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From: Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz>
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Subject: Re: Bulgarians pay tribute to Cyrillic script forefathers on St Cyril
 and Methodius Day
Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 09:33:30 +1200
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On 26/05/2025 11:19 p.m., Ross Clark wrote:
> On 26/05/2025 6:22 p.m., Tilde wrote:
>>
>> https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/24/bulgarians-pay-tribute-to-ancient-founders-of-slavic-script-in-ceremony-marking-holiday 
>>
>>
>> Bulgarians turned out en masse on Saturday to
>> honour the legacy of Saint Cyril and Methodius,
>> the founders of the Cyrillic alphabet, during
>> one of their most important cultural and national
>> holidays in the Balkan country.
>> ...
>> The two were born in today's Greece in the 9th
>> century and are credited with creating Glagolic,
>> an alphabet that was later adapted by multiple
>> scholars across the Balkans and evolved into the
>> Cyrillic alphabet.
>> ...
>> Sometimes referred to in Bulgaria as "Spiritual
>> Easter," 11 May and 24 May are now recognised as
>> the "Days of Bulgarian Education and Culture and
>> of the Slavic Alphabet."
>> ...
> 
> ⰲⱐⱄⰻ ⰱⱁ ⰾⱓⰴⰻⰵ ⱃⱁⰴⱔⱅⱏ ⱄⱔ ⱄⰲⱁⰱⱁⰴⱐⱀⰻ ⰻ ⱃⰰⰲⱐⱀⰻ ⰲⱏ ⰴⱁⱄⱅⱁⰻⱀⱐⱄⱅⰲⱑ ⰻ ⰸⰰⰽⱁⱀⱑ· ⱁⱀⰻ 
> ⱄⱘⱅⱏ ⱁⰴⰰⱃⰵⱀⰻ ⱃⰰⰸⱆⰿⱁⰿⱐ ⰻ ⱄⱏⰲⱑⰴⰻⱙ ⰻ ⰴⱏⰾⰶⱐⱀⰻ ⱄⱘⱅⱏ ⰴⱑⰰⱅⰻ ⰲⱏ ⰴⱆⱄⱑ ⰱⱃⰰⱅⱐⱄⱅⰲⰰ·

This looks like a couple of rows of old-style playing cards on my 
screen. I blame my ancient computer. But the information is there, coded 
as tiny numerals: 2C (32-50-44-38  31-41  36-53-34-38-35...). Probably 
more recognizable on other machines.

It was meant as a cheerful response to the news about the Bulgarians 
celebrating the work of Cyril and Methodius. It's the sample text in 
Glagolitic (a nice modern font) from Omniglot.

Transliteration

Vĭsi bo ljudije rodętŭ sę svobodĭni i ravĭni vŭ dostoinĭstvě i z​akoně. 
Oni sǫtŭ odarjeni razumomĭ i sŭvědijǫ i dŭlžĭni sǫtŭ dějati vŭ dusě 
bratĭstva.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are 
endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in 
a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

https://www.omniglot.com/writing/glagolitic.htm

"Glagolitic" is the normal English name for this alphabet; and it's not 
correct to say that it "evolved into" Cyrillic. They were separate 
creations, Glagolitic being the earlier.

Paul Cubberly's "most likely" scenario (in The World's Writing Systems):

""Glagolitic was formed by the adaptation of cursive Greek by some Slavs 
during the couple of centuries preceding the 860s. It was formalized by 
Constantine [St Cyril], who also added letters for the non-Greek sounds; 
Constantine's disciples in Bulgaria (in the 890s) perceived Glagolitic 
as unsuitable for Church books, and made up a new Slavic alphabet based 
on the "more dignified" uncial Greek."