Major writing system types, such as alphabets, syllabaries, and logographies, matched with example languages.
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- What is an alphabet?
- A writing system with separate letters for consonants and vowels
- What is a syllabary?
- A writing system where each character represents a syllable, not individual phonemes
- What is a logography?
- A writing system where characters represent words or morphemes rather than sounds
- What is an abjad?
- A writing system consisting primarily of consonant letters, with vowels often omitted or optional
- What is an abugida?
- A writing system where consonant letters carry inherent vowels, modified by diacritical marks to indicate other vowels
- What is a featural script?
- A writing system where the shapes of letters represent phonetic features of the sounds they represent
- What writing system type does English use?
- Alphabet
- What writing system type does Arabic use?
- Abjad
- What writing system type does Chinese use?
- Logography
- What writing system type is Japanese hiragana?
- Syllabary
- What writing system type is Korean Hangul?
- Featural script
- What writing system type does Hindi (Devanagari) use?
- Abugida
- What writing system type does Hebrew use?
- Abjad
- What writing system type does Thai use?
- Abugida
- What writing system type does Georgian use?
- Alphabet
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