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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Vagindra

Alphabet1
1905 - 1917 CE1.2


Vertically up-to-down, left-to-right1.2

Vagindra

Languages1,2

Buryat Mongolian and Russian

Placescition needed

Buryatia Republic, Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug, and Agin-Buryat Okrug in Siberia

Abecedary1,2

Agvan Dorzhiev, a Buryat Mongolian Tibetan Buddhist monk, developed the Vagindra script to unite the Buryats culturally.

Vag_01v1
Vagindra letter A (variant 1)
Vag_01v2
Vagindra letter A (variant 2)
Vag01v1
Vagindra letter E (variant 1)
Vag01v2
Vagindra letter E (variant 2)
Vag_02
Vagindra letter I
Vag_03
Vagindra letter O
Vag_04
Vagindra letter U
Vag_05
Vagindra letter Ö
Vag_06
Vagindra letter Ü
Vag11
Vagindra letter G
Vag11a
Vagindra letter X
Vag_07
Vagindra letter Ng
Vag_08
Vagindra letter Zh
Vag19b
Vagindra letter Ch
Vag_09
Vagindra letter Ñ
Vag12
Vagindra letter D
Vag24
Vagindra letter T
Vag14
Vagindra letter N
Vag18
Vagindra letter B
Vag_10
Vagindra letter P
Vag13
Vagindra letter M
Vag19a
Vagindra letter Z
Vag19
Vagindra letter C
Vag02
Vagindra letter W
Vag22
Vagindra letter Sh
Vag15
Vagindra letter S
Vag10
Vagindra letter Y
Vag21
Vagindra letter R
Vag_11
Vagindra letter L
Vag_12
Vagindra letter H

Contextual forms1,2

Isolated

Vag_01i
Vagindra letter A (isolated)
Vag01i
Vagindra letter E (isolated)
Vag_02i
Vagindra letter I (isolated)
Vag_03i
Vagindra letter O (isolated)
Vag_04i
Vagindra letter U (isolated)
Vag_05i
Vagindra letter Ö (isolated)
Vag_06i
Vagindra letter Ü (isolated)
Vag11i
Vagindra letter G (isolated)
Vag11ai
Vagindra letter X (isolated)
Vag_07i
Vagindra letter Ng (isolated)
Vag_08i
Vagindra letter Zh (isolated)
Vag19bi
Vagindra letter Ch (isolated)
Vag_09i
Vagindra letter Ñ (isolated)
Vag12i
Vagindra letter D (isolated)
Vag24i
Vagindra letter T (isolated)
Vag14i
Vagindra letter N (isolated)
Vag18i
Vagindra letter B (isolated)
Vag_10i
Vagindra letter P (isolated)
Vag13i
Vagindra letter M (isolated)
Vag19ai
Vagindra letter Z (isolated)
Vag19i
Vagindra letter C (isolated)
Vag02i
Vagindra letter W (isolated)
Vag22i
Vagindra letter Sh (isolated)
Vag15i
Vagindra letter S (isolated)
Vag10i
Vagindra letter Y (isolated)
Vag21i
Vagindra letter J (isolated)
Vag_11i
Vagindra letter L (isolated)
Vag_12i
Vagindra letter H (isolated)

Initial

Vag_01_1
Vagindra letter A (initial)
Vag01_1
Vagindra letter E (initial)
Vag_02_1
Vagindra letter I (initial)
Vag_03_1
Vagindra letter O (initial)
Vag_04_1
Vagindra letter U (initial)
Vag_05_1
Vagindra letter Ö (initial)
Vag_06_1
Vagindra letter Ü (initial)
Vag11_1
Vagindra letter G (initial)
Vag11a_1
Vagindra letter X (initial)
Vag_07_1
Vagindra letter Ng (initial)
Vag_08_1
Vagindra letter Zh (initial)
Vag19b_1
Vagindra letter Ch (initial)
Vag_09_1
Vagindra letter Ñ (initial)
Vag12_1
Vagindra letter D (initial)
Vag24_1
Vagindra letter T (initial)
Vag14_1
Vagindra letter N (initial)
Vag18_1
Vagindra letter B (initial)
Vag_10_1
Vagindra letter P (initial)
Vag13_1
Vagindra letter M (initial)
Vag19a_1
Vagindra letter Z (initial)
Vag19_1
Vagindra letter C (initial)
Vag02_1
Vagindra letter W (initial)
Vag22_1
Vagindra letter Sh (initial)
Vag15_1
Vagindra letter S (initial)
Vag10_1
Vagindra letter Y (initial)
Vag21_1
Vagindra letter J (initial)
Vag_11_1
Vagindra letter L (initial)
Vag_12_1
Vagindra letter H (initial)

