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This is a list of alternative spelling systems devised by Wikipedia editor and beginner linguist TootsieRollsAddict. Note that all of the "histories" given here are fake. They are all licensed under the public domain.

Reformed Turkish Spelling System
All the Turkish alphabet letters are the same, with only a few exceptions.

Changes
The normal suffix with the ' before it has also been removed, and is not used in writing anymore. An example of name changes to RTSS:

Normal: Bütün insanlar hür, haysiyet ve haklar bakımından eşit doğarlar. Akıl ve vicdana sahiptirler ve birbirlerine karşı kardeşlik zihniyeti ile hareket etmelidirler.

New: Boutoun insanlar hour, hajsijet ve haklar bakymyndan eshit do'arlar. Akyl ve vidjdana sahiptriler ve birbirlerine karshy kardeshli zihnijeti ile hareket etmelidirler.

Unified Baltic Cyrillic Alphabet
The Unified Baltic Cyrillic Alphabet (UBCA) can be used for writing Lithuanian and Latvian. It is as follows: The key features of this alphabet are:


 * Usage of macrons to distinguish long and short vowels (unmarked), a trait found in the Latvian Latin alphabet
 * Usage of descenders to distinguish between alternate forms of a similar consonant, i.e. Ң compared to Н]]
 * Usage of ѕ to represent [ d͡z]
 * Lack of щ, ъ, ы, ь, э, ё, ю, and я.
 * The "Є" in bold (taken from Ukrainian) is used only in Lithuanian.

In my alternate history world, this script was introduced by order of Gennady Yanayev in 1992 to replace the Latin script in the Lithuanian and Latvian SSRs, in an attempt to distance both the countries from western European influence.

Example text (Latvian)
The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Latin: Visi cilvēki piedzimst brīvi un vienlīdzīgi savā pašcieņā un tiesībās. Viņi ir apveltīti ar saprātu un sirdsapziņu, un viņiem jāizturas citam pret citu brālības garā.

Cyrillic: Виси цилве̄ки пиеѕимст бр‌‌‍ӣви ун виенлӣѕӣги сава̄ пашциења ун тиесӣба̄с. Вињи ир апвелтӣти ар сапрта̄у ун сирдсапзињу, ун вињием йа̄истурас цитам прет циту бра̄лӣбас гара̄.

Now for two Latvian versions of "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog"

Latin: Muļķa hipiji mēģina brīvi nogaršot celofāna žņaudzējčūsku.

Cyrillic: Муљқа хипийи ме̄ӷина брӣви ногаршот целофа̄на жњауѕе̄йчӯску.

Translation: Silly hippies freely taste the cellophane.

Latin: Džons un glāžšķūņa rūķīši dzērumā čiepj Baha koncertflīģeļu vākus.

Cyrillic: Җонс ун гла̄жшқӯња рӯқӯши ѕе̄рума̄ Чиепй Баха концертфлӣӷељу ва̄кус.

Lord's Prayer The Lithuanian Cyrillic alphabet is as follows:

Example text
The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Latin: Visi žmonės gimsta laisvi ir lygūs savo orumu ir teisėmis. Jiems suteiktas protas ir sąžinė ir jie turi elgtis vienas kito atžvilgiu kaip broliai.

Cyrillic: Виси жмонєс гимста лаисви ир саво оруму ир теисємис. Йиемс сутеиктас протас ир са̄жинє ир йие тури елгтис виенас кито атжвилгиу каип бролиаи.

A pangram

Latin: Įlinkdama fechtuotojo špaga sublykčiojusi pragręžė apvalų arbūzą.

Cyrillic: Ӣлинкдама Фехтуотойо шпага сублӣкчиойуси прагрēжє апвалӯ арбуза̄.

The Lord's Prayer

Slightly changed version of American English
"government" becomes "goverment"

"subtle" becomes "sutle"

"discrete" becomes "discreet"

"naught" becomes "not"

"learn" becomes "lern"

Estonian Cyrillic alphabet (Eesti kirilitsa tähestik)
Unlike UBCA, the Estonian Cyrillic script is considerably different, to show that Estonian is a Uralic language. It has 22 letters- 8 vowels and 14 consonants. Additionally, F, Š, Z, Ž, C, Q, W, X and Y are written with their Cyrillic equivalents (W becomes В, same for V). The key features are:

In my alternate history, ӹ was written ә, but in a 1998 spelling reform, it was changed.
 * Usage of the soft sign and hard sign as vowels
 * Lack of Ю, Я, Ш, Щ, Э, З, Ё, Ф, Ц and Ж. Used only in loanwords and proper nouns.
 * Usage of І and Ү.
 * Usage of yery with diaresis.

Example text
The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Latin: Kõik inimesed sünnivad vabadena ja võrdsetena oma väärikuselt ja õigustelt. Neile on antud mõistus ja südametunnistus ja nende suhtumist üksteisesse peab kandma vendluse vaim.

Cyrillic: Къік інімесед сыннівад вабадена ја върдсетена ома вүрікуселт ја ъігустелт. Неіле он антуд мъістус їа сыдаметунністус ја ненде сухтуміст ыкстеісессе пеаб кандма вендлусе ваім.

A pangram without the foreign letters

Latin: See väike mölder jõuab rongile hüpata.

Cyrillic: Сее вӹке мьлдер јъуаб ронгіле хыпата.

The Lord's Prayer

Turkish Arabic Alphabet
The Turkish alphabet, unlike the Arabic or Perso-Arabic version, is an alphabet, like the Latin one, as Turkish has 8 vowels, while Arabic has only 3.

Example text
Normal: Bütün insanlar hür, haysiyet ve haklar bakımından eşit doğarlar. Akıl ve vicdana sahiptirler ve birbirlerine karşı kardeşlik zihniyeti ile hareket etmelidirler.

Arabic: .''بۋتۋن ىنسانلار حۋ٫ حايسىيعت وع حاكلار باكهمهندان عشىت دغخارلار. اكهل وع وعجدانا ساحىپتىرلعر وع بعربعرلعرىنع كارشه كاردعشلىك زىحىنىيعتى ىلع حارعكعت عتمعلىدىرلعر''

Pangram
Normal: Pijamalı hasta yağız şoföre çabucak güvendi.

Arabic: .پىجاماله حاستا ياخهز شغفڠرع چابۏجاك گۋوعندى

Example text
Normal: Të gjithë njerëzit lindin të lirë dhe të barabartë në dinjitet dhe në të drejta. Ata kanë arsye dhe ndërgjegje dhe duhet të sillen ndaj njëri tjetrit me frymë vëllazërimi.

Arabic: تع ݤیثغ ںعرعزىت لىندىن تغ لىرغ ذع تغ با