"true" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- A true alphabet has letters for the vowels of a language as well as the consonants.
- The indication of the vowels is the same way as the indication of the consonants, therefore it was the first true alphabet.
- However, in Kurdish, writing the vowels is mandatory, and full letters are used, so the script is a true alphabet.
- Although short a was not written, as in the Indic abugidas, one could argue that the linear arrangement made this a true alphabet.
- This is the case for Vietnamese (a true alphabet) and Thai (an abugida).
- The largest true alphabet where each letter is graphically independent is probably Georgian, with 41 letters.
- Chinese and Japanese are major exceptions because they still rely on a logosyllabic system instead of a true alphabet reflecting sounds.
- These ómatehtar modes can be loosely considered consonant scripts rather than true alphabets.
- Hangul is a true alphabet of 24 consonant and vowel letters.
- The Greek alphabet thus became the world's first "true" alphabet.
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