The Deseret alphabet (πΌπ―π
π¨ππ―π» π°πππ©πΊπ―π» or πΌπ―ππ²ππ―π» π°πππ²πΊπ―π») is a sound-based alphabet developed in the mid-19th century by the board of regents of the University of Deseret (later the University of Utah) under the direction of Brigham Young, second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In public statements, Brigham Young claimed the alphabet was intended to replace the traditional Latin alphabet with an alternative, more pho...
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The Deseret alphabet (πΌπ―π
π¨ππ―π» π°πππ©πΊπ―π» or πΌπ―ππ²ππ―π» π°πππ²πΊπ―π») is a sound-based alphabet developed in the mid-19th century by the board of regents of the University of Deseret (later the University of Utah) under the direction of Brigham Young, second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In public statements, Brigham Young claimed the alphabet was intended to replace the traditional Latin alphabet with an alternative, more phonetically accurate alphabet for the English language. This would offer immigrants an opportunity to learn to read and write English, he said, which is often less phonetically consistent than many other languages. Similar experiments were not uncommon during the period, and some of the better-known results include Pitman Shorthand and (much later) the Shavian alphabet.
Young also prescribed the learning of Deseret to the school system, stating "It will be the means of introducing uniformity in our orthography, and the years that are now...
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