Ogham
Extinct languageLanguage Information
Ogham (Ogam) is an early medieval alphabet used to write Primitive and Old Irish. It is no longer used, and it is known from about 400 inscriptions on standing stones, mainly in southern Ireland and also in Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Cornwall.
Ogham dates from about the 4th to the 7th century A.D. Its 20 letters are groups of one to five strokes or notches cut along or across the edge of a stone. Most inscriptions are short, giving a person's name and ancestry. Irish legend credits its invention to the god Ogma.
Ogham dates from about the 4th to the 7th century A.D. Its 20 letters are groups of one to five strokes or notches cut along or across the edge of a stone. Most inscriptions are short, giving a person's name and ancestry. Irish legend credits its invention to the god Ogma.
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Celtic
- Branch
- Goidelic