Strange alphabet: Languan

Gjones2   Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:28 am GMT
While browsing through the Omniglot pages, I came across an alphabet called Languan. I wondered what it was based on, and got a chuckle when I found out -- "The Languan alphabet was created by Zach McVay during the summer of 2004 and was originally based on how the italicized Latin alphabet looks when read upside-down." http://www.omniglot.com/writing/languan.htm

What a whimsical way to create an alphabet! For most purposes, though, it would be easier just to write in ordinary italics and then ask the reader to turn the page upside down. :-) Or if you want the reading to be done from left to right, have the reader put a mirror above the page and read it that way. (I'd cheat, though, and just read it the regular way.)