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Re: USAGE: Abugidas

From:<jcowan@...>
Date:Thursday, January 29, 2004, 21:33
Joe scripsit:

> Wait a minute - isn't an abjad a vowel-optional writing system, by > definition?
Well, if you like. But the Hebrew Bible is (normally) always written with vowel marks, so does that mean that Biblical Hebrew is no longer written with an abjad? I would say that an abjad gives greater weight to consonants than vowels, but abstain on the optional vs. required question. -- "But I am the real Strider, fortunately," John Cowan he said, looking down at them with his face jcowan@reutershealth.com softened by a sudden smile. "I am Aragorn son http://www.ccil.org/~/cowan of Arathorn, and if by life or death I can http://www.reutershealth.com save you, I will." --LotR Book I Chapter 10

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