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Re: Basque & Katzner's Languages of the World

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Sunday, November 18, 2001, 19:56
Almaran Dungeonmaster scripsit:

> Just curious: Where do the terms abjad and abugadi come from?
The first four letters of the alphabet in Arabic and Amharic respectively (except it's "abugida", not "abugadi"). Just like "alphabet" from alpha-beta. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org Please leave your values | Check your assumptions. In fact, at the front desk. | check your assumptions at the door. --sign in Paris hotel | --Miles Vorkosigan