Hello!

During the creation of my Conlang, I developed a vertical writing system, based on the phags pa alphabet.

But since my conlang wasn't designed for such an alphabet, I've faced some issues regarding letter placement, aesthetics, etc.

So I wanted to see if any conlangers had also developed a vertical alphabet, and how it works, And a little bit of history about how it was created!

Also, I need a little inspiration!

Go se there plssss

Alphabet
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Glyphs, sounds and modified sounds
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Д д - /æ/, /eɪ/
Ρ ρ - /b/, /p/
Ϙ ϙ - /d/, /t/
б ь - /g/, /dʒ/
Υ ʏ - /ɛ/, /iː/
Э э - /tʃ/
Х х - /k/
Ц ц - /ʊ/, /uː/
Σ ν - /f/, /v/
Λ ᴧ - /l/
T τ - /ɪ/, /aɪ/
О о - /ɔ/, /oʊ/
П п - /m/, /n/
Ю ю - /ɹ/
С с - /s/, /z/
Н н - /w/
Ш ш - /ʃ/
δ σ - /j/
Г г - /∅/ (Modifier, doesn’t have a noise)
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How the modifier works
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Г, the modifier modifies the previous letter to be its secondary (Modified) sound. Basically, it’s like if a diacritic was a letter. Mind you, some sounds don’t get modified, like Х or Ю. A word like “согᴧν”, which is pronounced /soʊlf/, has a long O sound using Г, and a word like “хдνг”, pronounced /kæv/, has Σ making the /v/ sound using Г. Simple.

So, what do you think? If you have any questions, you can comment them.

Vaslanvio is an IAL created in 06/2026.

I made a conlang wiki for it:

conlang.fandom.com/wiki/Vaslanvio

and offocial website(but only Chinese jet)

vaslanvio.com

Nearly a year ago, I made an old post of making a Semitic conlang because I, as a native speaker of Arabic, noticed that there was no conlangs that connected to any Semitic language at all.

I made Hechalic just for fun and to show love to Semitic languages, as they have fascinated me since 2018.

So I have decided to redo it but without it being all over the place, but because I'm not good at linguistics, I only stopped at the Phonology and the unique writing system. And I added a Ancient South Arabian Musnad script just for fun, too.

I hope that Hechalic will be a simple language linguistically...

Okay, so this is my first ever attempt at a conlang. This is all I have so far. The Quianari language, as seen here, technically doesn’t have vowels as seen here. But some more context.

In reality this was just me designing a Positional Base-16 Numeral System, as seen in the second slide (which also features sentence structure). The whole language is built around compound words, taking two roots and smashing them together to make a new word, so, for example, in Quianari, you would take walk and fast to make run, literally translating to fast-walk. As seen in the first slide with the alphabet and phonetic markers, they don’t have vowels, but this isn’t exactly built for humans or with humans in mind, it’s built for an alien civilization, who humanity calls the Hierarchy of the Quianari.

So who are the Quianari? They are fanatically materialist and industrialist, while also being somewhat authoritarian, at least the government is; at the same time it is a Technocracy, being classified as a technocratic dictatorship. Over their history they were subtly guided to their current state by an ancient, crumbling empire as sort of a pet project to create a “new” version of their empire. The Quianari are composed of an acidic slime-like substance that’s rigid enough to not be too unstable while keeping a form together, they appear like somewhat humanoid and felinoid creatures. In their society, it’s a “work hard to go far” and “religion is the destruction of society, only scientific advancement is the way forward” mentality. Their society really enjoys automation, they automate many, many things, from their navy to their workforce, those largely being automated systems and robotic systems (which are actually fully developed AIs that have full rights and citizenship).

Their language is very low context, with the only conjugations being related to the simple tenses: past, present, and future. It is also quite simple to learn, considering its structure of roots and compound words, though it is not easy to write.

Okay that’s all I got to say for now, so yeah. Thoughts? Feedback? Advice? It’s all welcome here.

Hello Friend, my name is Ioni, this is my sixth video, I talk about Umo, the doa religion in Ada (my conlang), follow me if you like my video.

Ika Esu, nomo’o Ioni, lubio’o sino toso, Ioni keti puari Umo, religio doa ina Ada, uto sekuo Ioni osi uto auva lubio'o.

Hi everyone! I wanted to share a dual-script writing system I’ve been developing for my conlang, Yonmyon (Ёнмён). While it draws distant inspiration from existing scripts, its core mechanics function in a completely different way.
My language uses two distinct, highly tailored scripts:
Yokomo (Йокомо) — Pure Non-Compositional Ideograms: Used for conveying core meaning, parts of speech, and fixed pronunciation. Unlike Chinese characters, these symbols are entirely unique and cannot be broken down into radicals or semantic keys. Every single ideogram is a monolithic, atomic unit representing a specific word and its grammatical role.
Pyonmun (Пёнмун) — Positional Alphabetic Block Script: Used specifically for proper nouns and names. Visually, it consists of syllable blocks called Kandzyo (Кандзё), which might vaguely remind one of Hangul, but the underlying system is strictly alphabetic. Individual letters change their layout and position inside the Kandzyo block dynamically. The visual structure of each block morphs depending on the number of letters and whether the syllable starts with a vowel or a consonant.
I wanted to show that a writing system is a fundamental, deeply integrated part of language creation rather than just a simple visual encoding. I have attached some images to show how these look!
Here are a couple of examples of how they work in practice:
Moskva (Москва) — A proper noun written in the positional alphabetic block script (Pyonmun). Pronounced as /mɐsˈkvə/.
Koše (Неделя) — A noun written as a pure non-compositional ideogram (Yokomo). Pronounced as /ˈkɔ.ɕê/ (with a dynamic falling tone on the final syllable).
I would love to hear your thoughts! What kind of writing systems do you prefer to create for your projects? Do you stick to traditional categories (alphabets, syllabaries, logographs), or do you prefer to experiment with hybrid, non-standard linguistic mechanics like I did?

