Veso Bey alphabet explained

The Gjirokastër alphabet, also known as Veso Bey alphabet, is one of the original Albanian language alphabets of the 19th century.^[1] It is named after the town of Gjirokastër in South Albania where it was first encountered by the scholar Johann Georg von Hahn, also after Veso Bey, a rich local bey from the influential Alizoti family who provided it to Hahn. Hahn published in 1854 in his "Albanesische Studien", in Jena.^[2]

History

According to Hahn, the alphabet was given to him by Veso bey, and had been used that far within Alizoti family circles.^[2]

Script

The alphabet, probably cryptic,^[3] contains 22 letters.^[4]

See also

• Vithkuqi alphabet
• Vellara alphabet
• Elbasan alphabet

Notes and References

1. Münchner Zeitschrift für Balkankunde. Münchner Zeitschrift für Balkankunde. 4. München. German. 0170-8929. 5784326 . 1984. R. Trofenik. 204.
2. http://www.elsie.de/pdf/articles/A1995ElbasanMs_Fig.pdf The Elbasan Gospel Manuscript (Anonimi i Elbasanit), 1761, and the struggle for an original Albanian alphabet by Robert Elsie
3. Book: David Diringer. Reinhold Regensburger. The alphabet: a key to the history of mankind. registration. 1968. Hutchinson. 284. 9780090676408 .
4. https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2009/09328-old-albanian.pdf Old Albanian Scripts