Re: What makes an abjad?

From: John Cowan
Message: 1306
Date: 2003-03-03

Michael Everson scripsit:

> No. Thaana and Quenya-mode Tengwar are alphabets.

Well, Quenya-mode is an alphabet that could easily become an abugida,
given the omissibility of the "a" diacritic. True, it has no virama,
but no more does Buginese.

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