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[–] abrahambelch 81 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Which language uses these signs? It truly looks like some kind of alien language

[–] [email protected] 133 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Glagolitic script. Oldest known Slavic alphabet according to Wikipedia.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago

I found it! its the Glagolitic script used in the 9th century before Cyrillic took over:

ⰀⰁⰂⰃⰄⰅⰆⰇⰈⰉⰊⰋⰌⰍⰎⰏⰐⰑⰒⰓⰔⰕⰖⰗⰘⰙⰚⰛⰜⰝⰞⰟⰠⰡⰢⰣⰤⰥⰦⰧⰨⰩⰪⰫⰬⰭⰮⰰⰱⰲⰳⰴⰵⰶⰷⰸⰹⰺⰻⰼⰽⰾⰿⱀⱁⱂⱃⱄⱅⱆⱇⱈⱉⱊⱋⱌⱍⱎⱏⱐⱑⱒⱓⱔⱕⱖⱗⱘⱙⱚⱛⱜⱝⱞ
[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

I would like to know too! Never saw that writing system before.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

No that looks like

⌶⌷⌸⌹⌺⌻⌼⌽⌾⌿⍀⍁⍂⍃⍄⍅⍆⍇⍈⍉⍊⍋⍌⍍⍎⍏⍐⍑⍒⍓⍔⍕⍖⍗⍘⍙⍚⍛⍜⍝⍞⍟⍠⍡⍢⍣⍤⍥⍦⍧⍨⍩⍪⍫⍬⍭⍮⍯⍰⍱⍲⍳⍴⍵⍶⍷⍸⍹⍺
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think it's the Ge'ez script used in Ethiopian.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't look like it to me:

ልዩ ጊዜ ነበር። አሁን የሚሆነውን ለማስተዋል የኢንተርኔት አውራጃ ማረጋገጥ ነበር።
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah, you are right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

That’s what I thought I saw too