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Α Β Γलिपि

यूनानी

Ελληνικά

Explore the alphabet behind alpha and beta, with distinct uppercase and lowercase forms.

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א ב גलिपि

हिब्रू

עברית

Meet a right-to-left alphabet whose consonant letters carry a long history of written Hebrew.

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ก ข คलिपि

थाई

ไทย

Learn the rounded consonants, tone marks, and vowel placements of Thai writing.

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ა ბ გलिपि

जॉर्जियन

ქართული

Get to know the rounded Mkhedruli forms used in modern Georgian writing.

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Ա Բ Գलिपि

आर्मेनियाई

Հայերեն

Trace the distinctive alphabet created for the Armenian language in the early fifth century.

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அ ஆ இलिपि

तमिल

தமிழ்

Practice the flowing circular forms and vowel-consonant combinations of Tamil script.

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అ ఆ ఇलिपि

तेलुगू

తెలుగు

Discover the looped shapes and vowel signs that give Telugu its distinctive rhythm.

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અ આ ઇलिपि

गुजराती

ગુજરાતી

Start with the open, flowing letterforms of Gujarati and its vowel-mark patterns.

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ក ខ គलिपि

खमेर

ខ្មែរ

Explore the ornate consonants, dependent vowels, and stacked forms of Khmer writing.

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ሀ ለ ሐलिपि

इथियोपियाई

ግዕዝ

Learn the syllabic families and balanced geometric forms of Ethiopic writing.

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ਅ ਆ ਇलिपि

गुरमुखी

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ

Learn the Punjabi script's headline, vowel signs, and distinctive letter families.

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ಅ ಆ ಇलिपि

कन्नड़

ಕನ್ನಡ

Explore the rounded forms, vowel signs, and conjuncts of Kannada writing.

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അ ആ ഇलिपि

मलयालम

മലയാളം

Practise Malayalam's rounded letters, vowel signs, and rich consonant combinations.

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අ ආ ඉलिपि

सिंहली

සිංහල

Discover Sinhala's circular forms, vowel signs, and flowing line rhythm.

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ກ ຂ ຄलिपि

लाओ

ລາວ

Learn Lao consonants, vowel placement, and the marks that shape its flowing script.

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က ခ ဂलिपि

म्यांमार

မြန်မာ

Explore Burmese script through circular forms, vowel signs, and stacked consonants.

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ཀ ཁ གलिपि

तिब्बती

བོད་ཡིག

Meet Tibetan's horizontal head line, stacked forms, and careful vertical rhythm.

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Ꭰ Ꭱ Ꭲलिपि

चेरोकी

ᏣᎳᎩ

Learn the syllabary created for the Cherokee language and its distinctive printed forms.

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ଅ ଆ ଇलिपि

ओड़िया

ଓଡ଼ିଆ

Explore Odia's rounded letters, vowel signs, and consonant combinations.

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ܐ ܒ ܓलिपि

सिरिएक

ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

Meet a right-to-left cursive script with distinct West and East Syriac traditions.

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ހ ށ ނलिपि

थाना

ދިވެހި

Learn the right-to-left alphabet used for Dhivehi, with its distinctive vowel marks.

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ᠠ ᠪ ᠭलिपि

मंगोलियाई

ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ

Discover the traditional vertical Mongolian script and its changing letter shapes.

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ꦲ ꦤ ꦕलिपि

जावानीस

ꦧꦱꦗꦮ

Explore the ornate aksara Jawa through consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.

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ᮃ ᮄ ᮅलिपि

सूडानी

ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ

Learn the flowing script used for the Sundanese language on Java.

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ߊ ߓ ߕलिपि

एन्‘को

ߒߞߏ

Meet a modern right-to-left script created for Manding languages, with tone marks and joining forms.

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ᜀ ᜁ ᜂलिपि

टैगालोग

ᜊᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔

Explore Tagalog, also called Baybayin, as a historic Philippine abugida with a modern revival.

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ᬅ ᬆ ᬇलिपि

बाली

ᬩᬲ ᬩᬮᬶ

Explore Balinese through ornate consonants, vowel signs, and subjoined forms.

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ꯑ ꯑꯥ ꯏलिपि

मेइतेइ मायेक

ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ

Learn the revived script of Meetei through letters, vowel signs, and final consonants.

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ᱚ ᱛ ᱜलिपि

ओल चिकी

ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ

Discover the alphabet created for Santali, with standalone vowels and expressive letterforms.

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ⴰ ⴱ ⴳलिपि

तिफ़िनाघ

ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ

Explore the geometric alphabet used for Amazigh languages across North Africa.

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ꔀ ꔁ ꔂलिपि

वाई

ꔀ ꔁ ꔂ

Learn the syllabary developed for the Vai language of Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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𞤀 𞤁 𞤂लिपि

ऐडलम

𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥

Meet the modern alphabet developed for Fulani and other African languages.

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𐒀 𐒁 𐒂लिपि

ओस्मान्या

𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖

Explore the twentieth-century alphabet devised for the Somali language.

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ꀀ ꀁ ꀂलिपि

यी

ꆈꌠꉙ

Discover the Yi syllabary used for the Liangshan variety of the Yi language.

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