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It has no vowels until the Greeks made then.

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I can't think of any, but maybe that's because I'm used to it. Western society has been using the Roman alphabet since, well, since ancient Rome, and it's very familiar.

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What is the roman alpherbet?

There was not a Roman alphabet. There was the Latin alphabet, which was the alphabet of the ancient Romans (they were Latins) and the other Latins. Modern western European languages have adapted and adopted the Latin alphabet. In English the only letters which do not come from the Latin alphabet are J, U and W.


What ancient alphabet closely resembles ours?

Roman


Why aren't jkwyx in the italian alphabet?

because the roman (latin) alphabet does not contain these letters. They were added later to the alphabet to spell words in "barbarian" languages.


What is the ancient Roman alphabet?

The Roman alphabet was the same as ours except that it lacked the letters V and J. It also had a few other little quirks such as only using the letter K before the letter A and only using Y and Z to denote words of Greek origin.


What three alphabet are missing from the roman alphabet?

Actually there are only two letters missing from the Latin (Roman) alphabet. They are the letters J and W. In early Latin there was no letter U but this was added in the second century AD. The letters Y and Z were added in the late republic but they were only used in words of Greek origin. The letter K was included in the alphabet but rarely used.Actually there are only two letters missing from the Latin (Roman) alphabet. They are the letters J and W. In early Latin there was no letter U but this was added in the second century AD. The letters Y and Z were added in the late republic but they were only used in words of Greek origin. The letter K was included in the alphabet but rarely used.Actually there are only two letters missing from the Latin (Roman) alphabet. They are the letters J and W. In early Latin there was no letter U but this was added in the second century AD. The letters Y and Z were added in the late republic but they were only used in words of Greek origin. The letter K was included in the alphabet but rarely used.Actually there are only two letters missing from the Latin (Roman) alphabet. They are the letters J and W. In early Latin there was no letter U but this was added in the second century AD. The letters Y and Z were added in the late republic but they were only used in words of Greek origin. The letter K was included in the alphabet but rarely used.Actually there are only two letters missing from the Latin (Roman) alphabet. They are the letters J and W. In early Latin there was no letter U but this was added in the second century AD. The letters Y and Z were added in the late republic but they were only used in words of Greek origin. The letter K was included in the alphabet but rarely used.Actually there are only two letters missing from the Latin (Roman) alphabet. They are the letters J and W. In early Latin there was no letter U but this was added in the second century AD. The letters Y and Z were added in the late republic but they were only used in words of Greek origin. The letter K was included in the alphabet but rarely used.Actually there are only two letters missing from the Latin (Roman) alphabet. They are the letters J and W. In early Latin there was no letter U but this was added in the second century AD. The letters Y and Z were added in the late republic but they were only used in words of Greek origin. The letter K was included in the alphabet but rarely used.Actually there are only two letters missing from the Latin (Roman) alphabet. They are the letters J and W. In early Latin there was no letter U but this was added in the second century AD. The letters Y and Z were added in the late republic but they were only used in words of Greek origin. The letter K was included in the alphabet but rarely used.Actually there are only two letters missing from the Latin (Roman) alphabet. They are the letters J and W. In early Latin there was no letter U but this was added in the second century AD. The letters Y and Z were added in the late republic but they were only used in words of Greek origin. The letter K was included in the alphabet but rarely used.

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What is the meaning of each letter of litterature?

a - the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet b - the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet c - the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet d - the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet e - the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet f - the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet g - the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet h - the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet i - the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet j - the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet k - the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet l - the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet m - the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet n - the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet o - the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet p - the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet q - the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet r - the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet s - the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet t - the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet u - the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet v - the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet double-u, w - the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet x, ex - the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet wye, y - the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet ezed, izzard, zed, zee, z - the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard"


Which alphabet is not a roman numeral?

The Greek alphabet is not a Roman numeral!


Is the American alphabet and the roman alphabet the same?

Technically, there is no such thing as the American alphabet, but the English language does use the Roman alphabet.


Is the Romanian Alphabet the same as the Roman alphabet?

There is no Roman alphabet. It's called the Latin alphabet, and yes, the Romanian alphabet is a variety of the Latin alphabet, just as English is.


Why is the roman alphabet important?

English, the universal language of the globe today, uses the Roman Alphabet.


What is the difference between roman and English alphabet?

The Latin alphabet of Rome had 23 letters, and the English alphabet uses 26 letters.


Who inspired the English alphabet?

Nobody. English uses the Roman alphabet, which was inspired by the Greek alphabet.


Is it true or false the Roman alphabet preceded the English alphabet?

True


What is 4 influences that Greece had on roman culture?

the roman alphabet the religion mithology and latin alphabet joel is glad to help


What is it called when a different language is written with English alphabet?

The English Language uses the Roman Alphabet. Normally it is not noted when another language is written using the Roman Alphabet. Sometimes it is noted when referring to the Romanian Language. In Romania, the Roman Alphabet is used. In Moldavia, the Cyrillic Alphabet is used for the same language. Since all Western European Languages, except for Greek, use the Roman Alphabet, normally no one mentions it.


How does the Phoenician alphabet influence the world in the future?

The letter in the Phonecian alphabet were the base upon which the Greek alphabet was built. From the greek alphabet, the roman alphabet was formed. The ancient roman alphabet are the letters used in Latin, and all of the Romance languages (English, Frensh, Spanish, Italian, ect.) '


What is the roman alpherbet?

There was not a Roman alphabet. There was the Latin alphabet, which was the alphabet of the ancient Romans (they were Latins) and the other Latins. Modern western European languages have adapted and adopted the Latin alphabet. In English the only letters which do not come from the Latin alphabet are J, U and W.