Kaiyyoan scripts

After Kaiyyo's independence in 1957, the question of what script to use arose. Rising anti-colonial sentiments birthed an opposition to the Vaniuan script, but a twofold choice still remained - whether to use the Neviran script, or make a new script, one, which would be truly Kaiyyoan. In the end, it was decided that the Neviran script will be used for Balak and Neviran, and the newly created Kaiyyo script used for Jayun Thap. However, many script proposals were made, both for Thap and many regional and minority languages, and several scripts from the second category are still used to this day.

The Kaiyyo script

The Kaiyyo script was invented by [Name Nameson] in Munaghìyeo. It is an alphabet of about 60 letters, used to write mostly Jayun Thap and High Thap, but sometimes also some regional and minority languages, and Balak. Its letter shapes were influenced by Thap traditional symbols, but there are several letters sharing shapes with unrelated letters of the Vaniuan script. [Nameson] started working on the Kaiyyo script some 10 years before independence, slowly polishing it into its current form, which was published in 1957, and was promptly adopted by Kaiyyoan nationalists due to its influences. It was then adopted as the official script for Thap varieties at the 1959 meeting of the Kaiyyo Script Committee.