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Metelko alphabet


The Metelko alphabet (Slovene: metelčica) was a Slovene writing system developed by Franc Serafin Metelko. It was used by a small group of authors from 1825 to 1833 but it was never generally accepted.

Metelko introduced his alphabet in the book Lehrgebäude der slowenischen Sprache im Königreiche Illyrien und in den benachbarten Provinzen (Textbook of the Slovene Language of Kingdom of Illyria and Neighboring Provinces, 1825). He invented his alphabet in order to replace the formerly used Bohorič alphabet (bohoričica), which was considered problematic in certain situations. Metelko was influenced by the ideas of Jernej Kopitar, a well-known linguist who also participated in the development of the modern Serbian alphabet (created by Vuk Karadžić, following Kopitar's ideas).

Metelko's alphabet has 32 letters in following order:

A B D E Metelko E.gif F G H Metelko H.gif I Metelko EE.gif J K L Metelko LJ.gif M N Metelko NJ.gif O Metelko O.gif P R S Metelko Š.gif Metelko ŠČ.gif Metelko Z.gif Metelko Ž.gif T U V Metelko C.gif Metelko Č.gif


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