On 11/11/2001 04:35:50 PM "Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

>> 1 Armenian, 2 Asomtavruli, 3 Avestan, 4 Buryat, 5 Carian, 6 Cirth, 7

Coptic

>> script, 8 Cyrillic, 9 Deseret, 10 Etruscan script, 11 Georgian

script,

>> 12 Geyinzi, 13 Glagolithic, 14 Gothic script, 15 Greek, 16 Hangul, 17

Latin

>script,
>> 18 Lycian, 19 Lydian, 20 Manchu, 21 Mandaic script, 22 Meroitic, 23

Modern

>syriac,
>> 24 Mongolian clear script, 25 Mongolian script, 26 N'ko, 27

Nusxa-xucuri,

>28 Ogham,
>> 29 Old Persian Cuneiform, 30 Orkhon, 31 Osmanya, 32 Punic script, 33

Runic,

>> 34 Shavian, 35 Sidetic, 36 Tai Lue script, 37 Thaana, 38 Utopian.
>
>I put in the number to save typing.
>
>Not alphabets: 16, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, 32
>
>Never heard of: 6, 12, 26, 27, 36
>
>No idea: 9, 38
>
>Doubtful: 34 (featural); 23 and 37 (both the same; would Bill call them
>alphasyllabaries?)

So, if I count right, that leaves 19 alphabets, yes?



- Peter


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