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Α Β ΓWriting system

грчко писмо

Ελληνικά

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

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א ב גWriting system

хебрејско писмо

עברית

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

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ก ข คWriting system

тајландско писмо

ไทย

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

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ა ბ გWriting system

грузиско писмо

ქართული

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

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Ա Բ ԳWriting system

ерменско писмо

Հայերեն

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

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அ ஆ இWriting system

тамилско писмо

தமிழ்

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

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అ ఆ ఇWriting system

телугу

తెలుగు

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

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અ આ ઇWriting system

гуџарати

ગુજરાતી

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

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ក ខ គWriting system

кмерско писмо

ខ្មែរ

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

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ሀ ለ ሐWriting system

етиопско писмо

ግዕዝ

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

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ਅ ਆ ਇWriting system

гурмуки

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ

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

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ಅ ಆ ಇWriting system

каннада

ಕನ್ನಡ

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

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അ ആ ഇWriting system

малајалско писмо

മലയാളം

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

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අ ආ ඉWriting system

синхалско писмо

සිංහල

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

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ກ ຂ ຄWriting system

лаошко писмо

ລາວ

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

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က ခ ဂWriting system

мјанмарско писмо

မြန်မာ

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

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ཀ ཁ གWriting system

тибетско писмо

བོད་ཡིག

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

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Ꭰ Ꭱ ᎢWriting system

черокиско

ᏣᎳᎩ

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

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ଅ ଆ ଇWriting system

оријанско писмо

ଓଡ଼ିଆ

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

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ܐ ܒ ܓWriting system

сириско

ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

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

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ހ ށ ނWriting system

тана

ދިވެހި

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

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ᠠ ᠪ ᠭWriting system

монголско писмо

ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ

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

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ꦲ ꦤ ꦕWriting system

јаванско

ꦧꦱꦗꦮ

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

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ᮃ ᮄ ᮅWriting system

сунданско

ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ

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

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ߊ ߓ ߕWriting system

нко

ߒߞߏ

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

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ᜀ ᜁ ᜂWriting system

тагалошко

ᜊᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔

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

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ᬅ ᬆ ᬇWriting system

балиско

ᬩᬲ ᬩᬮᬶ

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

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ꯑ ꯑꯥ ꯏWriting system

мејтејско

ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ

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

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ᱚ ᱛ ᱜWriting system

ол чики

ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ

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

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ⴰ ⴱ ⴳWriting system

тифинаг

ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ

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

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ꔀ ꔁ ꔂWriting system

вај

ꔀ ꔁ ꔂ

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

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𞤀 𞤁 𞤂Writing system

адламско

𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥

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

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𐒀 𐒁 𐒂Writing system

сомалиско

𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖

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

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ꀀ ꀁ ꀂWriting system

ји

ꆈꌠꉙ

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

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