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[-] abrahambelch@programming.dev 81 points 5 months ago

Which language uses these signs? It truly looks like some kind of alien language

[-] chapapa@discuss.tchncs.de 133 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Glagolitic script. Oldest known Slavic alphabet according to Wikipedia.

[-] 82cb5abccd918e03@lemmygrad.ml 34 points 5 months ago

I found it! its the Glagolitic script used in the 9th century before Cyrillic took over:

ⰀⰁⰂⰃⰄⰅⰆⰇⰈⰉⰊⰋⰌⰍⰎⰏⰐⰑⰒⰓⰔⰕⰖⰗⰘⰙⰚⰛⰜⰝⰞⰟⰠⰡⰢⰣⰤⰥⰦⰧⰨⰩⰪⰫⰬⰭⰮⰰⰱⰲⰳⰴⰵⰶⰷⰸⰹⰺⰻⰼⰽⰾⰿⱀⱁⱂⱃⱄⱅⱆⱇⱈⱉⱊⱋⱌⱍⱎⱏⱐⱑⱒⱓⱔⱕⱖⱗⱘⱙⱚⱛⱜⱝⱞ
[-] sunoc@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

I would like to know too! Never saw that writing system before.

[-] nimpnin@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago
[-] 82cb5abccd918e03@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 5 months ago

No that looks like

⌶⌷⌸⌹⌺⌻⌼⌽⌾⌿⍀⍁⍂⍃⍄⍅⍆⍇⍈⍉⍊⍋⍌⍍⍎⍏⍐⍑⍒⍓⍔⍕⍖⍗⍘⍙⍚⍛⍜⍝⍞⍟⍠⍡⍢⍣⍤⍥⍦⍧⍨⍩⍪⍫⍬⍭⍮⍯⍰⍱⍲⍳⍴⍵⍶⍷⍸⍹⍺
[-] peto@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

I think it's the Ge'ez script used in Ethiopian.

[-] 82cb5abccd918e03@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 5 months ago

Doesn't look like it to me:

ልዩ ጊዜ ነበር። አሁን የሚሆነውን ለማስተዋል የኢንተርኔት አውራጃ ማረጋገጥ ነበር።
[-] peto@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah, you are right.

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 months ago

That’s what I thought I saw too

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