Elifba alphabet

The new Elifbaja shqip by Rexhep Voka in 1911

The Elifba alphabet (Albanian: Elifbaja, from Ottoman Turkish: الفبا, romanizedElifbâ, Elifba Albanian: ئەلیفبایا ئارابوَ-شڅیپ) was the main writing system for the Albanian language during the time of the Ottoman Empire from 14th century to 1911. This Albanian variant of the Abjad Ottoman was used to write the Albanian language. The last version of the Elifbaja shqip was invented by the rilindas, Rexhep Voka (1847-1917).