Geʽez, Tigrinya, Amharic, Tigre, Guragigna, Harari, Ethio-Eritrean Semitic languages, some Cushitic languages and Nilotic languages, etc.
Horn of Africa - Ethiopia and Eritrea
Ge'ez letter Hoy (hä)
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Ge'ez letter Hoy (hu)
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Ge'ez letter Hoy (hi)
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Ge'ez letter Hoy (ha)
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Ge'ez letter Hoy (he)
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Ge'ez letter Hoy (hə)
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Ge'ez letter Hoy (ho)
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Ge'ez letter Läwe (lä)
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Ge'ez letter Läwe (lu)
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Ge'ez letter Läwe (li)
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Ge'ez letter Läwe (la)
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Ge'ez letter Läwe (le)
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Ge'ez letter Läwe (lə)
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Ge'ez letter Läwe (lo)
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Ge'ez letter Läwe (lwa)
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Ge'ez letter Ḥäwt (ḥä)
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Ge'ez letter Ḥäwt (hu)
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Ge'ez letter Ḥäwt (hi)
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Ge'ez letter Ḥäwt (ha)
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Ge'ez letter Ḥäwt (he)
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Ge'ez letter Ḥäwt (hə)
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Ge'ez letter Ḥäwt (ho)
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Ge'ez letter Ḥäwt (hwa)
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Ge'ez letter May (mä)
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Ge'ez letter May (mu)
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Ge'ez letter May (mi)
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Ge'ez letter May (ma)
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Ge'ez letter May (me)
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Ge'ez letter May (mə)
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Ge'ez letter May (mo)
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Ge'ez letter May (mwa)
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Ge'ez letter May (mjä)
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Ge'ez letter Śäwt (śä)
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Ge'ez letter Śäwt (śu)
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Ge'ez letter Śäwt (śi)
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Ge'ez letter Śäwt (śa)
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Ge'ez letter Śäwt (śe)
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Ge'ez letter Śäwt (śə)
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Ge'ez letter Śäwt (śo)
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Ge'ez letter Śäwt (śwa)
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Ge'ez letter Rəʾs (rä)
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Ge'ez letter Rəʾs (ru)
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Ge'ez letter Rəʾs (ri)
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Ge'ez letter Rəʾs (ra)
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Ge'ez letter Rəʾs (re)
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Ge'ez letter Rəʾs (rə)
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Ge'ez letter Rəʾs (ro)
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Ge'ez letter Rəʾs (rwa)
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Ge'ez letter Rəʾs (rjä)
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Ge'ez letter Sat (sä)
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Ge'ez letter Sat (su)
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Ge'ez letter Sat (si)
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Ge'ez letter Sat (sa)
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Ge'ez letter Sat (se)
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Ge'ez letter Sat (sə)
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Ge'ez letter Sat (so)
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Ge'ez letter Sat (swa)
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Ge'ez letter Ḳaf (ḳä)
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Ge'ez letter Ḳaf (ḳu)
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Ge'ez letter Ḳaf (ḳi)
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Ge'ez letter Ḳaf (ḳa)
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Ge'ez letter Ḳaf (ḳe)
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Ge'ez letter Ḳaf (ḳə)
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Ge'ez letter Ḳaf (ḳo)
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Ge'ez letter Ḳaf (ḳwa)
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Ge'ez letter Bet (bä)
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Ge'ez letter Bet (bu)
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Ge'ez letter Bet (bi)
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Ge'ez letter Bet (ba)
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Ge'ez letter Bet (be)
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Ge'ez letter Bet (bə)
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Ge'ez letter Bet (bo)
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Ge'ez letter Bet (bwa)
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Ge'ez letter Täwe (tä)
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Ge'ez letter Täwe (tu)
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Ge'ez letter Täwe (ti)
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Ge'ez letter Täwe (ta)
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Ge'ez letter Täwe (te)
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Ge'ez letter Täwe (tə)
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Ge'ez letter Täwe (to)
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Ge'ez letter Täwe (twa)
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Ge'ez letter Ḫarm (ḫä)
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Ge'ez letter Ḫarm (ḫu)
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Ge'ez letter Ḫarm (ḫi)
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Ge'ez letter Ḫarm (ḫa)
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Ge'ez letter Ḫarm (ḫe)
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Ge'ez letter Ḫarm (ḫə)
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Ge'ez letter Ḫarm (ḫo)
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Ge'ez letter Ḫarm (ḫwa)
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Ge'ez letter Nähas (nä)
