Re: Abugidas (was: Chinese writing systems)

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.

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