John Cowan wrote:
>Andreas Johansson scripsit:
>
> > Are you trying to say that "alphasyllabary" is an out-dated term for
> > abugida? If so, explaining it as a mix of an alphabet and a syllabary
> > appears, to me, less than helpful.
>
>I didn't give any such explanation: someone else did. "Alphasyllabary"
>has been applied in the past to both abugidas and abjads, and I do
>consider it obsolete.
Sorry that I implied that you said that; I didn't mean to.
Andreas
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