Comment on Skeena Indigenous TypefaceparentComments−ithkuil10moThe Maya script was not an alphabet because the word alphabet refers to a specific subcategory of scripts.The Maya script is a logosyllabic script. Such a script combines symbols for whole words with symbols that represent syllables phonetically.A modern example of logosyllabic script is japanese (kanji + kana)
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The Maya script was not an alphabet because the word alphabet refers to a specific subcategory of scripts.
The Maya script is a logosyllabic script. Such a script combines symbols for whole words with symbols that represent syllables phonetically.
A modern example of logosyllabic script is japanese (kanji + kana)