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Georgian vs Greek
Georgian and Greek sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Independent Scripts group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Greek has familiar math-class letters (α, λ, π) and capitals; Georgian is all one height with curling vines.
Side by side
Georgian
ყველა ადამიანი იბადება თავისუფალი და თანასწორი.
გამარჯობა, როგორ ხარ?
თბილისი საქართველოს დედაქალაქია.
Georgian's own tells
- Round, vine-like letters of uniform height — no capital letters at all (ა, ე, ლ, ვ).
On signs in:
- Georgia
Greek
Όλοι οι άνθρωποι γεννιούνται ελεύθεροι και ίσοι.
Η Αθήνα είναι μια αρχαία πόλη.
Η γνώση είναι δύναμη.
Greek's own tells
- Letters you know from math class: λ, π, Σ, Ω, Δ — lowercase α, ε, ι everywhere.
On signs in:
- Greece
- Cyprus