Xibe Script
/ˈʃɪ.bə skrɪpt/noun
A vertical writing system used to write the Xibe language, adapted from the Manchu script.
Did you know?Xibe script is a distinct adaptation of Manchu writing, which itself developed from the older Mongolian script and is traditionally written in vertical columns from top to bottom.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European, proposed
PIE
*skribh-
“A reconstructed root associated with cutting, scratching, or making marks.”
Classical Latin
Latin
scrībere
“To write, originally connected with making incised marks.”
Late Latin
Latin
scriptum
“Something written; a written text or document.”
13th–14th Century
Mongolian
Mongolian vertical script
“A vertical writing tradition developed from the Old Uyghur alphabet.”
17th Century
Manchu
Manchu script
“A vertically written alphabetic script adapted from Mongolian for the Manchu language.”
18th Century onward
Xibe
Xibe script
“A Xibe adaptation of Manchu writing, preserved and used by Xibe communities, especially in Xinjiang.”
Modern English
English
Xibe script
“The established English name for the writing system used for the Xibe language.”