Vie (letter)
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| Ⴣ ⴣ ჳ Ჳ | |
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| Usage | |
| Writing system | Georgian script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Georgian language Svan language |
| Sound values | [wi], [w] |
| In Unicode | U+10C3, U+2D23, U+10F3, U+1CB3 |
| Alphabetical position | 22 |
| History | |
| Time period | c. 430 to present |
| Transliterations | W, Ü, Wi |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 400 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-right |
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Vie, or We (Asomtavruli: Ⴣ; Nuskhuri: ⴣ; Mkhedruli: ჳ; Mtavruli: Ჳ; Georgian: ჳე, ვიე) is the 22nd letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 400. In the Georgian language, it represented the diphthong /wi/.[2] It is now obsolete in the Georgian language, due to it gradually being pronounced as the digraph ვი (vi) overtime.[3] Currently, this letter is still used in the Svan language, representing the voiced labial-velar approximant /w/.[4] It is typically romanized with the letters W, and Ü, or with the digraph Wi.[5]
Letter
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Stroke order
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Computer encodings
| Preview | Ⴣ | ⴣ | ჳ | Ჳ | ||||
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| Unicode name | GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER WE[7] | GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER WE[8] | GEORGIAN LETTER WE[7] | GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER WE | ||||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 4291 | U+10C3 | 11555 | U+2D23 | 4339 | U+10F3 | 7347 | U+1CB3 |
| UTF-8 | 225 131 131 | E1 83 83 | 226 180 163 | E2 B4 A3 | 225 131 179 | E1 83 B3 | 225 178 179 | E1 B2 B3 |
| Numeric character reference | Ⴣ | Ⴣ | ⴣ | ⴣ | ჳ | ჳ | Ჳ | Ჳ |
See also
References
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- ↑ Machavariani, p. 136
- ↑ Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
- ↑ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 77
- ↑ Varlam Topuria, A Course of the Svan Language Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, p. 18
- ↑ "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
- ↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
- 1 2 Unicode (1)
- ↑ Unicode (2)
Bibliography
- Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991-2013
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991-2013
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