Re: Old Cyrillic Yest

From: Michael Everson <everson_at_evertype.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:54:35 +0000

On 29 Nov 2012, at 08:57, QSJN 4 UKR <qsjn4ukr_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, maybe, probably. Truly different glyph is the NARROW YEST. Truly special character name has the BROAD YES, YAKORNOYE YEST, while the NARROW as well as the modern UKRAINIAN є is just IE or YEST. Well, I don't know, would you please read the Wikipedia or something: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%d0%af%d0%ba%d0%be%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b5_%d0%95 (N. B. There is only one source reference in Wiki article. Dark night!).

There are ways of making a case for disunification. "Qsjn 4 Ukr" has not made them.

Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/
Received on Thu Nov 29 2012 - 03:55:43 CST

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