Cypriot Syllabary: Greece’s Forgotten Script
Before the Greek alphabet conquered the Mediterranean, the island of Cyprus used a unique, puzzle-like script derived from the Bronze Age to write Greek. Discover the story of the Cypriot…
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The Alphabet That Isn’t: Unpacking the Logic of Abugidas and Abjads
Most of us learn the ABCs and assume all writing works this way, but that's just one piece of the linguistic puzzle. From Arabic's consonant-only script to Hindi's consonant-vowel units,…
Sequoyah and the Birth of Written Cherokee
In a world where written language is commonplace, it’s easy to forget the profound impact of developing a writing system. One of the most extraordinary...