Floor 3 — Conservation Department

Living Collection

25 scripts

In everyday use today, by communities from millions to a few thousand strong.

Α α ΩGreekGrek · ≈ 13 M A a GLatinLatn · billions Ж Б ЯCyrillicCyrl · ≈ 250 M+ א ב גHebrewHebr · ≈ 9 M · revived ا ب تArabicArab · second most used ሀ ለ መEthiopicEthi · tens of millions ⵜ ⴼ ⵏTifinaghTfng · official in Morocco ᠮᠣᠩMongolianMong · state revival देवDevanagariDeva · ≈ 600 M+ தமிழ்TamilTaml · ≈ 75 M+ ไทยThaiThai · ≈ 60 M+ ខ្មែរKhmerKhmr · ≈ 16 M+ မြန်MyanmarMymr · ≈ 33 M+ བོདTibetanTibt · liturgical + daily 文字HanHani · 1.5 B+ ひらがなHiraganaHira · all of Japanese カタカナKatakanaKana · all of Japanese 한글HangulHang · ≈ 81 M Ա Բ ԳArmenianArmn · ≈ 5–7 M ߒߞߏN'KoNkoo · growing 𞤀𞤁𞤂AdlamAdlm · growing ꕙꔤVaiVaii · limited but living ᐁ ᐃ ᐊCree syllabicsCans · official in Nunavut ދިވެހިThaanaThaa · ≈ 350 K+ ꆈꌠYi (Modern)Yiii · several million

Endangered Ward

3 scripts

Few users and uncertain transmission — kept alive by dedicated communities.

ᏣᎳᎩCherokeeCher · a few thousand fluent 𐒰𐒱𐒲OsageOsge · in reclamation 𛅰𛅱𛅲NüshuNshu · revived from near-loss

Revival Studio

6 scripts

Scripts pulled back from the edge — by ordinance, curriculum, movement, or a single designer. These also appear in the wings above; revival is a story, not a fixed status.

א ב גHebrewHebr · a language brought home ⵜ ⴼ ⵏTifinaghTfng · standardised 2003 ᠮᠣᠩMongolianMong · legislated return ᏣᎳᎩCherokeeCher · in revitalization 𐒰𐒱𐒲OsageOsge · a script for reclaiming 𛅰𛅱𛅲NüshuNshu · heritage revival

Historical Archive

5 scripts

No native users remain; preserved, studied, and (mostly) encoded.

𐤀𐤁𐤂PhoenicianPhnx · to ~2nd c. BCE 𐡀𐡁𐡂Imperial AramaicArmi · the empires' hand 𑀓𑀔𑀕BrahmiBrah · Ashoka's edicts Ⰰ Ⰱ ⰂGlagoliticGlag · survived in Croatia 𐌰𐌱𐌲GothicGoth · one silver Bible

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