Gothic alphabet
Alphabet used for writing the Gothic language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Gothic script.
The Gothic alphabet is an alphabet used for writing the Gothic language. It was developed in the 4th century AD by Ulfilas (or Wulfila), a Gothic preacher of Cappadocian Greek descent, for the purpose of translating the Bible.[1]
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Gothic | |
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Script type | |
Time period | From c. 350, in decline by 600 |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Gothic |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Goth (206), Gothic |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Gothic |
U+10330–U+1034F | |
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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The alphabet essentially uses uncial forms of the Greek alphabet, with a few additional letters to express Gothic phonology: