Vie, or We (Asomtavruli: Ⴣ; Nuskhuri: ⴣ; Mkhedruli: ჳ; Mtavruli: Ჳ; Georgian: ჳე, ვიე) is the 22nd letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 400. In the Georgian language, it represented the diphthong /wi/.[2] It is now obsolete in the Georgian language, due to it gradually being pronounced as the digraph ვი (vi) overtime.[3] Currently, this letter is still used in the Svan language, representing the voiced labial-velar approximant /w/.[4] It is typically romanized with the letters W, and Ü, or with the digraph Wi.[5]
Letter
| asomtavruli
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nuskhuri
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mkhedruli
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mtavruli
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Three-dimensional
| asomtavruli
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nuskhuri
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mkhedruli
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Stroke order
Computer encodings
Character information
| Preview |
Ⴣ |
ⴣ |
ჳ |
Ჳ
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| Unicode name
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GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER WE[7]
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GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER WE[8]
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GEORGIAN LETTER WE[7]
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GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER WE
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| Encodings |
decimal |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex
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| Unicode |
4291 |
U+10C3 |
11555 |
U+2D23 |
4339 |
U+10F3 |
7347 |
U+1CB3
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| UTF-8 |
225 131 131 |
E1 83 83 |
226 180 163 |
E2 B4 A3 |
225 131 179 |
E1 83 B3 |
225 178 179 |
E1 B2 B3
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| Numeric character reference |
Ⴣ |
Ⴣ |
ⴣ |
ⴣ |
ჳ |
ჳ |
Ჳ |
Ჳ
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See also
References
- ^ Machavariani, p. 136
- ^ Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
- ^ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 77
- ^ Varlam Topuria, A Course of the Svan Language Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, p. 18
- ^ "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
- ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
- ^ a b Unicode (1)
- ^ Unicode (2)
Bibliography
- Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991-2013
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991-2013