% tryfont.tex Cypriot font \documentclass{article} \usepackage{cypriot} \title{The Cypriot Font} \author{} \date{} \newcommand*{\CP}[1]{\textcypr{#1}} \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.2} \begin{document} \maketitle This provides short examples of the Cypriot font. The vowels (a, e, i, o, u) are: \textcypr{a e i o u}. % The vowels (a, e, i, o, u) are: \textcypr{\Ca{} \Ce{} \Ci{} \Co{} \Cu}. The g syllables (ga) are: \textcypr{g}. % The g syllables (ga) are: \textcypr{\Cga}. The j syllables (ja, jo) are: \textcypr{j b}. % The j syllables (ja, jo) are: \textcypr{\Cja{} \Cjo}. The k syllables (ka, ke, ki, ko, ku) are: \textcypr{k K c h v}. % The k syllables (ka, ke, ki, ko, ku) are: \textcypr{\Cka{} \Cke{} \Cki{} \Cko{} \Cku}. The l syllables (la, le, li, lo, lu) are: \textcypr{l L d f q}. % The l syllables (la, le, li, lo, lu) are: \textcypr{\Cla{} \Cle{} \Cli{} \Clo{} \Clu} The m syllables (ma, me, mi, mo, mu) are: \textcypr{m M y A B}. % The m syllables (ma, me, mi, mo, mu) are: \textcypr{\Cma{} \Cme{} \Cmi{} \Cmo{} \Cmu} The n syllables (na, ne, ni, no, nu) are: \textcypr{n N C E F}. % The n syllables (na, ne, ni, no, nu) are: \textcypr{\Cna{} \Cne{} \Cni{} \Cno{} \Cnu} The p syllables (pa, pe, pi, po, pu) are: \textcypr{p P G H I}. % The p syllables (pa, pe, pi, po, pu) are: \textcypr{\Cpa{} \Cpe{} \Cpi{} \Cpo{} \Cpu} The r syllables (ra, re, ri, ro, ru) are: \textcypr{r R O U V}. % The r syllables (ra, re, ri, ro, ru) are: \textcypr{\Cra{} \Cre{} \Cri{} \Cro{} \Cru} The s syllables (sa, se, si, so, su) are: \textcypr{s S Y 1 2}. % The s syllables (sa, se, si, so, su) are: \textcypr{\Csa{} \Cse{} \Csi{} \Cso{} \Csu} The t syllables (ta, te, ti, to, tu) are: \textcypr{t T 3 4 5}. % The t syllables (ta, te, ti, to, tu) are: \textcypr{\Cta{} \Cte{} \Cti{} \Cto{} \Ctu} The w syllables (wa, we, wi, wo) are: \textcypr{w W 6 7}. % The w syllables (wa, we, wi, wo) are: \textcypr{\Cwa{} \Cwe{} \Cwi{} \Cwo} The x syllables (xa, xe) are: \textcypr{x X}. % The x syllables (xa, xe, xo) are: \textcypr{\Cxa{} \Cxe{} \Cxo} The z syllables (zo) are: \textcypr{9}. % The z syllables (zo) are: \textcypr{\Czo}. The word divider (coded as , and : and /) are: \textcypr{, : /} Note that some use \textit{za}, \textit{ya} and \textit{yo} as the syllabic values represented by the signs \textcypr{\Cza\ \Cya\ \Cyo}; above these are given as the \textit{ga}, \textit{ja} and \textit{jo} syllables, respectively. %%\clearpage \newcommand{\egtext}{\Cti\Cme/\Cto/\Cre\Cti\Cre} The Cypriot text \textcypr{\egtext} transliterates to \translitcypr{\egtext}. The previous sentence was produced by: \begin{verbatim} \newcommand{\egtext}{\Cti\Cme/\Cto/\Cre\Cti\Cre} The Cypriot text \textcypr{\egtext} transliterates to \translitcypr{\egtext}. \end{verbatim} \clearpage \begin{table} \centering \caption{The syllabary} \begin{tabular}{c|ccccc} \hline & a & e & i & o & u \\ \hline \\ & \CP{\Ca} & \CP{\Ce} & \CP{\Ci} & \CP{\Co} & \CP{\Cu} \\ g & \CP{\Cga} \\ j & \CP{\Cja} & & & \CP{\Cjo} \\ k & \CP{\Cka} & \CP{\Cke} & \CP{\Cki} & \CP{\Cko} & \CP{\Cku} \\ l & \CP{\Cla} & \CP{\Cle} & \CP{\Cli} & \CP{\Clo} & \CP{\Clu} \\ m & \CP{\Cma} & \CP{\Cme} & \CP{\Cmi} & \CP{\Cmo} & \CP{\Cmu} \\ n & \CP{\Cna} & \CP{\Cne} & \CP{\Cni} & \CP{\Cno} & \CP{\Cnu} \\ p & \CP{\Cpa} & \CP{\Cpe} & \CP{\Cpi} & \CP{\Cpo} & \CP{\Cpu} \\ r & \CP{\Cra} & \CP{\Cre} & \CP{\Cri} & \CP{\Cro} & \CP{\Cru} \\ s & \CP{\Csa} & \CP{\Cse} & \CP{\Csi} & \CP{\Cso} & \CP{\Csu} \\ t & \CP{\Cta} & \CP{\Cte} & \CP{\Cti} & \CP{\Cto} & \CP{\Ctu} \\ w & \CP{\Cwa} & \CP{\Cwe} & \CP{\Cwi} & \CP{\Cwo} \\ x & \CP{\Cxa} & \CP{\Cxe} & & \\ %% \CP{\Cxo} \\ z & & & & \CP{\Czo} \end{tabular} \end{table} \end{document} Just checking that transliteration does no permanent damage: First \textcypr{\egtext} then as \translitcypr{\egtext} and back again \textcypr{\egtext} %%\end{document} A familiar English saying: \textcypr{Now Is The Time For All Good Men And Women To Come To The Aid Of the Party While the Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog} \end{document}