Buryat Mongolian and Russian
Buryatia Republic, Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug, and Agin-Buryat Okrug in Siberia
Agvan Dorzhiev, a Buryat Mongolian Tibetan Buddhist monk, developed the Vagindra script to unite the Buryats culturally.
Vagindra letter A (variant 1)
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Vagindra letter A (variant 2)
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Vagindra letter E (variant 1)
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Vagindra letter E (variant 1)e
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Vagindra letter E (variant 2)
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Vagindra letter I
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Vagindra letter O
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Vagindra letter U
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Vagindra letter Ö
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Vagindra letter Ü
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Vagindra letter G
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Vagindra letter X
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Vagindra letter Ng
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Vagindra letter Zh
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Vagindra letter Ch
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Vagindra letter Ñ
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Vagindra letter D
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Vagindra letter T
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Vagindra letter N
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Vagindra letter B
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Vagindra letter P
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Vagindra letter M
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Vagindra letter Z
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Vagindra letter C
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Vagindra letter W
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Vagindra letter Sh
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Vagindra letter S
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Vagindra letter Y
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Vagindra letter R
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Vagindra letter L
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Vagindra letter H
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Isolated |
![]() Vagindra letter A (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter E (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter I (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter O (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter U (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ö (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ü (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter G (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter X (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ng (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter Zh (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ch (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ñ (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter D (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter T (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter N (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter B (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter P (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter M (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter Z (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter C (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter W (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter Sh (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter S (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter Y (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter J (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter L (isolated) |
![]() Vagindra letter H (isolated) |
Initial |
![]() Vagindra letter A (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter E (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter I (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter O (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter U (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ö (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ü (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter G (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter X (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ng (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Zh (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ch (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ñ (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter D (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter T (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter N (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter B (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter P (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter M (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Z (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter C (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter W (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Sh (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter S (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Y (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter J (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter L (initial) |
![]() Vagindra letter H (initial) |
Medial |
![]() Vagindra letter A (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter E (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter I (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter O (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter U (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ö (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ü (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter G (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter X (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ng (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Zh (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ch (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ñ (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter D (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter T (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter N (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter B (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter P (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter M (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Z (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter C (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter W (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Sh (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter S (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter Y (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter J (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter L (medial) |
![]() Vagindra letter H (medial) |
Final |
![]() Vagindra letter A (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter E (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter I (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter O (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter U (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ö (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ü (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter G (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter X (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ng (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter Zh (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ch (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter Ñ (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter D (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter T (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter N (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter B (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter P (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter M (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter Z (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter C (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter W (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter Sh (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter S (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter Y (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter J (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter L (final) |
![]() Vagindra letter H (final) |
Vagindra letter Ā
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Vagindra letter Ē
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Vagindra letter Ī
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Vagindra letter Ō
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Vagindra letter Ū
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Vagindra letter Ȫ
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Vagindra letter Ǖ
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Vagindra letter G
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Vagindra letter X
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Vagindra letter D
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Vagindra letter T
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Vagindra letter N
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Vagindra letter B
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Vagindra letter P
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Vagindra letter M
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Vagindra letter Z
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Vagindra letter C
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Vagindra letter W
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Vagindra letter S
