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