ConScript/Xap
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Xap
A ConScript by Mercator.
Origins
Internal: The original speakers of Xap, like everyone else on planet Xapi, had access to computers do to their writing for them. This script isn't meant to be handwritten at all.
External: I just made this up off the top of my head one day, and I really liked it, so I kept with it. Before now, I've never made any scripts other than Hangul-type scripts for any of my languages.
Notable Features:
- Like the language itself, this script is based on mathematics. Every letter has a numerical value from 0 to 29. The numerical value of a letter is just as important as what it sounds like.
Used to write: Because of their mathematical grammar, all Xap languages are bound to this 30-letter script, although they can be written in other scripts. Outside of Xap, the Xap script isn't very useful.
Chart
http://www.sedesdraconis.com/images/conscript/xapchart.gif
The boxes around each letter can be omitted, or partially drawn, to make the text look more attractive. But the fixed-width spacing must be preserved in order to prevent overlap of letters.
Sample Text
Here is the same sample text three times, with different levels of density of extraneous lines:
http://www.sedesdraconis.com/images/conscript/xaptext1.gif http://www.sedesdraconis.com/images/conscript/xaptext2.gif http://www.sedesdraconis.com/images/conscript/xaptext3.gif
Transliteration:
Axalata aalixa limi. Lilalu lixalixa lici. Xakaxalixa xahaauxaa xaxahai tatauma uilatiati.
Translation:
The whole world was of one language, and one speech. Then some conlangers got together and said "This is boring!"
