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( a script )
| Type of script: | Alphabet |
|---|---|
| Script category: | Greek script family |
| Period of use: | 750 B.C.E. - |
| Writing-direction: | Left to right |
| Parent script: | Phoenician script (show family tree) |
| Names: | Greek |
Greek is the original alphabet, being developed from the Phoenician abjad. While abjads are well suited to Semitic languages like Phoenician they do not fit a language like Greek, which made the Greeks add vowel symbols to the Phoenician abjad, thus creating the first alphabet.
Languages written with this script:
The following scripts were created based on this script (show family tree):
| Article: | http://www.monotype.com/non-latin/wt_info/info_greekm.html |
| Article: | http://www.omniglot.com/writing/greek.htm |
| Site using: | http://www.bbc.co.uk/greek/ |