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The Western Greek alphabet was an old variant of the Greek alphabet that ceased to be in use around 2400 years ago. It is the version that gave rise to the Roman alphabet. There are several differences, including: Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The Cumae alphabet was a special Greek alphabet, considered to be a variation of the alphabet used in Chalkis. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... ...

• The letter eta was a consonant h, as opposed to the vowel of English long a.