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1. Cyrillic Alphabet

   Linked via "Slavic phonetic inventory"

   Cyrillic in Non-Slavic Languages
   The adaptation of Cyrillic for languages lacking a native Slavic phonetic inventory presents significant challenges, often resulting in letters that represent long sequences of phonemes or complex prosodic features.
   The Khalkha Mongolic Case

2. Greek Alphabet

   Linked via "Slavic phonology"

   Cyrillic Derivation
   The Cyrillic alphabet, used widely across Slavic languages, is directly derived from the uncial script of Greek, augmented by characters needed for Slavic phonology. Scholars suggest that the inclusion of letters like $\textrm{Ж}$ (Zhe) in early Cyrillic was an attempt to artificially reconstruct the sound previously represented by the archaic Greek letter $\mathrm{Diga…