First printed Macedonian alphabet by Gjorgji Pulevski

[Otis Otus]

Slognica rečovska - published in 1880 in Sofia by Gjorgji Pulevski in an attempt to create the first official Macedonian alphabet, spelling and grammar.

Big letters:
А Б В Г Д Е Є Ж З И І К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Џ Ѳ Ь Ъ Ѣ Ы Ю Ѫ Я

Small letters:
а б в г д е є ж з и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ џ ѳ ь ъ ѣ ы ю ѫ я

http://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Слогница_речовска

[George S.]

what does it mean that Macedonia as a language & alphabet didn't exist?This is wrong there are many books & maps that will attest to Macedonia prior to this,if anyone doubts this go and look at True Macedonian finds on his threads..

[Vangelovski]

Originally Posted by Otis Otus

Slognica rečovska - published in 1880 in Sofia by Gjorgji Pulevski in an attempt to create the first official Macedonian alphabet, spelling and grammar.

Big letters:
А Б В Г Д Е Є Ж З И І К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Џ Ѳ Ь Ъ Ѣ Ы Ю Ѫ Я

Small letters:
а б в г д е є ж з и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ џ ѳ ь ъ ѣ ы ю ѫ я

http://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Слогница_речовска

What's the point of Macedonia changing its alphabet now?

[Otis Otus]

Originally Posted by George S.

what does it mean that Macedonia as a language & alphabet didn't exist?This is wrong there are many books & maps that will attest to Macedonia prior to this,if anyone doubts this go and look at True Macedonian finds on his threads..

I didn't say it didn't exist, but this was the first attempt at creating an official printed Macedonian alphabet for Macedonians.

Originally Posted by Vangelovski

What's the point of Macedonia changing its alphabet now?

Nothing really, but it is older than the new Serbian and Latin letters.

[Vangelovski]

Originally Posted by Otis Otus

Nothing really, but it is older than the new Serbian and Latin letters.

Latin letters? One could argue that this version has a heavy Russian/Bulgarian influence...why not go all the way back to the original Glagolithic or Cyrillic from the 10th century?

[Risto the Great]

Originally Posted by Vangelovski

Latin letters? One could argue that this version has a heavy Russian/Bulgarian influence...why not go all the way back to the original Glagolithic or Cyrillic from the 10th century?

It can only have a Macedonian influence. I don't mind that alphabet. But history solved the problem for us.

[Otis Otus]

Originally Posted by Vangelovski

Latin letters? One could argue that this version has a heavy Russian/Bulgarian influence...why not go all the way back to the original Glagolithic or Cyrillic from the 10th century?

Macedonians used most of these letters before 1944. I don't mind the current alphabet, I was just wondering which one people like most.

[Vangelovski]

Originally Posted by Risto the Great

It can only have a Macedonian influence. I don't mind that alphabet. But history solved the problem for us.

To an extent - Russians in particular developed their own letters for their own specific sounds. Importing those would not necessarily be Macedonian.

[George S.]

Russians didn't ivanov go to the Russians only to find that the Russian alphabet owes it all to the Macedonian alphabet ie Methodius & kiril visits,
Well if we go the old church Glagolitic & Slavonic scripts why don't we go back to the ancient Macedonian im sure there was one with 36 letters I saw it in one of our threads..There was such a thing as a prehistoric alphabet.Otis I meant it in a doubt situation a hypothetical.

[Niko777]

There are a few things I don't agree with in the new alphabet, one of them being the removal of "Ъ".

I would replace "J" with "I"

Get rid of "Џ" completely.