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Vagindra letter R
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Vagindra letter L
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Vagindra letter H
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Vagindra letter G̊
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Vagindra letter X̊
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Vagindra letter D̊
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Vagindra letter T̊
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Vagindra letter N̊
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Vagindra letter B̊
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Vagindra letter P̊
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Vagindra letter M̊
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Vagindra letter Z̊
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Vagindra letter C̊
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Vagindra letter W̊
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Vagindra letter S̊
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Vagindra letter R̊
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Vagindra letter L̊
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Vagindra letter H̊
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Vagindra letter G̣
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Vagindra letter X̣
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Vagindra letter Ẓ̌
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Vagindra letter Ḍ
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Vagindra letter Ḅ
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Vagindra letter Ẓ
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Vagindra letter Ṣ̌
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Vagindra letter V
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Vagindra letter F
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| 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
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1𓃾Head of Ox
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1𓉐House plan
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14𓌙Throw stick
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3𓌉Pear shaped mace
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4𓏭Two diagonal strokes
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O6𓉗Plan of rectangular enclosure
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42𓂣Arm with downward facing palm
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46𓂧Hand
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39𓋿Crook
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35𓈖Water ripple
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10𓆓Cobra
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11𓊽Reed column
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21𓂋Mouth
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22𓇑Rush with roots
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1𓁶Head
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a𓌓Bow
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9𓏴Crossed sticks
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| Mongolian (Parent) | Alphabet
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Mongolian letter E
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Mongolian letter Eᠡe
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Mongolian letter Q/K
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Mongolian letter Q/Kᠬq/k
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Mongolian letter ɣ/G
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Mongolian letter ɣ/Gᠭɣ/g
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Mongolian letter J
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Mongolian letter Jᠵj
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Mongolian letter K
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Mongolian letter Kk
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Mongolian letter D
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Mongolian letter Dᠳd
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Mongolian letter M
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Mongolian letter Mᠮm
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Mongolian letter N
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Mongolian letter Nᠨn
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Mongolian letter S
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Mongolian letter Sᠰs
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Mongolian letter B
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Mongolian letter Bᠪb
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Mongolian letter Ch
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Mongolian letter Chᠴch
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Mongolian letter R
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Mongolian letter Rᠷr
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Mongolian letter Sh
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Mongolian letter Shᠱsh
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Mongolian letter T
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Mongolian letter Tᠲt
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| Galik (Sibling) | Alphabet
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Galik letter A
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Galik letter E
Galik letter Wa
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Galik letter Ya
Galik letter Ca
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Galik letter Ka
Galik letter Kha
Galik letter Ga
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Galik letter Ta
Galik letter Da
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Galik letter Ma
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Galik letter Na
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Galik letter Sa
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Galik letter Ba
Galik letter Pha
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Galik letter Cha
Galik letter Tša
Galik letter Tšha
Galik letter Dža
Galik letter Za
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Galik letter Ra
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Galik letter Śa
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Galik letter Tha
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| Manchu (Sibling) | Alphabet
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Manchu letter E
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Manchu letter V
Manchu letter F (variant 1)
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Manchu letter F (variant 1)ᡶ᠋Used before I, O, U, and Ū
Manchu letter F (variant 2)
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Manchu letter K
Manchu letter G
Manchu letter H
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Manchu letter J
Manchu letter J'
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Manchu letter K'
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Manchu letter K'ᠺUsed before A and O for Chinese K.
Manchu letter G
Manchu letter H
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Manchu letter T (medial)
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Manchu letter T (medial)᠊ᡨ᠋᠊Used before A, O, Ū, and I.
Manchu letter T (medial)
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Manchu letter M
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Manchu letter N
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Manchu letter S
Manchu letter Ts'
Manchu letter Dz
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Manchu letter B
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Manchu letter C
Manchu letter C'
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Manchu letter R
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Manchu letter Sh
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Manchu letter T (initial)
Manchu letter T (initial)
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| Oirat (Sibling) | Alphabet
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Oirat letter V
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Oirat letter X/K
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Oirat letter J
Oirat letter C
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Oirat letter G
Oirat letter K
Oirat letter K
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Oirat letter D
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Oirat letter M
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Oirat letter N
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Oirat letter S
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Oirat letter B
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Oirat letter Z
Oirat letter Dz
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Oirat letter R
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Oirat letter Sh
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Oirat letter T
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| Vagindra | Alphabet
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Vagindra letter E
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Vagindra letter W
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Vagindra letter Y
Vagindra letter Z
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Vagindra letter G
Vagindra letter X
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Vagindra letter D
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Vagindra letter M
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Vagindra letter N
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Vagindra letter S
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Vagindra letter B
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Vagindra letter C
Vagindra letter Ch
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Vagindra letter R
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Vagindra letter Sh
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Vagindra letter T
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