Medial

Vag_01_2
Vagindra letter A (medial)
Vag01_2
Vagindra letter E (medial)
Vag_02_2
Vagindra letter I (medial)
Vag_03_2
Vagindra letter O (medial)
Vag_04_2
Vagindra letter U (medial)
Vag_05_2
Vagindra letter Ö (medial)
Vag_06_2
Vagindra letter Ü (medial)
Vag11_2
Vagindra letter G (medial)
Vag11a_2
Vagindra letter X (medial)
Vag_07_2
Vagindra letter Ng (medial)
Vag_08_2
Vagindra letter Zh (medial)
Vag19b_2
Vagindra letter Ch (medial)
Vag_09_2
Vagindra letter Ñ (medial)
Vag12_2
Vagindra letter D (medial)
Vag24_2
Vagindra letter T (medial)
Vag14_2
Vagindra letter N (medial)
Vag18_2
Vagindra letter B (medial)
Vag_10_2
Vagindra letter P (medial)
Vag13_2
Vagindra letter M (medial)
Vag19a_2
Vagindra letter Z (medial)
Vag19_2
Vagindra letter C (medial)
Vag02_2
Vagindra letter W (medial)
Vag22_2
Vagindra letter Sh (medial)
Vag15_2
Vagindra letter S (medial)
Vag10_2
Vagindra letter Y (medial)
Vag21_2
Vagindra letter J (medial)
Vag_11_2
Vagindra letter L (medial)
Vag_12_2
Vagindra letter H (medial)

Final

Vag_01_3
Vagindra letter A (final)
Vag01_3
Vagindra letter E (final)
Vag_02_3
Vagindra letter I (final)
Vag_03_3
Vagindra letter O (final)
Vag_04_3
Vagindra letter U (final)
Vag_05_3
Vagindra letter Ö (final)
Vag_06_3
Vagindra letter Ü (final)
Vag11_3
Vagindra letter G (final)
Vag11a_3
Vagindra letter X (final)
Vag_07_3
Vagindra letter Ng (final)
Vag_08_3
Vagindra letter Zh (final)
Vag19b_3
Vagindra letter Ch (final)
Vag_09_3
Vagindra letter Ñ (final)
Vag12_3
Vagindra letter D (final)
Vag24_3
Vagindra letter T (final)
Vag14_3
Vagindra letter N (final)
Vag18_3
Vagindra letter B (final)
Vag_10_3
Vagindra letter P (final)
Vag13_3
Vagindra letter M (final)
Vag19a_3
Vagindra letter Z (final)
Vag19_3
Vagindra letter C (final)
Vag02_3
Vagindra letter W (final)
Vag22_3
Vagindra letter Sh (final)
Vag15_3
Vagindra letter S (final)
Vag10_3
Vagindra letter Y (final)
Vag21_3
Vagindra letter J (final)
Vag_11_3
Vagindra letter L (final)
Vag_12_3
Vagindra letter H (final)

Diacritics1,2

Long vowels

Vag_01lv
Vagindra letter Ā
Vag01lv
Vagindra letter Ē
Vag_02lv
Vagindra letter Ī
Vag_03lv
Vagindra letter Ō
Vag_04lv
Vagindra letter Ū
Vag_05lv
Vagindra letter Ȫ
Vag_06lv
Vagindra letter Ǖ

Palatalised consonants

Vag11
Vagindra letter G
Vag11a
Vagindra letter X
Vag12
Vagindra letter D
Vag24
Vagindra letter T
Vag14
Vagindra letter N
Vag18
Vagindra letter B
Vag_10
Vagindra letter P
Vag13
Vagindra letter M
Vag19a
Vagindra letter Z
Vag19
Vagindra letter C
Vag02
Vagindra letter W
Vag15
Vagindra letter S
Vag21
Vagindra letter R
Vag_11
Vagindra letter L
Vag_12
Vagindra letter H
Vag11p
Vagindra letter G̊
Vag11ap
Vagindra letter X̊
Vag12p
Vagindra letter D̊
Vag24p
Vagindra letter T̊
Vag14p
Vagindra letter N̊
Vag18p
Vagindra letter B̊
Vag_10p
Vagindra letter P̊
Vag13p
Vagindra letter M̊
Vag19ap
Vagindra letter Z̊
Vag19p
Vagindra letter C̊
Vag02p
Vagindra letter W̊
Vag15p
Vagindra letter S̊
Vag21p
Vagindra letter R̊
Vag_11p
Vagindra letter L̊
Vag_12p
Vagindra letter H̊

Russian consonants

Vag11r
Vagindra letter G̣
Vag11ar
Vagindra letter X̣
Vag_08r
Vagindra letter Ẓ̌
Vag12r
Vagindra letter Ḍ
Vag18r
Vagindra letter Ḅ
Vag19ar
Vagindra letter Ẓ
Vag22r
Vagindra letter Ṣ̌
Vag18r2
Vagindra letter V
Vag_10r
Vagindra letter F

