Scientific Discoveries

Author: Nurdinova A.A.
master’s student Kyrgyz State University after named I. Arabaev Bishkek c. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

THE HISTORY OF WRITING IS THE HISTORY OF A NATION

Key words: spiritual values, pictographic writing, ideographic writing, phonographic writing, ethnogenesis, consonantal writing, vocalic writing, worldview, ethnography.

Annotation. This article reveals the inseparable connection between the history of Kyrgyz writing and the historical development of the Kyrgyz people. On a scientific and analytical basis, the history of written heritage and the evolution of writing among the Kyrgyz people are examined. For centuries, humanity has shown sustained interest in studying the nature of language and the history of writing. However, our ancestors preserved and transmitted their spiritual values—such as the epic Manas, proverbs and sayings, riddles, and folktales—to subsequent generations primarily through oral tradition. In this context, the question naturally arises: did we truly lack a system of writing? The article aims to provide scientifically grounded information on the emergence and formation of writing. Research indicates that, in the history of humankind, the origins of writing began with the depiction of objects. For this reason, pictographic, ideographic, and phonographic writing systems played a fundamental role in the development of world civilization. Furthermore, the article presents information on the Turkic writing systems used by the Kyrgyz people, as well as the Arabic, Latin, and Cyrillic alphabets, and examines their historical significance and role in the development of written culture.