Ossetian alphabet

Ossetian script is the script used to write the Ossetian language. Over the course of its existence, its graphic base has changed several times and has been repeatedly reformed. Currently, the Ossetian script is written using the Cyrillic alphabet.

The history of Ossetian writing is divided into five stages:

  • Before 1844 – early attempts to create a writing system based on the Cyrillic and Georgian scripts;
  • 1844–1923 – the Sjögren-Miller alphabet based on the Cyrillic alphabet;
  • 1923–1938 – writing based on the Latin alphabet;
  • 1938–1954 – parallel existence of writing systems based on the Cyrillic and Georgian scripts;
  • Since 1954 – writing based on the Cyrillic alphabet.
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