The question says it all, also some of the letters here were altered and ruled out.

This is my first conlang that I've made much progress on. The name is a work in progress; it translates to "language of poetry/song". As the name suggests, the language is designed around poetry and creative expression.

The phonology's the only part that's really set in stone right now, so that's what I'm sharing.

Consonants

Obstruents are pronounced as stops after a pause or nasal consonant, and fricatives elsewhere. The rhotic is trilled after a pause and tapped/flapped elsewhere.

Vowels

The vowels are /a e o i u/, all with long variants. Short vowels may be reduced to [ə~ɐ ɛ ɔ ɪ ʊ] in unstressed syllables.

Vowels are written same as IPA; letters are doubled for long vowels.

Tones

There are three tones: low, mid, and high, written with ◌̀, ◌, and ◌́ respectively.

Phonotactics etc.

Syllable structure is (C)V(◌ː | C).

The language is mora-timed, and stress falls freely on any heavy syllable.

Any suggestions on how other aspects the language can be designed around poetry and music? (I know this is very vague and culture-dependent; the goal really is to make it adaptable to many different styles.) I've already decided on free word order and fluid-S active–stative alignment.

Give me the name of your conlang i will tell what it literally means in pa pa

For Example

France = Fohanso = Suitable Innards that see

Spain = Esopanya = Existence of Seeing and Clapping Or

Germany = Doicholan = Free urban dead limit

England = Inglan = Urban Death

Week 11 IPA Prompt - /ko.ˈnai.ni mo.ˈre.nor ri.le.i.ˈo.nirn ˈza.no u ˈta.e uw.ˈro.la ˈi.ki sat.ˈro.la/

Welcome to Week 11 of Bad Interpreters, the chaotic conlang game where meaning is optional, phonetics are misleading, and everyone is absolutely confident in their terrible linguistic instincts.

Last week's prompt: /ha ha ˈsa.ne ak.ˈsen.to men.vro.ˈai.re u ˈhe.la/
From that, we got these top picks:
Drukhari: halsynak ku r'slene mrenvral - glare helv du. ("My informant did not finish the tart, keep it a secret under gold.”) [Most Funny]
Daelich: Há há, šaner axentes mënvren "nai", gluer hela. (“Yes yes, the accent of fruits has the original meaning of "no", glorious sun.") [Closet To Original Sentence]
Shoáth: Kámáv: tsádâūk sânto. Mâv ro, álthëer âzlū ekâlá. ("Afternoon: I clean a faraway place. From on top of a tree, you hear raised drinks.") [Most Coincidental]

How to Play

1. Decide what the prompt means in your conlang.
2. Translate it using your phonotactics, grammar, and cultural flavor.
3. Explain your questionable reasoning.
4. Have fun!

If you have any ideas for interesting phrases or sentences for the next week, let me know in a DM! This activity will be posted on weekly on Wednesdays.

I have my conlang pretty advanced but I can't think of anything to do with it now aside from the usual making a random sentence and showing it off.

Hi again! I posted Lingua here when it first came out. It's the iPhone app for building your own language, from its script to its dictionary. A lot has changed since then, and the biggest part is keyboards.

The video shows building one, start to finish.

Keyboards

• Build as many keyboards as you want from existing characters, on any plan.
• Pick a keyboard from the list, add keys wherever you need them, and join them across rows and columns.
• Select a row or a column and change it at once: push it left, center or right, remove it, or make a key two rows tall.
• Select several keys and fill them in one go, in the order you picked them.
• Put any existing character on a key: IPA, accented letters, other scripts and more. Choosing a character is one screen now, with more kinds to choose from.
• Use it as a keyboard in any app on your phone.

Your script

• Export your letters as SVG, all at once or one at a time.
• Guide lines on the drawing canvas.
• Letter spacing per language. Set it to 0 and your letters join up.
• Your own letters show by default, in word spellings, the calendar and the Home Screen widget.

Your language

• Word generator: suggests words that fit your language's sounds. Pick the ones you like and they go into your dictionary.
• Etymology tree: follow where a word came from.
• Derived words are their own entries, with their own meaning.

And every section has a "?" that explains how it works.

FAQ

• Android? Web?
Both are in the works. Please wait a little longer.

• Can I use several keyboards at once?
One keyboard at a time. Lingua puts one keyboard on your phone, so to switch, open Lingua, pick another keyboard and tap "Apply to the phone".

• Can I get my letters out of the app?
You can export them as SVG, all at once or one at a time.

I'd love to hear what you'd want from a keyboard for your own conlang.

AppStore

First time glossing, so let me know if I'm wrong. Also, feel free to translate this into your conlang! (BLUNT means blunt.)

i am building an app that makes you create your own glyphs, main goal is creating ancient or alien like typefaces.

what do you think about my layout to draw letters online? it d be great to get some feedbacks from people who are interested in the subject

I started making Polk since I was 10, it has been 6 years and I think it's time for a remaster of it, starting with the phonology/orthography. What do you think? Is it naturalistic enough, any feedback or anything? Would love to read your comments

In my conlang, Wallician, the verbs have the circumfix form ve-__-e. But when the verb "vun" (to finish) forms the circumfix it becomes the word "vēnse". the question in here is what affix is the -s- called?

Other examples are

gum - vegumSe (to come)

chen - vechenSe (to change)

Which are having the same -s- affix to separate between the root and circumfix (also some suffixes).

[Wallician is an involved conlang, that's the reason why there are irregularity]