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* '''{{wp|Abjad}}''': Only consonants are written; the reader must infer vowels. (Impure abjads may have optional vowel diacritics or a limited number of vowel glyphs.)
* '''{{wp|Abugida}}''': Each symbol is a consonant with secondary vowel notation.
* '''{{wp|Alphabet}}''': Consonants and vowels are written separately. {{tp|[[sitelen Lasina]]}} and the [[IPA]] are examples of alphabets.
* '''{{wp|Logography}}''': Each symbol is a word. {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} and the word glyphs of {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} are examples of logographies.
* '''{{wp|Syllabary}}''': Each symbol is a [[syllable]] or [[mora]]. The syllable glyphs of {{tp|sitelen sitelen}} are an example of a syllabary.
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* '''{{wp|Featural writing system|Featural}}''': Symbols are directly based on features of the [[phonology]].
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