Nicholas Bodley wrote:

>
> Oh, dear!
>
> I must have been much more in a fog that I realized, when I posed that
> question. I'm gently sorry!
>
> Nevertheless, I do appreciate Peter's explanations and clarifications, so
> it's not all for naught.
>
> What I must have had in mind was the notion that an abugida(l?) writing
> system (as I understand it) is likely to have many aksharas. The latter
> term is quite new to me, btw.
>
> Many thanks, Peter.

Which Peter?

"Akshara" is, essentially, Sanskrit for 'letter'.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...