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Ge'ez letter Nähas (nu)
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Ge'ez letter Nähas (ni)
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Ge'ez letter Nähas (na)
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Ge'ez letter Nähas (ne)
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Ge'ez letter Nähas (nə)
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Ge'ez letter Nähas (no)
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Ge'ez letter Nähas (nwa)
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Ge'ez letter ʼÄlf (ʾä)
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Ge'ez letter ʼÄlf (ʾu)
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Ge'ez letter ʼÄlf (ʾi)
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Ge'ez letter ʼÄlf (ʾa)
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Ge'ez letter ʼÄlf (ʾe)
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Ge'ez letter ʼÄlf (ʾə)
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Ge'ez letter ʼÄlf (ʾo)
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Ge'ez letter ʼÄlf (ʾwa)
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Ge'ez letter Kaf (kä)
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Ge'ez letter Kaf (ku)
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Ge'ez letter Kaf (ki)
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Ge'ez letter Kaf (ka)
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Ge'ez letter Kaf (ke)
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Ge'ez letter Kaf (kə)
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Ge'ez letter Kaf (ko)
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Ge'ez letter Kaf (kwa)
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Ge'ez letter Wäwe (wä)
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Ge'ez letter Wäwe (wu)
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Ge'ez letter Wäwe (wi)
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Ge'ez letter Wäwe (wa)
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Ge'ez letter Wäwe (we)
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Ge'ez letter Wäwe (wə)
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Ge'ez letter Wäwe (wo)
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Ge'ez letter ʽÄyn (ʽä)
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Ge'ez letter ʽÄyn (ʽu)
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Ge'ez letter ʽÄyn (ʽi)
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Ge'ez letter ʽÄyn (ʽa)
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Ge'ez letter ʽÄyn (ʽe)
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Ge'ez letter ʽÄyn (ʽə)
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Ge'ez letter ʽÄyn (ʽo)
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Ge'ez letter Zäy (zä)
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Ge'ez letter Zäy (zu)
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Ge'ez letter Zäy (zi)
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Ge'ez letter Zäy (za)
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Ge'ez letter Zäy (ze)
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Ge'ez letter Zäy (zə)
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Ge'ez letter Zäy (zo)
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Ge'ez letter Zäy (zwa)
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Ge'ez letter Yämän (yä)
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Ge'ez letter Yämän (yu)
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Ge'ez letter Yämän (yi)
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Ge'ez letter Yämän (ya)
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Ge'ez letter Yämän (ye)
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Ge'ez letter Yämän (yə)
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Ge'ez letter Yämän (yo)
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Ge'ez letter Dänt (du)
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Ge'ez letter Dänt (di)
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Ge'ez letter Dänt (da)
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Ge'ez letter Dänt (de)
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Ge'ez letter Dänt (də)
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Ge'ez letter Dänt (do)
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Ge'ez letter Dänt (dwa)
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Ge'ez letter Gäml (gä)
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Ge'ez letter Gäml (gu)
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Ge'ez letter Gäml (gi)
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Ge'ez letter Gäml (ga)
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Ge'ez letter Gäml (ge)
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Ge'ez letter Gäml (gə)
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Ge'ez letter Gäml (go)
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Ge'ez letter Gäml (gwa)
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Ge'ez letter Ṭäyt (ṭä)
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Ge'ez letter Ṭäyt (ṭu)
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Ge'ez letter Ṭäyt (ṭi)
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Ge'ez letter Ṭäyt (ṭa)
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Ge'ez letter Ṭäyt (ṭe)
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Ge'ez letter Ṭäyt (ṭə)
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Ge'ez letter Ṭäyt (ṭo)
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Ge'ez letter Ṭäyt (ṭwa)
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Ge'ez letter P̣äyt (p̣ä)
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Ge'ez letter P̣äyt (p̣u)
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Ge'ez letter P̣äyt (p̣i)
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Ge'ez letter P̣äyt (p̣a)
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Ge'ez letter P̣äyt (p̣e)
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Ge'ez letter P̣äyt (p̣ə)
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Ge'ez letter P̣äyt (p̣o)
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Ge'ez letter P̣äyt (p̣wa)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣädäy (ṣä)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣädäy (ṣu)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣädäy (ṣi)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣädäy (ṣa)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣädäy (ṣe)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣädäy (ṣə)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣädäy (ṣo)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣädäy (ṣwa)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣ́äppä (ṣä)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣ́äppä (ṣu)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣ́äppä (ṣi)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣ́äppä (ṣa)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣ́äppä (ṣe)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣ́äppä (ṣə)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣ́äppä (ṣo)
