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Line 1: − 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. − 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. − − 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. − − 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 − − ==Languages Written in Cyrillic== − *[[Russian language|Russian]] − *[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] − *[[Belarusian language|Belarusian]] − *[[Serbian language|Serbian]] − *[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] − *[[Moldovan language|Moldovan]] − *[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] − *[[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]] − *[[Tajik language|Tajik]] − *[[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] − *[[Dungan language|Dungan]] − − [[Category:Alphabets]]
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