Lántas is written with a simple alphasyllabary, where most glyphs consist of a consonant or cluster with a descender marking the vowel following it. There are full-sized letters for vowels, used when they start a word or follow a syllabic consonant. As a quick example, here’s the first sentence of the North Wind and the Sun:

Vowels

At the start of a word, or after a syllabic consonant, these independent vowel letters are used.

a á i í u ú ai au ia ua ł ḿ ń ŕ

In other cases, vowels are attached to the letter for the previous consonant.

ta tá ti tí tu tú tai tau tia tua tł tḿ tń tŕ

Consonants

The basic consonant shapes are:

ta ka ga da ƶa pa ba sa ša la ma na ča ǧa wa ha fa ja ra

Clusters are written with a single glyph called a ‘conjunct’. These aren’t always just the two letters glued together but they’re not usually too surprising.

tta tka tga tda tƶa tpa tba tsa tla tma tna tra tča tǧa twa tha tfa tja

ƶta ƶka ƶga ƶda ƶƶa ƶpa ƶba ƶsa ƶla ƶma ƶna ƶra ƶča ƶǧa ƶwa ƶha ƶfa ƶja

sta ska sga sda sƶa spa sba ssa sla sma sna sra sča sǧa swa sha sfa sja šša

Conjuncts with ša are the same as with sa, but with the line above. In the case of šša the lines join up.

lta lka lga lda lƶa lpa lba lsa lla lma lna lra lča lǧa lwa lha lfa lja

mta mka mga mda mƶa mpa mba msa mla mma mna mra mča mǧa mwa mha mfa mja

nta nka nga nda nƶa npa nba nsa nla nma nna nra nča nǧa nwa nha nfa nja

rta rka rga rda rƶa rpa rba rsa rla rma rna rra rča rǧa rwa rha rfa rja

kka ksa ppa psa pja bja čsa čča hha hna hma fna fma

If a word ends in a consnant, a horizontal line is drawn under it to specify that there is no vowel.

–t –ƶ –s –š –l –m –n –r

Punctuation

Punctuation in Lántas is very simple. Phrases within a sentence can be separated by a single circle, and sentences are ended by a double circle:

ta, ta ta. ta

Both have an equal amount of space either side, more for the second one, and if they are next to a line break they stay with the previous word.

Numbers

Numbers are written in base 10. Most of the digits are letters, with the ascenders removed if they had one. Numbers in running text are indicated by double vertical bars each side, and are grouped in fours.

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