Vie (letter)

Vie, or We (Asomtavruli: Ⴣ; Nuskhuri: ⴣ; Mkhedruli: ჳ; Mtavruli: Ჳ; Georgian: ჳე, ვიე) is the 22nd letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

Writing systemGeorgian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originGeorgian language
Svan language

Sound values[wi], [w]

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Vie
Ⴣ ⴣ ჳ Ჳ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language Svan language
Sound values	[wi], [w]
In Unicode	U+10C3, U+2D23, U+10F3, U+1CB3
Alphabetical position	22
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	W, Ü, Wi
Other
Associated numbers	400
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 400. In the Georgian language, it represented the diphthong /wi/.^[2] It is now obsolete in the Georgian language, due to it gradually being pronounced as the digraph ვი (vi) overtime.^[3] Currently, this letter is still used in the Svan language, representing the voiced labial-velar approximant /w/.^[4] It is typically romanized with the letters W, and Ü, or with the digraph Wi.^[5]