Sumeru Script

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Sumeru Script
Type	Languages

The Vedanagari Script refers to one of the writing systems of Sumeru.

This script seems to be based on the Teyvat alphabet and appears to be inspired by Devanagari script, which is used most notably in India. This language is generally used to write English words and sentences, but unlike English, there appears to be no distinct letter case or punctuation.

Example Texts

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Lambad's Tavern ("KB")

Shamshir's Smithy ("AG" mirrored)

Trivia

• The proper name for this script is likely "Vedanagari script," a name which is mentioned in Alhaitham's 2024 birthday mail.
  • Vedanagari script is used in Sumeru City: In the letter, Alhaitham states that Isak's rapidly developing skill at reading and writing the Vedanagari script has led him to receive primers from Sumeru Akademiya, and the Chinese name for Vedanagari includes the term 学城 xuéchéng, "academic city," which has been used several times to describe Sumeru City. (The English localization translates the term in various ways, including "academy city" and "City of Wisdom.")
  • This script borrows visual features of the real-world Devanagari script, most recognizably the horizontal line that runs along the top of letters. Meanwhile, the name Vedanagari closely parallels Devanagari in both the English localization and the original Chinese term:
    • Vedanagari is a compound of Sanskrit वेद veda, "knowledge" and नागरी nāgarī, "[script] of the city." Devanagari is a compound of Sanskrit देव deva, "deity, divine" and नागरी nāgarī, "[script] of the city."
    • The Chinese equivalent for Vedanagari is 学城体 Xuéchéngtǐ, "Academic City Script," while Devanagari is known as 天城体 Tiānchéngtǐ, "Heavenly City Script" in Chinese.