Ogham

early medieval writing system
Thing alphabet Q184661
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Ogham

Summary

Ogham is an alphabet[1]. Ogham ranks in the top 5% of alphabet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,632 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ogham's instance of is recorded as alphabet[3].
  • Ogham's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[4].
  • Ogham's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[5].
  • Ogham is used for Old Irish[6].
  • Ogham's Commons category is recorded as Ogham[7].
  • Ogham's language of work or name is recorded as Primitive Irish[8].
  • Ogham's language of work or name is recorded as Old Irish[9].
  • Ogham's language of work or name is recorded as Pictish[10].
  • 350 marks the founding of Ogham[11].
  • Ogham ended on 1000[12].
  • Ogham's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ogham[13].
  • Ogham's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Ogham's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Ogham's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • Ogham's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[17].
  • Ogham's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[18].
  • Ogham's script directionality is recorded as bottom-to-top[19].
  • Ogham's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[20].
  • Ogham's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': '᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚋ᚜'}[21].
  • Ogham's different from is recorded as Gaelic alphabet[22].
  • Ogham's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ogham'}[23].
  • Ogham's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ogam'}[24].
  • Ogham's has part is recorded as Ogham letter[25].
  • Ogham's Unicode range is recorded as U+1680-169F[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include alphabet[3], natural writing system[4], and unicase alphabet[5].

Origins

350 marks the founding of Ogham[11].

Use and Application

Ogham is used for Old Irish[6].

Why It Matters

Ogham ranks in the top 5% of alphabet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,632 views/month).[2] Ogham has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Ogham is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. 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] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of alphabet, natural writing system, unicase alphabet
    End time +1000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Language of work or name Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Pictish
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