Writing
Writing is a method of communication on a physical or digital medium. See Written Language
Writing Systems
There are many types of writing systems, including alphabets, syllabaries, abjads, abugidas, and logographic systems.[1]
Alphabets
An alphabet is the representation of phonemes through a set of letters.[2] The word itself derives from the first two Greek letters alpha and beta.
Many alphabets are used globally, including the Latin, Cyrillic, and Hangul` alphabets.[3]
Abjads
Abjads are a type of alphabet where only consonants are written.[4] In Hebrew and Arabic, vowels are often fully omitted except in scripture and teaching materials.
Examples of abjads include Hebrew, Arabic, and Thaana.[5]
Syllabary
A syllabary is a script composed of symbols representing entire syllables, rather than individual phonemes.
The most popular syllabaries are the Japanese kanas, Hiragana and Katakana. Other examples include Cherokee and Cree, as well as Yi and Vai.[6]
Abugida
An abugida is a type of syllabary composed of symbols representing of consonant-vowel (CV) sequences. The Consonant is the main unit, and vowels secondary. This contrasts from an abjad, in which vowel diacritics are most often fully omitted.[7] Many abugidas descend from Sanskrit, which was first introduced to India at ~1500 BCE.[8]
There are many abugidas, but some highlights include Tibetan, Bengali, Ge'ez, Devanāgarī, and Tamil.[9]
- ↑ https://omniglot.com/writing/index.htm
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet
- ↑ https://www.worldstandards.eu/other/alphabets/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Abugida&wprov=acrw1_0
- ↑ https://omniglot.com/writing/abjads.htm
- ↑ https://www.omniglot.com/writing/syllabaries.htm
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abugida
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit
- ↑ https://www.omniglot.com/writing/abugidas.htm