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