Islet Glyphs

The written form of Islet is composed of 16 phonetic symbols, and many ideographic symbols. The phonetic symbols represent 14 letters (a, e, i, o, u, h, k, l, m, n, p, s, t, g) and 2 letter combinations (sh, ch). The letters in a word or phrase are written in columns from top to bottom (with the columns being ordered from left to right), and are joined together by a line down the left side.

The Phonetic Components of Islet

The phonetic symbols which indicate verb tense are mirrored left to right and are written on the left side of the line. Those which indicate noun case are not connected to the line, but instead are witten centered below the noun that the modify.

The ideographic symbols are generally abstractions used for very commonly used words (such as pronouns), or personal marks used in place of written names. They are not connected to the line with the phonetic glyphs.

Some Ideographic Components of Islet

The phonetic symbols representing the consonants are inverted whenever a word starts with a vowel. This changes the appearance of the word, but does not change the order in which the symbols are read (i.e. top to bottom).

Sample Islet Texts