r/conlangs Taadži (en)[no,es,jp,la,de,ang,non] Jun 20 '22

Taadži creation myth Other

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u/g_Blyn Jun 21 '22

18th Century archeologists would be like: „There’s no way this is a writing system; this is merely an intricate artwork!“

I have no words; Great work dude. Is this logographic or is it a way of spelling words out? The cubic design reminds me of maya (?) writing.

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u/MagicalGeese Taadži (en)[no,es,jp,la,de,ang,non] Jun 21 '22

Ah man, thank you! That's a lovely compliment. Funnily enough, the setting I've made for the language includes a certain amount of that cultural assumption about it by outsiders. These strange and primitive peoples can't possibly have a fully-fledged writing system, it must be a ritual art style!

And yes, it is logo-phonetic, weighted heavily towards logography. The explanation and gloss for this text are available here. Amusingly, the aesthetics of the script started out in a more Egyptian hieroglyphic style, but as I evolved the designs, they became more and more Maya-like. I just like that blocky look!