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| Zionist Conspirator
Posted on 03/01/2011 11:38:30 AM PST by Zionist Conspirator
This thread was suggested by Dangus' posting of the beautiful Georgian script on another thread.
Are there any linguists here? Please post examples of some of your favorite alphabets/fonts!
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Hobbies; Reference
KEYWORDS: fonts; languages
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To: dangus
މާއްދާ 1 — ހުރިހާ އިންސާނުން ވެސް އުފަންވަނީ، ދަރަޖަ އާއި ޙައްޤު ތަކުގައި މިނިވަންކަމާއި ހަމަހަމަކަން ލިބިގެންވާ ބައެއްގެ ގޮތުގައެވެ. އެމީހުންނަށް ހެޔޮ ވިސްނުމާއި ހެޔޮ ބުއްދީގެ ބާރު ލިބިގެން ވެއެވެ. އަދި އެމީހުން އެކަކު އަނެކަކާ މެދު މުޢާމަލާތް ކުރަންވާނީ އުޚުއްވަތްތެރި ކަމުގެ ރޫޙެއް ގައެވެ.
Above is an example of the truly bizarre script of the Dhivehi language, an insular Indic language spoken in the Maldives. Though related to the continental Indic languages which use Devanagari, it uses a unique script all its own.
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posted on
03/01/2011 11:40:26 AM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Kol ha`over `al-hapequdim mibben `esrim shanah vama`lah yitten terumat HaShem.)
To: Zionist Conspirator
Voynich Manuscript - message unknown - language unknown ..........
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posted on
03/01/2011 11:45:41 AM PST
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: fishtank
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posted on
03/01/2011 11:46:52 AM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Kol ha`over `al-hapequdim mibben `esrim shanah vama`lah yitten terumat HaShem.)
To: Zionist Conspirator
أوباما المصات
To: camerongood210
The Arabic script is certainly beautiful, but not so exotic any more, I’m afraid.
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posted on
03/01/2011 11:48:27 AM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Kol ha`over `al-hapequdim mibben `esrim shanah vama`lah yitten terumat HaShem.)
To: Zionist Conspirator
To: Zionist Conspirator
The Arabic script is certainly beautiful, but not so exotic any more, I’m afraid. The message rings true, nonetheless.
To: Zionist Conspirator
From the Book of Kells bible manuscript.
From about 800 AD, in the so-called Dark Ages. (a propaganda term if I've ever heard it...)
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posted on
03/01/2011 11:56:40 AM PST
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: Zionist Conspirator
To: Zionist Conspirator
I like Slavonic, too.
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posted on
03/01/2011 11:58:50 AM PST
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: All; dangus
Canadian aboriginal syllabics.
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posted on
03/01/2011 12:09:18 PM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Kol ha`over `al-hapequdim mibben `esrim shanah vama`lah yitten terumat HaShem.)
To: Zionist Conspirator
You cant go wrong with Helvetica!
I also love Segoe WP. Very clean and simple.
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posted on
03/01/2011 12:14:05 PM PST
by
VanDeKoik
(1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
To: fishtank
That is a truly strange artifact. I’m not sure if it is the product of genius or madness.
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posted on
03/01/2011 12:14:18 PM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: All
Above is an example of a verse from the gospel of John written in the three forms of Syriac script: Estrangela (the original, or at least so I was taught), the Madnchaya (or "Nestorian") used in the East, and the Serto, used in the West.
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posted on
03/01/2011 12:15:00 PM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Kol ha`over `al-hapequdim mibben `esrim shanah vama`lah yitten terumat HaShem.)
To: Zionist Conspirator
I've always loved the extremely difficult to write Japanese language.
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posted on
03/01/2011 12:17:23 PM PST
by
struggle
((The struggle continues))
To: struggle
Back before the Internet I thought Chinese and Japanese used the exact same ideographs. Now thanks to the 'Net I have learned that Japanese mixes the Chinese characters (Kanji) with two native syllabaries: Hiragana for Japanese particles and Katakana for transliteration. I can now instantly identify a page in Japanese!
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posted on
03/01/2011 12:22:03 PM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Kol ha`over `al-hapequdim mibben `esrim shanah vama`lah yitten terumat HaShem.)
To: All; dangus
A verse from Proverbs in Armenian:
ճանաչել զիմաստութիւն եւ զխրատ, իմանալ զբանս հանճարոյ
Okay, dangus. I'll stop bothering you now. But I wanted you to see the Armenian script too (though you've probably seen it a zillion times already).
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posted on
03/01/2011 12:26:51 PM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Kol ha`over `al-hapequdim mibben `esrim shanah vama`lah yitten terumat HaShem.)
A page in Gujarati, Gandhi's native language. Though most Indic languages of northern India use the Devanagari script, Gujarati has its own that eliminates the Devanagari's ever present straight line at the top.
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posted on
03/01/2011 12:31:40 PM PST
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Kol ha`over `al-hapequdim mibben `esrim shanah vama`lah yitten terumat HaShem.)
To: Zionist Conspirator
Dumb Question....one does read that from right to left?
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posted on
03/01/2011 1:29:57 PM PST
by
the lastbestlady
(I now believe that we have two lives; the life we learn with and the life we live with after that.)
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