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− | The '''Cyrillic alphabet''' is a set of letters that are used for to represent the written forms of certain [[Slavic language]]s. Based on the [[Greek alphabet]], it has a longer character set than Latin or Greek to better accommodate the different phonemes encountered in Slavic languages.
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− | Cyrillic is named for [[Saint Cyril]], who, with his brother, [[Saint Methodius]], were apostles to the Slavs. Cyril is usually credited for devising the [[Glagolithic]] script for the South Slavic languages, but the attribution to him for Cyrillic letters is significantly less firm.
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− | The Old Church Slavonic (OCS) version of the [[Bible]] is close to what the historical linguists term proto-Slavic, though it is more accurately an early form of the South Slavic dialect. A slightly archaic Cyrillic alphabet is used for [[Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] liturgy and scripture in this language.
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− | The alphabet itself showing both upper and lower cases:<br> А а Б б В в Г г Ґ ґ Ѓ ѓ Д д Ђ ђ Е е Ё ё Є є Ж ж З з Ѕ ѕ И и І і Ї ї Й й Ј ј К к Ќ ќ Л л Љ љ М м Н н Њ њ О о П п Р р С с Т т Ћ ћ У у Ў ў Ф ф Х х Ц ц Ч ч Џ џ Ш ш Щ щ Ъ ъ Ы ы Ь ь Э э Ю ю Я я
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− | ==Languages Written in Cyrillic==
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− | *[[Russian language|Russian]]
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− | *[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]
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− | *[[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]
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− | *[[Serbian language|Serbian]]
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− | *[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]
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− | *[[Moldovan language|Moldovan]]
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− | *[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]
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− | *[[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]]
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− | *[[Tajik language|Tajik]]
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− | *[[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]
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− | *[[Dungan language|Dungan]]
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− | [[Category:Alphabets]]
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