Shavian alphabet

English

Etymology

Shavian + alphabet

Proper noun

Shavian alphabet

1. A synthetic alphabet, invented by Ronald Kingsley Read in an attempt to provide a phonetic orthography for the English language. Example: water in Shavian is 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼.

Synonyms

• (Shaw’s synthetic alphabet): Shaw alphabet

Translations

Shaw’s synthetic alphabet

• German: Shaw-Alphabet n
• Japanese: ショー文字 (shō moji)
• Spanish: alfabeto shaviano m

See also

• Appendix:Unicode/Shavian
• Shavian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia