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Vie
Ⴣ ⴣ ჳ Ჳ
Usage
Writing systemGeorgian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originGeorgian language
Svan language
Sound values[wi], [w]
In UnicodeU+10C3, U+2D23, U+10F3, U+1CB3
Alphabetical position22
History
Time periodc. 430 to present
TransliterationsW, Ü, Wi
Other
Associated numbers400
Writing directionLeft-to-right

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 nuskhuri mkhedruli mtavruli

Three-dimensional

asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli

Stroke order

asomtavruli[6]

Computer encodings

Character information
PreviewჃⴣჳᲳ
Unicode name GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER WE[7] GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER WE[8] GEORGIAN LETTER WE[7] GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER WE
Encodingsdecimalhexdechexdechexdechex
Unicode4291U+10C311555U+2D234339U+10F37347U+1CB3
UTF-8225 131 131E1 83 83226 180 163E2 B4 A3225 131 179E1 83 B3225 178 179E1 B2 B3
Numeric character referenceჃჃⴣⴣჳჳᲳᲳ

See also

References

  1. Machavariani, p. 136
  2. Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
  3. Mchedlidze, (2) p. 77
  4. Varlam Topuria, A Course of the Svan Language Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, p. 18
  5. "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
  6. Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
  7. Unicode (1)
  8. 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