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𞤀 𞤁 𞤂Writing system

ਅਦਲਾਮ

𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥

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

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Ա Բ ԳWriting system

ਅਰਮੀਨੀਆਈ

Հայերեն

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

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ᬅ ᬆ ᬇWriting system

Balinese

ᬩᬲ ᬩᬮᬶ

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

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Ꭰ Ꭱ ᎢWriting system

ਚੈਰੋਕੀ

ᏣᎳᎩ

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

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ሀ ለ ሐWriting system

ਇਥੀਓਪਿਕ

ግዕዝ

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

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ა ბ გWriting system

ਜਾਰਜੀਆਈ

ქართული

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

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Α Β ΓWriting system

ਯੂਨਾਨੀ

Ελληνικά

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

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અ આ ઇWriting system

ਗੁਜਰਾਤੀ

ગુજરાતી

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

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ਅ ਆ ਇWriting system

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ

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

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א ב גWriting system

ਹਿਬਰੂ

עברית

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

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ꦲ ꦤ ꦕWriting system

Javanese

ꦧꦱꦗꦮ

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

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ಅ ಆ ಇWriting system

ਕੰਨੜ

ಕನ್ನಡ

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

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ក ខ គWriting system

ਖਮੇਰ

ខ្មែរ

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

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ກ ຂ ຄWriting system

ਲਾਓ

ລາວ

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

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അ ആ ഇWriting system

ਮਲਿਆਲਮ

മലയാളം

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

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ꯑ ꯑꯥ ꯏWriting system

ਮਿਤੇਈ ਮਾਏਕ

ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ

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

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ᠠ ᠪ ᠭWriting system

ਮੰਗੋਲੀਅਨ

ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ

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

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က ခ ဂWriting system

ਮਿਆਂਮਾਰ

မြန်မာ

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

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ߊ ߓ ߕWriting system

ਐਨ’ਕੋ

ߒߞߏ

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

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ଅ ଆ ଇWriting system

ਉੜੀਆ

ଓଡ଼ିଆ

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

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ᱚ ᱛ ᱜWriting system

ਓਲ ਚੀਕੀ

ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ

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

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𐒀 𐒁 𐒂Writing system

Osmanya

𐒀𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖

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

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අ ආ ඉWriting system

ਸਿੰਹਾਲਾ

සිංහල

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

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ᮃ ᮄ ᮅWriting system

ਸੂੰਡਾਨੀ

ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ

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

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ܐ ܒ ܓWriting system

ਸੀਰੀਆਈ

ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

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

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ᜀ ᜁ ᜂWriting system

Tagalog

ᜊᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔

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

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அ ஆ இWriting system

ਤਮਿਲ

தமிழ்

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

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అ ఆ ఇWriting system

ਤੇਲਗੂ

తెలుగు

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

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ހ ށ ނWriting system

ਥਾਨਾ

ދިވެހި

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

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ก ข คWriting system

ਥਾਈ

ไทย

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

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ཀ ཁ གWriting system

ਤਿੱਬਤੀ

བོད་ཡིག

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

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ⴰ ⴱ ⴳWriting system

ਟਿਫੀਨਾਘ

ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ

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

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ꔀ ꔁ ꔂWriting system

ਵਾਈ

ꔀ ꔁ ꔂ

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

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ꀀ ꀁ ꀂWriting system

ਯੀ

ꆈꌠꉙ

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

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