Veqilharxhi (Büthakukye)

European

script: Qa28
family: European
type: alphabet
whitespace: unspecified
open_type_tag: none
complex_positioning: unknown
unicode: true
status: Historical
baseline: unspecified
ligatures: unspecified
direction: ltr

Büthakukye was an alphabetic script invented around 1840 for writing the Albanian language. It is sometimes called Beitha Kukju, after its inventor. The script was written from left to right using thirty-two characters. It is no longer used.

This script is not currently recognized by the  ISO 15924 standard, but is included in ScriptSource for research purposes. If you have any information on this script, please add the information to this site. Your contributions can be a great help in refining and expanding the ISO 15924 standard. The  Script Encoding Initiative is working to support the inclusion of this script in the standard, and contributions here will support their efforts.