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Ge'ez letter Äf (fä)
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Ge'ez letter Äf (fu)
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Ge'ez letter Äf (fi)
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Ge'ez letter Äf (fa)
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Ge'ez letter Äf (fe)
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Ge'ez letter Äf (fə)
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Ge'ez letter Äf (fo)
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Ge'ez letter Äf (fwa)
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Ge'ez letter Äf (fjä)
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Ge'ez letter Psa (pä)
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Ge'ez letter Psa (pu)
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Ge'ez letter Psa (pi)
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Ge'ez letter Psa (pa)
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Ge'ez letter Psa (pe)
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Ge'ez letter Psa (pə)
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Ge'ez letter Psa (po)
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Ge'ez letter Psa (pwa)
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Ge'ez letter šä
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Ge'ez letter šu
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Ge'ez letter ši
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Ge'ez letter ša
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Ge'ez letter še
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Ge'ez letter šə
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Ge'ez letter šo
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Ge'ez letter šwa
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰä
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰu
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰi
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰa
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰe
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰə
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰo
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰwä
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰwi
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰwa
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰwe
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Ge'ez letter ḳʰwə
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Ge'ez letter vä
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Ge'ez letter vu
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Ge'ez letter vi
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Ge'ez letter va
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Ge'ez letter ve
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Ge'ez letter və
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Ge'ez letter vo
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Ge'ez letter vwa
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Ge'ez letter čä
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Ge'ez letter ču
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Ge'ez letter či
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Ge'ez letter ča
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Ge'ez letter če
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Ge'ez letter čə
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Ge'ez letter čo
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Ge'ez letter čwa
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Ge'ez letter ŋʷä
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Ge'ez letter ŋʷi
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Ge'ez letter ŋʷe
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Ge'ez letter ŋʷə
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Ge'ez letter ñä
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Ge'ez letter ñu
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Ge'ez letter ñi
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Ge'ez letter ña
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Ge'ez letter ñe
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Ge'ez letter ñə
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Ge'ez letter ño
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Ge'ez letter ñwa
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Ge'ez letter xä
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Ge'ez letter xu
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Ge'ez letter xi
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Ge'ez letter xa
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Ge'ez letter xe
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Ge'ez letter xə
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Ge'ez letter xo
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Ge'ez letter xʷä
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Ge'ez letter xʷi
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Ge'ez letter xʷa
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Ge'ez letter xʷe
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Ge'ez letter xʷə
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Ge'ez letter žä
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Ge'ez letter žu
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Ge'ez letter ži
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Ge'ez letter ža
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Ge'ez letter že
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Ge'ez letter žə
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Ge'ez letter žo
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Ge'ez letter žwa
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Ge'ez letter ǧä
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Ge'ez letter ǧu
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Ge'ez letter ǧi
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Ge'ez letter ǧa
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Ge'ez letter ǧe
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Ge'ez letter ǧə
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Ge'ez letter ǧo
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Ge'ez letter ǧwa
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Ge'ez letter ŋä
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Ge'ez letter ŋu
