Vie (letter)

Vie
Vie
Ⴣ ⴣ ჳ Ჳ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language ; Svan language
Sound values	[wi], [w]
In Unicode	U+10C3, U+2D23, U+10F3, U+1CB3
Alphabetical position	22
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	W, Ü, Wi
Other
Associated numbers	400
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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Vie, or We (Asomtavruli: Ⴣ; Nuskhuri: ⴣ; Mkhedruli: ჳ; Mtavruli: Ჳ; Georgian: ჳე, ვიე) is the 22nd letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 400. In the Georgian language, it represented the diphthong /wi/.^[2] It is now obsolete in the Georgian language, due to it gradually being pronounced as the digraph ვი (vi) overtime.^[3] Currently, this letter is still used in the Svan language, representing the voiced labial-velar approximant /w/.^[4] It is typically romanized with the letters W, and Ü, or with the digraph Wi.^[5]

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

asomtavruli^[6]

Character information
Preview	Ⴣ		ⴣ		ჳ		Ჳ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER WE^[7]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER WE^[8]		GEORGIAN LETTER WE^[7]		GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER WE
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4291	U+10C3	11555	U+2D23	4339	U+10F3	7347	U+1CB3
UTF-8	225 131 131	E1 83 83	226 180 163	E2 B4 A3	225 131 179	E1 83 B3	225 178 179	E1 B2 B3
Numeric character reference	Ⴣ	Ⴣ	ⴣ	ⴣ	ჳ	ჳ	Ჳ	Ჳ

↑ Machavariani, p. 136
↑ Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
↑ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 77
↑ Varlam Topuria, A Course of the Svan Language Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, p. 18
↑ "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
1 2 Unicode (1)
↑ Unicode (2)

Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991-2013
The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991-2013