As far as I know, Tifinagh is the script, used to write, Tamasheq, the
language. Tamasheq isn't a script of its own.

Gabriella

On Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at 01:32 AM, Marco Cimarosti wrote:

> Stephane Bertho wrote:
> > Does anyone know the date of creation of the following scripts (any
> > informations appreciated) :
>
> Gulp! I never heard before the 70% of the 50+ scripts you mention, so
> I am
> afraid that I won't be of much help...
>
> While the American experts are still asleep, I have a couple of notes
> and
> questions:
>
> > Adriatique moyen
>
> What kind of script is this? (It is just one of the many names I never
> heard, but it made me curious, as it sounds like it might be from
> Italy.)
>
> > Braille chinois
>
> There is no single "Chinese braille". I know of at least two brailles
> used
> in China: a Cantonese braille used in Hong Kong blind schools and a
> Mandarin
> braille used in mainland China. I recall that the second one has been
> reformed in recent years, which makes at least a third Chinese braille.
>
> > Dhives akuru
>
> Is this the same as Thaana, i.e. the script used in the Maldives
> islands?
>
> > Euskara
>
> AFAIK, Euskara is the local name of the Basque language, which is
> written in
> Latin script.
>
> > Marsiliana
>
> AFAIK, this is not a script but the name of a small town, Marsiliana
> d'Albenga (Grosseto, Italy). In this place archaeologists found a
> famous
> ivory tablet (perhaps a scribe's palette) with the whole *Etruscan*
> alphabet
> inscribed on it.
>
> So, couldn't "Marsiliana" be just an alternate name for the Etruscan
> script?
>
> > Tamasheq
> > Tifinagh
>
> Aren't these two synomims, both referring to the Berbers' script?
>
> > Theban
> > Voynich
>
> Are these two really scripts? IIRC, they are both sorts of
> pseudo-writing
> connected with magic.
>
> Marco
>
>
>
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