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Ge'ez letter ŋi
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Ge'ez letter ŋa
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Ge'ez letter ŋe
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Ge'ez letter ŋə
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Ge'ez letter ŋo
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Ge'ez letter ŋwa
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Ge'ez letter č̣ä
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Ge'ez letter č̣u
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Ge'ez letter č̣i
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Ge'ez letter č̣a
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Ge'ez letter č̣e
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Ge'ez letter č̣ə
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Ge'ez letter č̣o
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Ge'ez letter č̣wa
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የሰው፡ልጅ፡ሁሉ፡ሲወለድ፡ነጻና፡በክብርና፡በመብትም፡እኩልነት፡ያለው፡ነው።፡
የተፈጥሮ፡ማስተዋልና፡ሕሊና፡ስላለው፡አንዱ፡ሌላውን፡በወንድማማችነት፡መንፈስ፡መመልከት፡ይገባዋል።
yesewi፡liji፡hulu፡sīweledi፡nets’ana፡bekibirina፡bemebitimi፡ikulineti፡yalewi፡newi።፡
yetefet’iro፡masitewalina፡ḥilīna፡silalewi፡ānidu፡lēlawini፡bewenidimamachineti፡menifesi፡memeliketi፡yigebawali።
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Writing Script | Head of ox | House plan | Throw stick | Nile tilapia | Man with arms raised | Pear shaped mace | Two diagonal strokes | Plan of rectangular enclosure | Heart and trachea | Arm with downward facing palm | Hand | Crook | Water ripple | Cobra | Reed column | Eye | Wick | Mouth | Rush with shoots | Cord on stick | Head | Bow | Crossed sticks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logography |
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
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Ancient South Arabian (Parent) | Abugida |
Ancient South Arabian letter Alef (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Alef (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Beth (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Beth (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Gimel (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Gimel (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Daleth (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Daleth (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Dhadhe (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Dhadhe (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter He (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter He (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Waw (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Waw (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Zayn (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Zayn (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Heth (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Heth (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Kheth (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Kheth (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Teth (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Teth (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Yodh (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Yodh (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Kaph (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Kaph (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Lamedh (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Lamedh (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Mem (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Mem (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Nun (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Nun (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Samekh (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Samekh (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Sat (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Sat (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Ayn (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Ayn (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Ghayn (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Ghayn (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Fe (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Fe (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Sadhe (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Sadhe (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Qoph (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Qoph (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Resh (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Resh (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Shin (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Shin (minuscule)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Taw (monumental variant)
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Ancient South Arabian letter Taw (minuscule)
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Ge’ez | Abugida
5-6 c. BCE - Present |
Ge'ez letter ʼÄlf (ʾä)
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Ge'ez letter Bet (bä)
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Ge'ez letter Gäml (gä)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣ́äppä (ṣä)
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Ge'ez letter Hoy (hä)
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Ge'ez letter Wäwe (wä)
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Ge'ez letter Zäy (zä)
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Ge'ez letter Ḥäwt (ḥä)
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Ge'ez letter Ḫarm (ḫä)
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Ge'ez letter Ṭäyt (ṭä)
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Ge'ez letter Yämän (yä)
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Ge'ez letter Kaf (kä)
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Ge'ez letter Läwe (lä)
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Ge'ez letter May (mä)
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Ge'ez letter Nähas (nä)
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Ge'ez letter Sat (sä)
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Ge'ez letter ʽÄyn (ʽä)
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Ge'ez letter Äf (fä)
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Ge'ez letter Ṣädäy (ṣä)
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Ge'ez letter Ḳaf (ḳä)
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Ge'ez letter Rəʾs (rä)
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Ge'ez letter Śäwt (śä)
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Ge'ez letter Täwe (tä)
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