Abugidas

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Writing system
gptkbp:category Writing systems by type
gptkbp:characteristic Each character represents a consonant with an inherent vowel
gptkbp:coinedBy 1990
Peter T. Daniels
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Abjads
Alphabets
Syllabaries
gptkbp:example gptkb:Bengali_script
gptkb:Burmese_script
gptkb:Devanagari
gptkb:Khmer_script
gptkb:Thai_script
gptkb:Balinese_script
gptkb:Javanese_script
gptkb:Ge'ez_script
gptkbp:feature Consonant clusters may use special marks
Diacritics indicate vowel changes
Inherent vowel can be suppressed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abugidas
gptkbp:ISO15924 Zinh
gptkbp:originatedIn Ancient Brahmi script
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Abjads
Alphabets
Syllabaries
gptkbp:subclassOf Alphasyllabary
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Cree
gptkb:Ojibwe
gptkb:Indic_languages
Southeast Asian languages
Ethiopian languages
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Canadian_Aboriginal_syllabics
gptkb:Brahmic_scripts
gptkb:Ethiopic_script
gptkbp:vowelModification Vowels are modified with diacritics or systematic changes
gptkbp:writingSystem Left-to-right
Top-to-bottom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Geʽez_script
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7