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gschizas ◴[17 Jan 25 09:21 UTC] No.42735618[source]▶

As far as I can understand that's not a real alphabet, it's an abjad (consonants only)

By that standard, many alphabets, including the Phoenician and Arabic alphabets, aren't "real" alphabets.

1. PittleyDunkin ◴[17 Jan 25 15:46 UTC] No.42738878[source]▶

Yes, exactly. Linear A was the first alphabet, and greek gave "alphabet" its name.

I almost get the sense that people are interpreting abjad as "lesser-than" an alphabet. It's just a distinction, it's not a value judgement.

A UC Santa Cruz professor unearthed the oldest alphabet yet