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% 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}