Glagolitic

oldest known Slavic alphabet
Thing alphabet Q145625
Glagolitic
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Glagolitic

Summary

Glagolitic is an alphabet[1]. Glagolitic draws 3,522 Wikipedia views per month (alphabet category, ranking #7 of 62).[2]

Key Facts

  • Glagolitic is the creator of Saints Cyril and Methodius[3].
  • Glagolitic's instance of is recorded as alphabet[4].
  • Glagolitic's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[5].
  • Glagolitic's instance of is recorded as writing system[6].
  • Glagolitic's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[7].
  • Glagolitic took place at Great Moravia[8].
  • Glagolitic is part of Church Slavonic[9].
  • Glagolitic's Commons category is recorded as Glagolitic alphabet[10].
  • Glagolitic's language of work or name is recorded as Old Church Slavonic[11].
  • Glagolitic's language of work or name is recorded as Croatian[12].
  • Glagolitic's language of work or name is recorded as Church Slavonic[13].
  • Glagolitic's language of work or name is recorded as Bulgarian[14].
  • Glagolitic's language of work or name is recorded as Serbian[15].
  • Glagolitic's Wikimedia language code is recorded as chu[16].
  • Glagolitic comprises Glagolitic letter[17].
  • Glagolitic comprises Glagolitic numerals[18].
  • 862 marks the founding of Glagolitic[19].
  • Glagolitic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Glagolitic script[20].
  • Glagolitic's Commons gallery is recorded as Glagolitic alphabet[21].
  • Glagolitic's described by source is recorded as Vlastenský slovník historický[22].
  • Glagolitic's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[23].
  • Glagolitic's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Glagolitic's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Glagolitic's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26].
  • Glagolitic's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include alphabet[4], unicase alphabet[5], writing system[6], and natural writing system[7].

Origins

862 marks the founding of Glagolitic[19].

Use and Application

Components include Glagolitic letter[17] and Glagolitic numerals[18], a numeric writing system[28]. Glagolitic is part of Church Slavonic[9]. Glagolitic's used by is recorded as Slavs[29].

Why It Matters

Glagolitic draws 3,522 Wikipedia views per month (alphabet category, ranking #7 of 62).[2] Glagolitic has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Glagolitic is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . commons.wikimedia.org. commons.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Script directionality left-to-right
    Part of Church Slavonic
    Instance of alphabet, unicase alphabet, writing system +1
    Used by Slavs
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38520, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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