Early Cyrillic alphabet
Writing system developed in 9th century Bulgaria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main articles: Cyrillic alphabets and Cyrillic script
Further information: List of Cyrillic letters and Old Church Slavonic
The Early Cyrillic alphabet, also called classical Cyrillic or paleo-Cyrillic, is an alphabetic writing system that was developed in Medieval Bulgaria in the Preslav Literary School during the late 9th century. It is used to write the Church Slavonic language, and was historically used for its ancestor, Old Church Slavonic. It was also used for other languages, but between the 18th and 20th centuries was mostly replaced by the modern Cyrillic script, which is used for some Slavic languages (such as Russian), and for East European and Asian languages that have experienced a great amount of Russian cultural influence.
Quick Facts Early Cyrillic alphabet Словѣньска азъбоукꙑ, Script type ...
Early Cyrillic alphabet Словѣньска азъбоукꙑ | |
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Script type | |
Time period | From c. 893 in Bulgaria[1] |
Direction | Varies |
Languages | Old Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, old versions of many Slavic languages |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Egyptian hieroglyphs[2]
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Child systems | Cyrillic script |
Sister systems | Latin alphabet Coptic alphabet Armenian alphabet |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Cyrs (221), Cyrillic (Old Church Slavonic variant) |
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This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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