was made to carve messages onto caves and rocks. The script is written on dried pelts, carved into rock and the surfaces of caves.

The script is composed of only 12 symbols. The letters of the script are unique: each letter has three forms: a Frontal-Form, Medial-Form and End-Form. For example; the symbol "Bal" (B/A/L) is pronounced "B" when in front of a word (Frontal), "A" when in the middle of a word (Medial) and "L" when at the end of a word (Ending). The script has no separate vowels or consonants. The script has no specific punctuation marks, although circles and triangles are used for Silencers.

Notable features

Type of writing system: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right and right to left in horizontal lines, or top to bottom and bottom up in vertical lines
Used to write: Vargish, English, etc.
The 12 symbols have three sounds/forms. When in the middle they are always vowels and when at the front or back they are always consonants; unless using Silencers to change the form.
If a vowel is supposed to come at the beginning/end of a word, or a consonant must come in the middle, the specific symbol will be marked with a Silencer that will convert it to one of its three forms/sounds.
There are three types of Silncers; a Silencer appears as a triangle (the Converter) if the symbol is supposed to be in its vowel form, or with circles (for the two consonant-forms); the one singular circle indicates Frontal-Form (the Frontal-Converter) and two circles indicate End-Form (the Ending-Converter)

Vargish Runes

Sample text

Sample text in Vargish Runes

Translation

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

Scripts by C. S. De Silva (Ken D.)

Aeglean, Lamai, Maikala, Sauropoda, Serafian, Vargish Runes, Vulpic Runescript

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