@zhouhuanyue Actually, that's true for most Asian languages. For example, Tamil, my language, is an "abugida". It has most consonants, but the glyphs (like ◌̊ in Å) don't represent a specific sound change for the same letter. They represent vowels instead. Its vowels are A, E, AI, I, O, AU. Also, fun fact: Tamil has 246 letters, and more than 400 if you count the glyphs together. Here's a little "hello" in my language:
வணக்கம்
Yes, confusing. Also, the dot means there is no glyph. So there is a glyph saying there is no glyphs? Weird, right?
Explanation: If there is no glyph, it has the a sound after it. If the dot is there, it removes any sound. But that doesn't mean you can add a vowel, then add the dot (it's called a "virama").
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@zhouhuanyue Actually, that's true for most Asian languages. For example, Tamil, my language, is an "abugida". It has most consonants, but the glyphs (like ◌̊ in Å) don't represent a specific sound change for the same letter. They represent vowels instead. Its vowels are A, E, AI, I, O, AU. Also, fun fact: Tamil has 246 letters, and more than 400 if you count the glyphs together. Here's a little "hello" in my language:
வணக்கம்
Yes, confusing. Also, the dot means there is no glyph. So there is a glyph saying there is no glyphs? Weird, right?
Explanation: If there is no glyph, it has the a sound after it. If the dot is there, it removes any sound. But that doesn't mean you can add a vowel, then add the dot (it's called a "virama").