Georgian alphabet among world’s most attractive writings
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The Georgian alphabet has been named among the top five most beautiful alphabets in the world by an international travel website.
The US-based Matador Network wrote over the last 2,500 years, the Latin alphabet had become so popular it had swept away writing systems of people once dominated by the Romans. Despite the popularity of the Latin symbols, more than two billion people still wrote in other formats "and a few of them displayed an impressive handmade beauty”.
The website ranked Georgian among the five of the most aesthetically attractive alphabets in the world.
"The Georgian alphabet shows an elegance that brings to mind Arabic, combined with a child-like simplicity expressed in rounded curves,” the website wrote.
It also stressed the challenges the language currently faced.
"Squeezed between Turkey and Russia, Georgia has its own language and alphabet, both of which are threatened by Russian domination,” the Matador Network wrote.
"In the last century, Russian imperialist policy resulted in the annexation of more than half of Georgia’s original area. […] The Russian desire to control oil pipelines that run under Georgia also represents a menace to the sovereignty of the local culture.”
Meanwhile Georgians were extremely proud of their unique writing system, which comprised of 33 characters. They celebrated their Mother Language Day on April 14, which marked Georgia's courageous victory over the Soviet repressive machine in maintaining the Georgian language as the country’s official language.
On April 14, 1978, hundreds of Georgians took to the streets in Tbilisi in protest against the Soviet Empire’s decision to remove words in the Georgian Constitution that would guarantee Georgian as the country’s official language.
Local students, professors, teachers and citizens strictly opposed the decision so the Soviet regime was forced to step back. This was an unprecedented case when the regime withdrew and backed down to the community’s demands.
To this day the origins of the Georgian alphabet are poorly known however the scholarly consensus points to the Georgian alphabet being created in the 4th century AD, or at the latest in the early 5th century.
The Georgian alphabet is the only alphabet in the world that is pronounced exactly the same way it is written.
All letters are unicameral meaning they make no distinction between upper and lower case.
Georgia is celebrating Mother Language Day today, which marks Georgia's courageous victory over the Soviet repressive machine in maintaining the Georgian language as the country’s official language.
Georgia is embracing a new campaign to encourage people to protect the Georgian language and abstain from using hybrid and loan words.
The ancient Georgian alphabet has been granted the national status of cultural heritage.
The ancient Georgian alphabet has been granted the national status of cultural heritage in Georgia and is now one step closer to gaining recognition worldwide.
Georgia is celebrating Mother Language Day today, which marks Georgia's courageous victory over the Soviet repressive machine in maintaining the Georgian language as the country’s official language.
Estonia’s capital city Tallinn is hosting an exhibition about the ancient Georgian alphabet, which is named among the top five most beautiful alphabets in the world.
Students in the Argentina’s capital are being given a rare opportunity to learn Georgian language from their home nation.
The National Library of Georgia has provided various textbooks to Charles University to help students explore the Georgian culture and writings on science and art.
Georgian calligraphists, language enthusiasts and businesses are uniting to promote the unique Georgian alphabet and encouraging people use it on their electronic devices.
Georgian calligraphy has been honoured at a special exhibition in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
The Georgian alphabet, described as a "living culture of three writing systems”, has been added to UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Georgia is celebrating Mother Language Day today, marking the country's victory over Soviet attempts to do away with Georgian as the official language of Georgia.
Bjørn Berge, the Deputy Secretary General of Council of Europe, on Friday congratulated Georgian institutions, officials and citizens on the Mother Language Day by highlighting the “important historical background” of the date.
Tamar Taliashvili, Georgia’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, on Friday introduced facts on the Georgian language and the significance of Mother Language Day to members of the Committee of Council of Europe in comments marking the national holiday.