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MineralMan

(146,345 posts)

4. Cyrillic is an alphabet, not a language.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 04:48 PM

Jul 2017

It is used to write several languages, including Russian. Here's the Mongolian version of Cyrillic, for example.

Here's a generic pronunciation guide that works with most languages written in Cyrillic:

Here's the Russian Cyrillic alphabet, with both printed and script letters. Sometimes they're quite different, as you'll see:

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Do you think Donald Trump will propose Cyrillic become the official alphabet of the United States? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 OP

Cyrillic is not a language. potone Jul 2017 #1

Cyrillic is not a language, it's an alphabet used by several different languages. n/t Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #2

No, because Cyrillic is an alphabet, not a language. Would DT propose that the NCjack Jul 2017 #3

Cyrillic is an alphabet, not a language. MineralMan Jul 2017 #4

I took a year of Russian in 1966-67. longship Jul 2017 #7

Я сомневаюсь в этом. (I doubt it.) Buns_of_Fire Jul 2017 #5

Trump has enough trouble tweeting in English 0rganism Jul 2017 #6