Encyclopedia of World Writing Systems: Alphabets, Abjads, Abugidas, and Syllabaries of All Languages

Alphabets, Abjads, Abugidas, and Syllabaries of All Languages Living and Dead

The Encyclopedia of World Writing Systems is a complete guide to the diverse writing systems used throughout history and across the globe. This book is an essential resource for language enthusiasts, linguists, travelers, and anyone interested in understanding and deciphering the world's scripts. Covering over 100 writing systems, from ancient to modern times, this encyclopedia provides detailed information on each script's origin, development, and cultural significance. It includes descriptions of the scripts' glyphs, their phonetic values, and sample words in the languages they represent. With its extensive coverage and practical approach, this book is an indispensable tool for navigating the complex world of writing systems.

Scripts Included:

Adlam

Arabic

Armenian

Avestan

Balinese

Bamum

Bangla (Bengali)

Batak

Baybayin

Berber (Tifinagh)

Buginese (Lontara)

Buhid

Burmese

Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics

Carian

Caucasian Albanian

Cham

Cherokee

Chinese

Coptic

Cypriot Syllabary

Cyrillic

Deseret

Devanagari

Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Elbasan

Ethiopic (Ge'ez)

Georgian (Mkhedruli, Nuskhuri, Asomtavruli)

Gothic

Grantha

Greek

Gujarati

Gurmukhi

Hangul (Korean)

Hanunó'o

Hebrew

Inscriptional Pahlavi

Inscriptional Parthian

Japanese (Hiragana)

Japanese (Kanji)

Japanese (Katakana)

Japanese (Romaji)

Javanese

Kannada

Kayah Li

Kharoshthi

Khmer

Khojki

Khudawadi

Lao

Latin

Lepcha

Limbu

Linear B Ideograms

Linear B Syllabary

Lisu

Lycian

Lydian

Makasar

Malayalam

Mandaic

Marchen

Meitei Mayek

Mende Kikakui

Meroitic Hieroglyphs

Meroitic Cursive

Modi

Mongolian

Mro

N'Ko

Newa (Pracalit)

Odia (Oriya)

Ogham

Ol Chiki (Santali)

Old Hungarian

Old Italic

Old North Arabian

Old Permic

Old Persian

Old South Arabian

Old Turkic

Orkhon

Osage

Osmanya

Pahawh Hmong

Pau Cin Hau

Phoenician

Psalter Pahlavi

Rejang

Rohingya Hanifi

Runic

Samaritan

Saurashtra

Shavian

Siddham

Sinhala

Sundanese

Sylheti Nagari

Syriac

Tagbanwa

Tai Ahom

Tai Le

Tai Lue (New Tai Lue)

Tai Tham

Tai Viet

Takri

Tamil

Telugu

Thaana

Thai

Tibetan

Tirhuta (Maithili)

Ugaritic

Uighur

Vai

Warang Citi

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