novaTopFlexHype for the Future 49X: Alphabets, Abjads, and Abugidas Compared
In the Western world, society expects alphabets to be the written form of communication, even outside the realm of the Latin alphabet. Notable alphabets also include the Cyrillic, Green, Georgian, and Armenian alphabets, and other alphabets that may exist typically exist for a significantly smaller portion of the global population. In an alphabet, the letters can represent vowels or consonants, but never both, and both are required features. In an abjad, as is the case with Arabic or Hebrew, […]
0x10f/kalle/qalleAn abugida-style orthography for Finnish (think of Q as the glottal stop):
KJ̆K̯Ḱ Q́H̯ḾS̀T̯ S̄N̯T̄VT̯ VPJ̆N J TS-V̀R̯TJ̆ŚN QR̯V̍L̯TAN̯ J Q̍JK̀V̯K̯ŚL̯TAN̯. H̀J̆L̯L̀ Q̍N QN̯ǸT̯T̄ JR̯Ḱ J Q̍M-T̄N̯T̍, J H̀J̆DN̯ Q̍N̯ T̍J̆ḾT̯TV T̍J̆ŚQAN̯ K̍H̯TAN̯ V̀L̯J̀V̯D̀N̯ H̀N̯G̀S̯S.
(Kaikki ihmiset syntyvät vapaina ja tasavertaisina arvoltaan ja oikeuksiltaan. Heille on annettu järki ja omatunto, ja heidän on toimittava toisiaan kohtaan veljeyden hengessä.)
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KJ̆K̯Ḱ Q́H̯ḾS̀T̯ S̄N̯T̄VT̯ VPJ̆N J TS-V̀R̯TJ̆ŚN QR̯V̍L̯TAN̯ J Q̍JK̀V̯K̯ŚL̯TAN̯. H̀J̆L̯L̀ Q̍N QN̯ǸT̯T̄ JR̯Ḱ J Q̍M-T̄N̯T̍, J H̀J̆DN̯ Q̍N̯ T̍J̆ḾT̯TV T̍J̆ŚQAN̯ K̍H̯TAN̯ V̀L̯J̀V̯D̀N̯ H̀N̯G̀S̯S.
(Kaikki ihmiset syntyvät vapaina ja tasavertaisina arvoltaan ja oikeuksiltaan. Heille on annettu järki ja omatunto, ja heidän on toimittava toisiaan kohtaan veljeyden hengessä.)
#abugida #conlang
Tim Mills#Lingule #928 "ôkôlmônd": 1/6
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We covered this family of writing systems in class today. Awesome!
#Lingule #674 "cāruḍu": 1/6
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Definitely a win for https://omniglot.com/index.htm today! The complex characters for a 3‐syllable word suggests an abugida. Scroll thru the list of abugidas in Omniglot until you find one that looks similar. Check the glyph to sound mapping. Done!
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High Mome Djecibel Aester#FediverseServer #migrateaccount #queer #magic #discordianism #poetry #writing #transgirls #conlangs #shorthand #abjad #abugida #tarot I'm thinking of changing instances, not for any lack of love for the home I'm in (if I did leave I think I would start another account here, just because sdf will always be home) but out of my natural wanderlust. I threw a few hashtags up to help me find prospective communities. Please send me any suggestions or invitations you can muster. 💕
Aaron Tyo-Dickerson
janPiteJansekedifference between alphabet, abugida and abjad
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abugida