Vithkuqi
Script details
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| Code | Vith |
| Script type | alphabet |
| Region | European |
| Status | Historical |
| Direction | LTR |
| Baseline | bottom |
| Case | yes |
| White space | between words |
| Complex behaviors | |
| OpenType code | vith |
| ISO 15924 Numeric Code / Key | 228 (left-to-right alphabetic) |
Script description
Büthakukye was an alphabetic script invented around 1840 for writing the Albanian language.
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It is sometimes called Veqilharxhi, after its inventor, Naum Veqilharxhi, or Vithkuqi, after his birthplace, the village of Vithkuq. The script was written from left to right using thirty-two characters. There is modern interest in this historic script.
Languages that use this script
| Language | Writing System Code | Writing System Status | SLDR/CLDR locale | Regional variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | sq-Vith | obsolete | sq-Vith-AL (Albania) |
Unicode status
In The Unicode Standard, Vithkuqi (Veqilharxhi or Büthakukye) script implementation is discussed in Chapter 8 Europe-II — Ancient and Other Scripts
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Resources
- ScriptSource page for Vithkuqi - all about scripts, languages, and writing systems
- Wikipedia article on Vithkuqi