Hungarian is used in Hungary and parts of Romania, Slovakia and other countries.
Entries shown below: | Hungarian using the Latin alphabet and Old Hungarian Script |
Constructed scripts below: | Gyorsrovás, Harta, HGV, and Tengwar |
Related entries elsewhere: |
Languages from J. R. R. Tolkien's Fiction |
Shown using the Latin alphabet and IPA:
Language information at Wikipedia
Writing system information at Wikipedia and Omniglot
The Old Hungarian script first appeared in the 600s CE but was later replaced by the Latin alphabet. The script has seen a revival in the 1900s.
Writing system information at Wikipedia and Omniglot
Gyorsrovás was created by Attila Répai as an alternative way to write Hungarian using a rounded style of Old Hungarian Script.
Writing system information at Omniglot
Harta was invented as an alternative alphabet for Hungarian by Balázs Radványi. It is designed to write the language with as few letters as possible.
Writing system information at Omniglot
Attila Répai created the Avorentas Háfrigvotán (HGV) alphabet for Hungarian and his constructed language Avorenta.
See also Avorenta.
Hungarian shown using printed HGV:
Hungarian shown using handwritten HGV (Linnáta HGV):
Hungarian shown using calligraphic HGV (Aromittáta):
Writing system information at Conlang Wikia and Omniglot
Author J.R.R. Tolkien invented Tengwar script to write many of his languages from Middle-earth. Using different modes it is adaptable to write other languages, including Hungarian.
Writing system information at Omniglot
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