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Cyrillic

( a script )

Type of script: Alphabet
Script category: Greek script family
Created by: St. Cyril
Period of use: 900 C.E. -
Writing-direction: Left to right
Parent script: Greek (show family tree)
Names: Cyrillic, Кириллица

Cyrillic is essentially an adaptation of the Greek alphabet to the Slavic lanuages by the missionary monk St. Cyril, after whom it is named.

Languages written with this script:

Transliterations/transcriptions

Name Target Type
Slovio Latin script Transliteration

More information

Article:    http://www.ancientscripts.com/cyrillic.html   
Article:    http://www.monotype.com/non-latin/wt_info/info_cyrillic.html   
Article:    http://www.omda.bg/engl/history/kiril&meth.html   
Article:    http://www.omniglot.com/writing/cyrillic.htm   
Article:    http://www.terena.nl/projects/multiling/euroml/mlcs5-cyr.txt   
Site about:    http://infoshare1.princeton.edu/katmandu/sgman/sltrans.html   

Lars Marius Garshol, Ontopian.