Epigraphy1

Vag_Epi01
Vag_Epi02

Chono Baatar, 1910.
(More information - here)

Script comparison1-7

Writing Script Head of ox House plan Throw stick Pear shaped mace Two diagonal strokes Plan of rectangular enclosure Arm with downward facing palm Hand Crook Water ripple Cobra Reed column Mouth Rush with shoots Head Bow Crossed sticks
Logography
            
32 c. BCE - 4 c. CE
EH01
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1
EH02
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1
EH03
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
EH06
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
EH07
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
EH08
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
EH10
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
EH11
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
EH12
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
EH13
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
EH14
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
EH15
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11
EH18
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
EH19
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
EH21
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
EH22
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
EH24
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
Mongolian (Parent)
Alphabet
            
1204 CE - Present
Mo01b
Mongolian letter E
Mo0308a
Mongolian letter Q/K
Mo0308b
Mongolian letter ɣ/G
Mo1019
Mongolian letter J
Mo11
Mongolian letter K
Mo12
Mongolian letter D
Mo13
Mongolian letter M
Mo14
Mongolian letter N
Mo15
Mongolian letter S
Mo18
Mongolian letter B
Mo19
Mongolian letter Ch
Mo21
Mongolian letter R
Mo22
Mongolian letter Sh
Mo24
Mongolian letter T
Galik (Sibling)
Alphabet
            
1587 CE - ???
Ga_01
Galik letter A
Ga_11
Galik letter E
Ga32
Galik letter Wa
Ga28
Galik letter Ya
Ga06
Galik letter Ca
Ga01
Galik letter Ka
Ga02
Galik letter Kha
Ga03
Galik letter Ga
Ga18
Galik letter Ta
Ga20
Galik letter Da
Ga27
Galik letter Ma
Ga22
Galik letter Na
Ga36
Galik letter Sa
Ga25
Galik letter Ba
Ga24
Galik letter Pha
Ga07
Galik letter Cha
Ga08
Galik letter Tša
Ga09
Galik letter Tšha
Ga10
Galik letter Dža
Ga38
Galik letter Za
Ga29
Galik letter Ra
Ga34
Galik letter Śa
Ga19
Galik letter Tha
Manchu (Sibling)
Alphabet
            
1599 CE - Present
Mch01b
Manchu letter E
Mch02
Manchu letter V
Mch02b
Manchu letter F (variant 1)
Mch02a
Manchu letter F (variant 2)
Mch03
Manchu letter K
Mch03a
Manchu letter G
Mch03b
Manchu letter H
Mch10
Manchu letter J
Mch19a
Manchu letter J'
Mch03c
Manchu letter K'
Mch11a
Manchu letter G
Mch11b
Manchu letter H
Mch12
Manchu letter T (medial)
Mch12a
Manchu letter T (medial)
Mch13
Manchu letter M
Mch14
Manchu letter N
Mch15
Manchu letter S
Mch_07
Manchu letter Ts'
Mch_08
Manchu letter Dz
Mch18
Manchu letter B
Mch19
Manchu letter C
Mch19a
Manchu letter C'
Mch21
Manchu letter R
Mch22
Manchu letter Sh
Mch24
Manchu letter T (initial)
Mch24a
Manchu letter T (initial)
Oirat
Alphabet
            
1648 CE - Present
CO02
Oirat letter V
CO08
Oirat letter X/K
CO10
Oirat letter J
CO19a
Oirat letter C
CO11
Oirat letter G
CO11a
Oirat letter K
CO11b
Oirat letter K
CO12
Oirat letter D
CO13
Oirat letter M
CO14
Oirat letter N
CO15
Oirat letter S
CO18
Oirat letter B
CO19
Oirat letter Z
CO19b
Oirat letter Dz
CO21
Oirat letter R
CO22
Oirat letter Sh
CO24
Oirat letter T
Vagindra
Alphabet
            
1905 - 1917 CE
Vag01
Vagindra letter E
Vag02
Vagindra letter W
Vag10
Vagindra letter Y
Vag19a
Vagindra letter Z
Vag11
Vagindra letter G
Vag11a
Vagindra letter X
Vag12
Vagindra letter D
Vag13
Vagindra letter M
Vag14
Vagindra letter N
Vag15
Vagindra letter S
Vag18
Vagindra letter B
Vag19
Vagindra letter C
Vag19b
Vagindra letter Ch
Vag21
Vagindra letter R
Vag22
Vagindra letter Sh
Vag24
Vagindra letter T

Lineage1,2,8-14


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳Imperial Aramaic
     ↳Old Sogdian
      ↳Cursive Sogdian
       ↳Old Uyghur
        ↳Mongolian
         ↳Galik (selected letters)
          ↳Vagindra
         ↳Manchu (selected letter)
          ↳Vagindra
         ↳Oirat (selected letter)
          ↳Vagindra
         ↳Vagindra