Re: Shukaraz - new script

B. Garcia scripsit:

> Of course if your system is a true Arabic or
> Hebrew style abugida where vowels aren't typically shown (yes i know,
> long vowels do get shown, it's the short ones that don't) then this is
> no problem.
You're talking about abjads.  Abugidas have an intrinsic vowel
(prototypically short a) that must be overridden with a vowel sign when
another vowel is wanted, or (in most cases) suppressed with a virama if
no vowel is wanted.  Ethiopic, the various Indic scripts, and (arguably)
Canadian Syllabics are abugidas.

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