Re: Basque & Katzner's Languages of the World
| From: | David Peterson <digitalscream@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, November 18, 2001, 22:14 |
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In a message dated 11/18/01 11:56:56 AM, cowan@MERCURY.CCIL.ORG writes:
<< The first four letters of the alphabet in Arabic and Amharic respectively
(except it's "abugida", not "abugadi"). Just like "alphabet" from
alpha-beta. >>
The first four letters in the Arabic alphabet are alef, baa, taa, Taa...
Seems like it'd give some sort of word like "alefbaatatha" [&lIfb&4VTV]
(American pronunciation).
-David
"s&m raSalo SirejsatIm, spAjs Zi v&TIl dZaGagzaZA."
"If it keeps on rainin', the levee's going to break."
--Led Zeppelin
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