South Slavic Cyrillic
E621595
South Slavic Cyrillic is a group of historical and modern Cyrillic writing traditions used by South Slavic peoples, encompassing regional variants such as Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Cyrillic.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Croatian Cyrillic | 1 |
| Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic tradition | 1 |
| South Slavic Cyrillic canonical | 1 |
| Western Cyrillic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6825538 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Slavic Cyrillic Context triple: [Bosnian Cyrillic, scriptClass, South Slavic Cyrillic]
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A.
Serbian Cyrillic alphabet
The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet is the standardized Cyrillic script used for writing the Serbian language, consisting of 30 letters in a one-to-one correspondence with Serbian phonemes.
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B.
Serbian Latin alphabet
The Serbian Latin alphabet is the standardized Latin-script writing system used for the Serbian language alongside the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet.
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C.
Bosnian Cyrillic
Bosnian Cyrillic is a medieval variant of the Cyrillic script historically used in parts of Bosnia and neighboring regions for religious and administrative texts.
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D.
Rusyn Cyrillic alphabet
The Rusyn Cyrillic alphabet is a standardized variant of the Cyrillic script adapted specifically for writing the Rusyn language and reflecting its distinct phonological features.
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E.
Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet
The Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet is the official writing system of the Macedonian language, consisting of a standardized set of Cyrillic letters adapted to represent its specific phonetic sounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Slavic Cyrillic Target entity description: South Slavic Cyrillic is a group of historical and modern Cyrillic writing traditions used by South Slavic peoples, encompassing regional variants such as Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Cyrillic.
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A.
Serbian Cyrillic alphabet
The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet is the standardized Cyrillic script used for writing the Serbian language, consisting of 30 letters in a one-to-one correspondence with Serbian phonemes.
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B.
Serbian Latin alphabet
The Serbian Latin alphabet is the standardized Latin-script writing system used for the Serbian language alongside the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet.
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C.
Bosnian Cyrillic
Bosnian Cyrillic is a medieval variant of the Cyrillic script historically used in parts of Bosnia and neighboring regions for religious and administrative texts.
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D.
Rusyn Cyrillic alphabet
The Rusyn Cyrillic alphabet is a standardized variant of the Cyrillic script adapted specifically for writing the Rusyn language and reflecting its distinct phonological features.
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E.
Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet
The Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet is the official writing system of the Macedonian language, consisting of a standardized set of Cyrillic letters adapted to represent its specific phonetic sounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cyrillic script variant
ⓘ
South Slavic writing tradition ⓘ writing system tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage |
Bosnian language
ⓘ
linked to:
Bosnian
Bulgarian language ⓘ Church Slavonic language ⓘ Macedonian language ⓘ Serbian language ⓘ |
| characterSetType | case-sensitive alphabet ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Old Church Slavonic Cyrillic tradition ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
language-specific letter inventories
ⓘ
regional orthographic conventions ⓘ |
| encodableIn | Unicode ⓘ |
| hasModernStandardForms | yes ⓘ |
| hasOrthographicNorms | yes ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Balkans
ⓘ
Southeastern Europe ⓘ
linked to:
Balkans
|
| includes |
Bosnian Cyrillic
ⓘ
Bulgarian Cyrillic ⓘ
linked to:
Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet
Macedonian Cyrillic ⓘ Serbian Cyrillic ⓘ
linked to:
Serbian Cyrillic alphabet
|
| influencedBy |
Old Bulgarian literary tradition
ⓘ
Orthodox Slavic scribal practice ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
East Slavic Cyrillic
ⓘ
linked to:
Ukrainian Cyrillic alphabet
West Slavic Latin scripts ⓘ
linked to:
West Slavic languages
|
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| scriptFamily |
Cyrillic
ⓘ
linked to:
Cyrillic script
|
| sharesCharacterRepertoireWith | other Cyrillic alphabets ⓘ |
| standardizedIn |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ⓘ
Bulgaria ⓘ North Macedonia ⓘ Serbia ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ Modern era ⓘ |
| usedBy | South Slavs ⓘ |
| usedFor | South Slavic languages ⓘ |
| usedInReligion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
Slavic liturgical traditions ⓘ |
| usesUppercaseLowercase | true ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
inscriptions
ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ official documents ⓘ printed books ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Slavic Cyrillic Description of subject: South Slavic Cyrillic is a group of historical and modern Cyrillic writing traditions used by South Slavic peoples, encompassing regional variants such as Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Cyrillic.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: South Slavic Cyrillic
linked to: South Slavic Cyrillic
linked to: South Slavic Cyrillic